US reaches staggering milestone — 200,000 COVID-19 deaths
When you purchase through links on our site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . The coronaviruspandemichas reached another black milepost in the United States : More than 200,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the country as of Tuesday ( Sept. 22 ) , according toJohns Hopkins University . After the virus first appeared in the U.S. in late January , it took four month to extend to the first 100,000 deaths , which was reported on May 27 , and another four months to strain the 2nd 100,000 death , according toBloomberg ....