U.S. expected to have 500,000 COVID-19 deaths by February, CDC official warns
"By the middle of February, we expect half a million deaths in this country," Dr. Rochelle Walensky said. UCLA epidemiologist Dr. Anne Rimoin told CBS News that she "certainly" suspects there are more variants active in the population. The darkest weeks have already hit Southern California. Data shows the dramatic increase in COVID-19 deaths in LA County, where one person is now dying every six minutes. CBS News met Dennis Zayas and his wife Jessica just before Christmas, after a COVID-19 diagnosis led to a double lung transplant.
cbsnews.comU.S. expected to have 500,000 COVID-19 deaths by February, CDC official warns
"By the middle of February, we expect half a million deaths in this country," Dr. Rochelle Walensky said. UCLA epidemiologist Dr. Anne Rimoin told CBS News that she "certainly" suspects there are more variants active in the population. The darkest weeks have already hit Southern California. Data shows the dramatic increase in COVID-19 deaths in LA County, where one person is now dying every six minutes. CBS News met Dennis Zayas and his wife Jessica just before Christmas, after a COVID-19 diagnosis led to a double lung transplant.
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