U.S. tops 3,300 COVID-19 deaths in 1 day

On Thursday, the United States reported nearly 3,350 COVID-19 deaths — the highest single-day total since the pandemic began.

This broke Wednesday's record of 3,140 deaths, which was the first time more people died in a day from the coronavirus than in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, The Washington Post reports. The national seven-day average for daily deaths is 2,360.

Public health experts do not expect the number of deaths to drop over the next few months, as the virus is spreading uncontrollably in nearly every state. Over seven of the last nine days, more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases were reported daily, with nearly 220,000 cases recorded on Thursday.

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