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Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) arrive with a patient at the Jackson Health Center, where patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are treated, in Miami, Florida, United States, July 14, 2020. REUTERS / Maria Alejandra Cardona
Aug. 18 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday reported more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, or about 42 deaths per hour, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant continues to ravage parts of the country with low vaccination rates.
Coronavirus-related deaths have increased over the past month and are on average 769 per day, the highest since mid-April, according to a Reuters tally. Since the start of the pandemic, the country has lost 622,813 people to COVID-19, the highest number of deaths for any country in the world.
Reporting by Anurag Maan and Kavya B in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Jane Wardell
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