Get 40% Off
🤯 This Tech Portfolio is up 29% YTD! Join Now to Get April’s Top PicksGet The Picks – Just 99 USD

U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 140,000 as outbreak worsens

Published 07/18/2020, 10:30 PM
Updated 07/19/2020, 10:30 AM
© Reuters. Texas faces rising coronavirus cases

© Reuters. Texas faces rising coronavirus cases

By Lisa Shumaker

(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 42 out of 50 states over the past two weeks, according to a Reuters tally.

Since late June, the United States has seen a resurgence in new cases and now, six weeks later, deaths have also begun rising, according to a weekly Reuters analysis of state and county data.

America is losing about 5,000 people to the virus every week. By contrast, neighboring Canada has reported total deaths of 8,800 since the pandemic started.

In just one week, the United States records about as many deaths as the 5,600 lives Sweden has lost since the pandemic began earlier this year.

In the hardest-hit U.S. counties, officials are running out of places to store bodies as their morgues fill up.

Arizona's Maricopa County, home to the state's largest city, Phoenix, is bringing in 14 coolers to hold up to 280 bodies and more than double morgue capacity ahead of an expected surge in coronavirus fatalities, officials said on Thursday.

In Texas, the city of San Antonio and Bexar County have acquired five refrigerated trailers to store up to 180 bodies.

© Reuters. Texas faces rising coronavirus cases

The appearance of such mobile morgues has fed the sense in some Southern states that the pandemic appears to be spinning out of control.

