COVID-19 Milestone

William July 30, 2020
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It was really only a question of time, and now the day has arrived. On Wednesday, the U.S. surpassed 150,000 deaths in all of the major COVID-19 trackers.

Las Vegas shooting, 2017, 58, Worst mass shooting in U.S. history; Tulsa race massacre, 1921, 75-300, Worst racial violence in U.S. history; estimated; Oklahoma City bombing, 1995, 168, Deadliest domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history; Sinking of the RMS Titanic, 1912, 238, Overall death toll (including non-Americans) estimated at 1,635; Hurricane Katrina, 2005, 1,836, Estimated; Johnstown Flood, 1889, 2,209, Worst man-made disaster of the 19th century; estimated; Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941, 2,467, Deadliest military strike on U.S. soil; Hurricane Maria, 2017, 2,982, Estimated; 9/11 attacks, 2001, 2,997, Deadliest terrorist attack in world history; San Francisco earthquake, 1906, 3,000, Estimated; Battle of Antietam, 1862, 3,675, Deadliest single day in U.S. history; Galveston Hurricane, 1900, 6,000-12,000, Worst natural disaster in U.S. history; estimated; Battle of Gettysburg, 1863, 7,058, Deadliest battle in U.S. history; H1N1, 2009, 12,469, Swine flu; COVID-19, Trump projection, 2020, Less than 20,000, Feb. 28; Revolutionary War, 1776-83, 25,000, Estimated; Normandy campaign, 1944, 29,204, Deadliest military campaign in U.S. history; Korean War, 1951-53, 36,516, Military deaths only; COVID-19, Trump projection, 2020, 50,000-60,000, Apr. 21; Vietnam War, 1964-71, 58,209, Military deaths only; COVID-19, Trump projection, 2020, 60,000-70,000, Apr. 28; COVID-19, Trump projection, 2020, 100,000, May 4; World War I, 1917-18, 116,516, Military deaths only; Deaths from stroke, 2020, 145,000, Estimated; #5 cause of death in the United States, annually; COVID-19, actual, 2020, 153,845, July 30, Worldometers figure; Deaths from respiratory disease, 2020, 155,000, Estimated; #4 cause of death in the United States, annually; COVID-19, CDC projection, 2020, 160,000-175,000, July 30; projected only through Aug. 15; Deaths from accidents, 2020, 170,000, Estimated; #3 cause of death in the United States, annually; COVID-19, IHME projection, 2020, 219,864, July 30; projected only through Nov. 1; World War II, 1941-45, 405,399, Military deaths only; Deaths from cancer, 2020, 600,000, Estimated; #2 cause of death in the United States, annually; Deaths from heart attack, 2020, 650,000, Estimated; #1 cause of death in the United States, annually; Spanish Flu, 1918-19, 675,000, Estimated; Civil War, 1861-65, 800,000, Military deaths only; estimated

COVID-19 is already going to be the fifth-most-common cause of death in 2020, and it may already have laid claim to the #4 slot. It is on its way to #3, by the end of August.

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