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December was the deadliest, most infectious month since start of pandemic – NBC News
The U.S. surpassed 20 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, while December the deadliest and most infectious month since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The United States closed out 2020 with the deadliest and most infectious month since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, while also surpassing 20 million confirmed Covid-19 cases.
More than 77,000 people lost their lives in December to Covid-19, while 6.4 million contracted the virus amid the emergence of a new virus variant and delayed efforts to get people vaccinated. The second-deadliest month was April 2020, with more than 58,000 deaths.
At least 227,651 new cases were reported on Thursday…
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