Health Sep 20 COVID has killed about as many Americans as estimated toll from 1918-19 flu By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
World Aug 04 Indonesia surpasses 100,000 deaths amid new virus wave It took 14 months for Indonesia to exceed the 50,000 death mark at the end of May, and just over nine weeks to double it. The Health Ministry recorded 1,747 new deaths of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. By Edna Tarigan, Associated Press
World Jul 20 New research estimates millions may have died in India during pandemic India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India's worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the South… By Sheikh Saaliq, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press
Health Jun 24 Watch 7:47 U.S. life expectancy sees ‘massive’ decline, especially in Black and brown communities A new study found that between 2018 and 2020, U.S. life expectancy decreased by the biggest margin since World War II. The pandemic took an outsized toll in America compared to other countries, with life expectancy as a whole dropping… By William Brangham, David Coles
Nation Jun 15 Watch 7:30 Coronavirus delta variant ‘may hit us pretty hard’ this fall. Here’s what you need to know As Americans mourn 600,000 lives lost to COVID-19, two states once hit hard by the pandemic — California and New York — ended nearly all health restrictions on gatherings Tuesday in a sign of the return to normalcy. But states… By PBS NewsHour
Mar 05 Watch 3:40 Honoring 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to the coronavirus Even as hope for an end to the pandemic grows, more than 520,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. We take a moment to remember five remarkable individuals lost to this disease. Continue watching
Feb 22 U.S. tops 500,000 COVID-19 deaths By Melinda Deslatte, Tammy Webber, Associated Press The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. has topped 500,000, all but matching the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam combined. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch Remembering 5 extraordinary lives lost to COVID-19 As we passed the grim milestone this week of more than 400,000 Americans killed by COVID-19, we take a moment to remember another five of the extraordinary lives lost. Continue watching
Jul 11 Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings By Cara Anna, Associated Press South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its infections passed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in the… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 3:42 A muted Fourth of July as virus shatters infection records By William Brangham Fourth of July celebrations in many parts of the United States were muted this year, overshadowed by a virus spreading with alarming speed. The national death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 130,000, and hospitals in the South and West particularly… Continue watching