Coronavirus update: U.S. death toll nears 217,00; Nature magazine is latest science journal to slam Trump’s pandemic management
October 15, 2020 at 10:40 AM EDT
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 was close to 217,000 on Thursday, as Nature magazine became the latest scientific journal to sharply criticize President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic, and endorse rival, Democrat Joe Biden, for president.