When 2020 ends, the United States broke the record for coronavirus deaths for the second day in a row.
The country reported at least 3,903 COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday, according to the Atlantic COVID monitoring project.
The previous death toll was recorded the day before, with 3,725 deaths recorded on Tuesday.
The record death toll includes a cumulative “approximately 200” deaths reported in Washington state. However, The COVID Tracking Project noted that Wednesday’s total would remain the highest so far, even without the addition.
Our daily update is published. States reported 1.6 million trials, 226,000 cases, a record 125,220 hospitalizations and a record 3,903 deaths from COVID-19. Delays in vacation notification still significantly affect test, case and death figures. pic.twitter.com/HPV1cBbzLE
– The COVID monitoring project (@ COVID19Tracking) December 31, 2020
More than 333,500 people have died in the United States since the start of the pandemic. Globally, 1.8 million people have died from COVID-19 this year, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Nationwide, more than 225,671 new cases were reported Wednesday, including 6,754 cases recorded in Louisiana.
There are 125,220 people hospitalized for the infection in the US, also a one-day record.
December was the worst month in terms of new infections, deaths and hospitalizations for COVID-19.
Experts have warned that delays in holiday notification still affect global pandemic-related figures.
The record figures come as about 2 million Americans have already received the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although this is far from the goal of the Trump administration of 20 million vaccines by the end of the school year.