Graphic shows comparison of U.S. deaths from wars and major pandemics.
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VS passeert mijlpaal van 500.000 Covid-19-doden

February 23, 2021 - The United States has passed the grim milestone of 500,000 Covid-related deaths, a staggering number that all but matches the U.S. death tolls from World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined.

Despite the rollout of vaccines since mid-December, a closely watched model from the University of Washington projects more than 589,000 dead by June 1.

The U.S. toll is by far the highest reported in the world, accounting for 20 percent of the nearly 2.5 million coronavirus deaths globally, though the true numbers are thought to be significantly greater, in part because many cases were overlooked, especially early in the outbreak.

The first known deaths from the virus in the U.S. were in early February 2020. It took four months to reach the first 100,000 deaths. The toll hit 200,000 in September and 300,000 in December, then took just over a month to go from 300,000 to 400,000 and another month to climb from 400,000 to 500,000.

The U.S. recorded an estimated 405,000 deaths in World War II, 58,000 in the Vietnam War and 36,000 in the Korean War.

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PUBLISHED: 23/02/2021; STORY: Graphic News
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