21 Times Experts Warned It Would Get This Bad
3,000 daily U.S. deaths is no surprise to those who’ve been studying the Covid-19 pandemic
The skyrocketing U.S. Covid-19 death toll — more than 3,000 yesterday alone, or about two per minute — is exactly what experts expected would happen given the lack of any coordinated federal effort to rein in the pandemic. And, yes, the ever-increasing, grim tidal wave of new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths could have been largely avoided.
While many Americans willingly mask up, avoid indoor crowds, and practice the suggested six-feet or more of social distancing, the White House and many federal and state political leaders have long downplayed the seriousness of the disease and its impact on lives and loved ones, while simultaneously spreading Covid misinformation and falsely suggesting the death toll is inflated (if anything, it’s an undercount, the data reveal).
In the meantime, with new cases continuing to soar in the wake of Thanksgiving gatherings and ahead of another wave of expected holiday get-togethers, daily deaths are nowhere near their peak, sure to push above 3,000 on average, then beyond. Deaths lag new cases and hospitalizations (which are also rising dramatically) by weeks, and will only begin to come down a few weeks after the daily case count…
