Oct 16 Watch 3:38 Remembering Americans lost to COVID-19 As another week concludes, we again take a moment to remember a few of the individuals who have lost their lives to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue watching
Oct 16 Up to 279,700 extra deaths have occurred in the U.S. so far this year By Ronald D. Fricker Jr., The Conversation Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what's happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 3:26 Honoring lives lost in the COVID-19 pandemic As we do each Friday during this pandemic, the NewsHour remembers five special people who lost their lives to COVID-19. Judy Woodruff shares their stories. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 3:16 Honoring individuals lost to COVID-19 As the coronavirus pandemic drags on into the fall, we remember the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have passed away from the virus. Here are a few of their stories. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 7:22 As global pandemic deaths pass 1 million, how can we get the virus under control? By William Brangham More than 1 million people have died from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, with a total of 33 million confirmed cases. How do we make sense of such staggering numbers, and what can we do to change this tragic trajectory? Dr. Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: U.S. military suicides up 20 percent over last year In our news wrap Monday, suicides in the U.S. military are up 20 percent this year over last year. Air Force and Army officials say the stress of COVID-19 and isolation may be partly to blame, and the Army says… Continue watching
Sep 27 Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 3:07 Remembering victims of COVID-19 The NewsHour has been honoring victims of the coronavirus pandemic for six months. With the number of American lives lost now over 200,000, we share the stories of five more. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 3:06 Understanding the magnitude of the U.S. coronavirus death toll By William Brangham, Jaywon Choe The United States is approaching another tragic marker of the coronavirus pandemic, with nearly 200,000 Americans dead from COVID-19 and related complications. The magnitude of the loss is difficult to comprehend. We examine how the virus has spread across the… Continue watching
Sep 20 Analysis: U.S. to hit 200,000 dead; Trump sees no need for regret By Associated Press As the coronavirus pandemic began bearing down on the United States in March, President Donald Trump set out his expectations. If the U.S. could keep the death toll between 100,000 to 200,000 people, Trump said, it would indicate that his administration had… Continue reading