US coronavirus deaths reach 100,000 milestone
Over 100,000 people have died of the corona virus in the United States.
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The United States has reached a bleak milestone: 100,000 people have died of the novel Corona virusAccording to tracking numbers from John Hopkins University and the Medicine Coronavirus Research Center. There are now almost 1.7 million confirmed cases and 14 million people have been tested nationwide.
A new strain of the coronavirus that can develop into a known respiratory disease COVID-19, was discovered in Wuhan, China in December and has spread worldwide in the months since. As of Wednesday, it had infected more than 5.6 million people and caused almost 350,000 deaths worldwide.
The United States had the highest number of cases and deaths, the second highest number of confirmed cases (over 375,000) in Brazil and the second highest number of deaths (over 37,000) in the United Kingdom.
If you are concerned that you have been infected with the corona virus, the CDC has listed the symptoms to help you decide if you want to get a test. You could have it if you have cough or shortness of breath. You could also be infected if you have two of these symptoms:
- fever
- chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle aches
- a headache
- Sore throat
- New taste or smell loss
Here is How to find a corona virus test site near you and how the disease is thought Affect children.
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