100,000 people have now died in the U.S. from the coronavirus.

We highlighted 1,000 of them this week — their names and their stories. https://nyti.ms/2zBLVEP ">https://nyti.ms/2zBLVEP&q...

“A number is an imperfect measure when applied to the human condition,” @DanBarryNYT writes. “It can never convey the individual arcs of life, the 100,000 ways of greeting the morning and saying good night.”
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Nearly all of the 100,000 people who died in the U.S. did so within a 3-month span — an average of more than 1,100 deaths a day.

We have been tracking the virus in the U.S. and around the world. See where curves are flattening and where spikes are rising. https://nyti.ms/3etSOHd ">https://nyti.ms/3etSOHd&q...

The grim milestone of 100,000 deaths comes as all 50 states begin to reopen in some way. Economic concerns are being weighed against warnings from epidemiologists about the potential for a second wave of coronavirus cases. https://nyti.ms/2THV1GL ">https://nyti.ms/2THV1GL&q...

Among the virus’s indignities, @DanBarryNYT writes, “it has denied us the grace of being present for a loved one’s last moments. Age-old customs that lend meaning to existence have been upended, including the sacred rituals of how we mourn.” https://nyti.ms/36MAF4R ">https://nyti.ms/36MAF4R&q...