December is the deadliest month for coronavirus since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
The U.S. has recorded more than 63,000 deaths so far this month. April was previously the deadliest month of the pandemic, with just over 55,000 deaths. According to the COVID Tracking Project, deaths surpassed that number just three weeks into December, as temperatures dropped, people gathered for the holidays and cases surged.
According to the most recent data from John Hopkins, the U.S. has seen more than 19 million coronavirus cases and more than 330,000 deaths due to COVID-19.
President-elect Joe Biden warned last week that the pandemic will get worse before it gets better, even with the arrival of vaccines, and warned Americans to be vigilant.
“I’m going to tell you the truth. And here’s the simple truth: Our darkest days in the battle against COVID are ahead of us, not behind us,” Biden said during a press conference Tuesday.
“As frustrating as it is to hear, it’s going to take patience, persistence and determination to beat this virus. There will be no time to waste in taking the steps we need to turn this crisis around.”
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December becomes the deadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/p5TAvue2ND pic.twitter.com/T5uTO5CKBQ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 27, 2020
It’s almost like all that Thanksgiving travel was a bad idea or something https://t.co/G5i5fn5M1e
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 27, 2020
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