Latest comments

So much winning, you'll be tired of winning...
so far. covid death rate is 3.4% vs flu 0.1% in usa
Ur rate for covid is low: 140k/3.8mil is about 3.7%
amricans freedom is more important than human lives. u.s.a. rocks
The leader of COVID containment is South Korea yet Americans fall over themselves to buy junk masks from China. The ignorance of North American leaders (Canada & USA) smells to the heavens. Even the Chinese buy masks from South Korea. I recently received a sample shipment from South Korea and the quality is like bright sunny day versus deep dark night Chinese junk. Remember that South Korea never closed their economy. trump's small ego couldn't bear taking advice frim South Korean methods. At every twist he had to put South Korea down. Predictably he's choking on his ignorance now, and your guys' seniors are paying the ultimate price of a poirly chosen leader.
remember how even the income tax code says 'Ignorance is no excuse'. COVID has been riding an ignorant trump hard, and will do so into the future coz trump has learning disabilities. He preferred to pay others to write his school exams. Don't fool yourselves with maga. Maga is burnt toast under trump. He always enjoyed spending other people's money
melt-blown is the material that gives u protection(wearer n others). SK sells KF94 (ie N95) to the public. Here we cant get medi masks from stores.
A water test is good enough to see if the mask has a melt-blown layer.
more panic *****from the fake news
Dummies like you are the reason America fails at this fight.
So you say HCQ doesn't work ? Sorry SCIENCE has finally ended the debate and proven you wrong with 59 studies - c19study.com . Now let's watch all you paid radical left bots in here follow up with your predictable ranting. Didn't like it? Take one more: 99.5%-99,95% is the true recovery rate for covid for people up to 49yo according to 46 US Official State health Departments - https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/covid-19have-you-heard-there-is-good-news/
Fact. Checked. Game. Over.
This is nothing new. Studies showed Hcq helps if given early. If taken late, it reduces ur chance to survive.
Dealth rate is going down because new cases r young. The average death age for white is 81; For others is 71. If youngs may spread it to the olds, death rate will tick up.
All around the world COVID is being contained and harnessed using the power of knowledge unlike in the USA where a representative of the under_educated white voters, trump is losing the war on COVID due to ignorance and defiance of the power of knowledge. He thinks throwing money at COVID will work temporarily to get him reelected. Wondering how many ppl of the under-educated white voters die in vain for a person who only cares about his reelection.
Now that the hospitals will report directly to the administration, this shall be one of the last SKEWED STAT articles forever. About one weeks time, the real #s will be announced.
Time to take some serious advice and help from China insread of being ignorant and blindfold all the time
China can suck the world collective weenie
If u have covid, u stay home, hospital dont take u in until u r in a very serious condition. Yes, some areas hospitals r empty because they shut down all non life threatening cases. Even cancer surgeries r delay.
Arizona, record surge, reefer trucks to help, hospitals overflowing, meaning patients are supposedly in "very serious" condition. Empty hospitals, your point is invalid
But, I've come to expect ignorance on the regular from Cali people. One of the few places that will try to refute another person experience by regurgitating information from someone else. And y'all think you are right. That's the hilarious part. "Woke"
I'm from Phoenix metro area in Arizona. I just recently got out of the hospital for an unrelated visit last week, however my experience was less than accurate to what the news is saying. It was basically empty. The waiting room had less than 10 in it, and there were at least 60% of available beds open. Remember, I'm in record surge state Arizona. It's all garbage. Could it be, because they expanded testing to non symptomatic people? lol, the declining death count tells the tale here, and so many of you are still like chickens with no head with this. We have confirmed cases of count manipulation, death manipulation, etc. Even nurses sending in unused swabs to be tested, that miraculously come out poaitive. Nobody is refuting this virus that 60% of people are immune to, and can be fought with Hydroxochloroquine, recently proven to work :), we are refuting the panic being spread over a virus that the human body itself has been successfully fighting for eons. Wake up, please
Here's the ***bro. It was sectioned off. It literally looked like an ET area with an airlock and everything! Again, quit refuting another person's experience. ASK QUESTIONS if you're curious about it. But your ignorant rebuttal to a situation you have no clue of is really disheartening. You have no clue how to have a proper conversation.
My coworker dad is in covid icu. Using ur words: 1 shouldnt opine if one does have first hand or at least second hand experience about covid.
Okay, my last comment obviously showed that the situations you are apparently aware of, in no way apply to the situation I am speaking of. Again your point is invalid and weak attempt to show you have "knowledge" of this area, and I believe to be false as well. Otherwise you would have "opined" that fact in the very beginning of the conversation. This conversation is done, and you are quite clearly a liar. Good Day
We need to wear better masks. The CDC said the use of face coverings while in public is 76.4% in mid May. The number is higher now yet we have more in fection
If we dont wear medi masks, us deaths will be 400,000 at the end of the year. Cloth masks give u zero protection.
Masks won't save anybody from everybodys nasty habits man. Masks of any type are a sham
More aid package. The government needs to give more aids to the people in the face of collapsing economy
Biden and Democrats will solved all the problems after election. Trump 2020
US of A will be the epicenter of 2nd pandemic, 3rd, 4th and all future covid. What a pain.
It's gonna be a long lasting pandemic, and it's just starting. It won't go away as we would expect, just like the influenza virus never really went away. It will evolve (it already has) to a focal pandemic, meaning some regions will get a decrease of cases while others will fare worse, and viceversa - take China for instances, they were the most affected country a few months ago and now they are doing great, resuming cruises and flights to an almost full extent
The stock market is poised to crash on Monday unless a Bio-Tech company announce good news in development of vaccine.🤷🏻‍♂️
That may not happen as another round of TrumpoMania will happen. FED will pump up the markets
market won't crash anymore. that happened in February and March.
If a vaccine came tomorrow it wouldnt matter. No way to distribute it to all who needs it and most people will want nothing to do with a rushed vaccine. This virus is out of control and just wait till fall and winter. This vaccine hope is the only fake news out there.
Raising the dead Covid bodies topic just for a great excuse for MM. for a huge gap coming on Monday and also another hurdle up for dollar.
spoiler: the "pandemic" will be over on November 4th.
The pandemic should disappear from the surface of the earth ..I pray in Jesus Christ name.
We are so so screwed....this is crazy to think because fall is around the corner....yet we still have ignorance thinking this is fake, and Trump still said we are doing great and mask is still not require, and no temperature or app tracing and vaccine a long time away.
Cloth masks do no #. Taking Temperature does little since 40% has no symptom. App tracing is #, violate our privacy.
Trying to help Biden win is china meddling w usa election
before to long the news will be reporting more people have died in the United States than even live in the USA. this is all fake. just because they spent money on refer trucks doesn't mean anything. they could just be buying stuff to cover up them slowly draining funds for personal use
Evan you should go check out these hospitals and witness the suffering of people perpetuated by people whom possess ignorant views such as yourself. Report back to us if its fake!
@Evan ....  I hope you get sick from the Covid very soon and die before the election day.... I 'll see you in ********
I'm from Spain. Alt-right, far right (whatever is the term) prefer Trump (obviously) but he has done a really bad job with covid. Probably because there is a lot of r3t@rt3d like you in USA and he wants to win in November.
Wear medi masks, save lives.
For the ones who think it's fake, hope u get it
Not arguing real vs fake...but the 24 hour news cycle does nothing to help the situation at all. Sorry but having “experts” on your news platform with all of them saying different things but no real clear consensus doesnt really help. I’ve turned it all off, wash my hands, cover my face when necessary. Staying safe isn’t rocket science...
This news is very real.
Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.