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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
We highlighted 1,000 of them this week — their names and their stories. https://nyti.ms/2zBLVEP
“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.”
https://nyti.ms/3caP5fS
https://nyti.ms/3caP5fS
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
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
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
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
