One in 500 Americans has died from COVID

Staggering new statistic puts into context the 663,913 people in the United States who have died from COVID-19 to date. According to CNN, the coronavirus has now killed one in 500 Americans. In addition, over the past month, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 30% increase in the average number of daily COVID cases and nearly triple the number of daily deaths since early August.

Last week, the CDC released a new report which found that unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely to die from COVID than those who received the vaccine. Yet only 54% of the United States is fully vaccinated, a rate significantly lower than that of other wealthy countries. “The bottom line is this: we have the scientific tools we need to turn the corner on this pandemic,” CDC director Rochelle Walensky said during a White House press briefing last week, according to Washington To post. “The vaccination works and will protect us from the serious complications of Covid-19. “

Health experts were optimistic that FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine on August 23 would encourage more people to get the vaccine. However, the vaccination rate only increased by 4 percent between July 24 and September 9. In comparison, the vaccination rate in Japan has increased by 25 percent over the same period, doubling the number of fully vaccinated residents of the country.

Despite the setback against the mask and vaccine warrants, as well as claims from disinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID, the pandemic is far from over. The Delta variant continues to sweep the country, with a further rise in hospitalization and death rates. In the first week of September, the United States recorded an average of 1,500 daily deaths from COVID, according to the To post. This is a number we haven’t seen since early March.

The numbers speak for themselves and the message is loud and clear: get vaccinated. It could literally save your life.