WHO Reports ‘Substantial’ Drop In Global COVID-19 Cases. U.S. Stays Elevated.
Global coronavirus cases saw their “first substantial decline” in more than two months last week, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday. Yet cases in the U.S. continue to remain highly elevated, particularly among children, according to a separate pediatric report. New COVID-19 cases fell over the last week in all six global regions the WHO […]
U.S. Life Expectancy Takes Big Hit From COVID
Substantial decreases in mortality in 2020 from the usual big killers, including cancer, heart disease, and chronic lung diseases, ended up swamped by deaths from COVID-19, researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) confirmed. Overall life expectancy in the U.S. declined 1.5 years in 2020 versus 2019, from 78.8 to 77.3 — by […]