US COVID Deaths Top American World War II Casualties

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Inmates from El Paso County detention facility load bodies wrapped in plastic into a refrigerated temporary morgue trailer in a parking lot of the El Paso County Medical Examiner's office on November 16, 2020, in El Paso, Texas.
Detainees from El Paso County Detention Facility load bodies wrapped in plastic into a refrigerated temporary morgue trailer in a parking lot of the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s office on November 16, 2020, in El Paso, Texas.

BYChris Walker,TruthoutPUBLISHEDDecember 11, 2020SHAREShare via FacebookShare via TwitterShare via Email

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The United States passed a grim milestone this week, as the death toll from coronavirus exceeded the number of Americans killed in combat during World War II.

As of Friday morning, the U.S. has recorded292,747 deaths from COVID-19. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the number of U.S. combat deaths in the Second World Warwas 291,557.

Notably, deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have only been recorded for the past year, while U.S. involvement in World War II lasted around four years.

The country’s coronavirus numbers surpassed the combat death…

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