US Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 100k

A little more than 4% of the world's population and almost 1/3 of the deaths. It didn't have to be that way.

Very top-heavy on just a few states. New York in particular has the lion&#x27;s share.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;healthmetrics.heart.org&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2020&#x2F;03&#x2F;COVID-19-Updates_5-22-2020.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;healthmetrics.heart.org&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2020&#x2F;03&#x2F;C...</a>

Also NYT: Original study forecast 2.2 million deaths.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2020&#x2F;03&#x2F;17&#x2F;world&#x2F;europe&#x2F;coronavirus-imperial-college-johnson.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2020&#x2F;03&#x2F;17&#x2F;world&#x2F;europe&#x2F;coronavirus-...</a>