The United States hit a grim milestone and surpassed 600,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That figure is more than the number of Americans who died during World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined, and equal to the yearly cancer toll. The country has the highest overall death figure, reflecting the lack of a unified, national response. Since then, the death rate has dramatically slowed, taking four months and one week to hit 600,000 deaths. As devastating as that 600,000 figure is, the true death toll is believed to be much higher than official counts.

Source: The Nation June 15, 2021 18:00 UTC