Every 80 seconds, another American dies of coronavirus, based on a moving average last week. That’s over a thousand lives lost every 24 hours, an astonishing pace. The U.S. count of more than 170,000 COVID-19 deaths is expressed in a number of ways: nearly 60 times those lost on 9/11; more than the combined deaths of The First World War and the wars of Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan; and more than any other country in the world.
But the terrible number of victims of the pandemic in the United States is overshadowed amid news of racial discord, hurricanes, wildfires, political party conventions, and an endless wave of COVID-related controversies, such as insufficient evidence or fears of returning to school.
It is vital not to get used to the cost in development; don’t forget that each and every one of the deaths due to the virus hides the story of a prematurely shortened American life:
It’s Dar’Yana Dyson, who enjoyed music and dancing. As of May 15, she became the youngest user in the National Capital Region to succumb to the coronavirus.
Las Vegas police lieutenant Erik Lloyd, who died in July at 30 in uniform, leaving a wife, two daughters and five grandchildren. Because of his vital work on the network, the branch described his death as a duty.
This is Michelle Villarreal, cafeteria manager at Leon Valley Elementary School in Texas. After his death in July, the school published an article about his fondness for his students, his ubiquitous smile and how inspiring his pastry shop was.
Despite the calamitousness of death, many survivors of the disease suffer from misery.
Although additional clinical examination is needed, it is already clear that patients with COVID-19 are more prone to blood clots, a harmful condition that can lead to central attacks, strokes and pulmonary embolisms. There is evidence that overworked immune systems activated by the virus permanently weaken the core muscles. And other people who have suffered symptoms for weeks or even months and can’t suppress an idea or idea, a condition that doctors have described as a persistent mental fog.
In times of trauma, Americans seek national leadership, yet President Donald Trump has consistently underestimated the severity of the virus and avoided talking about the under development cost.
Some medical experts now hope that deaths in the United States can also succeed by 300,000 by the end of this year. And the actual figure would probably have already exceeded 200,000, given the unusually high number of deaths across the country since the outbreak began.
The United States, with about 4% of the world’s population, accounts for 22% of the world’s COVID-19 deaths. “You don’t have to bring this to a positive light,” Senator Mitt Romney, Republican for Utah, said Friday.
Over time, with more immunity, better remedies and, hopefully, vaccines, the terrible number of victims will decrease. Until then, Americans have a legal responsibility to reject any suggestion that the continuing and shameful killing is general or acceptable.