U.S. COVID death toll tops fall peak and is higher than other wealthy countries, and global deaths climb 9% in latest week
February 02, 2022 at 10:54 AM EST
The average number of daily deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. has climbed above 2,600, according to a New York Times tracker, now higher than the peak surge in the fall when delta was the dominant variant and close to the peak last winter, before vaccines were available.