New Delhi: The United States, one of the worst-hit countries, has reported more than eight lakh deaths due to coronavirus. A tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University showed that the U.S the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic – crossed 800,000 Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday.
According to the media report Around 450,000, deaths occurred in 2021, despite highly effective vaccines that were first authorized in December 2020 and widely available by springtime.
However, the vast majority of the deaths have been among the unvaccinated.
On the deaths of people in the US, President Joe Biden said that “As we mark the tragic milestone of 800,000 American deaths due to Covid-19, we remember each person and the lives they lived, and we pray for the loved ones left behind. To heal, we must remember. We must also act,”
“As we head into the winter and confront a new variant, we must resolve to keep fighting this virus together.” President Biden Added. The figure of deaths is greater than the entire population of several states, including North Dakota and Alaska.
The US official said that the risk of dying from Covid-19 was 14 times higher among people who had not been fully vaccinated, compared to those who had, in September, the latest month analyzed.
Omicron, the latest variant of concern that has caused worldwide alarm since it was first reported in South Africa in late November, now accounts for around three percent of US cases.
(_Vinayak Barot)