More than 2,000 coronavirus patients died throughout the United States on Friday — the highest daily death rate ever in any country during the global pandemic
The U.S. Surgeon General had warned the country on Sunday that it will face a “Pearl Harbor moment” in the next week, with an unprecedented numbers of coronavirus deaths expected coast to coast.
“The next week is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment. It’s going to be our 9/11 moment,” Jerome Adams said.
“It’s going to be the hardest moment for many Americans in their entire lives, and we really need to understand that if we want to flatten that curve and get through to the other side, everyone needs to do their part.”
The Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracker showed a Friday U.S. death toll of 2,108 people.
The first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was reported on Jan. 22; since then, more than 18,000 people have died and close to 500,000 have been confirmed infected.
Still, the US has a relatively low rate of mortality: roughly 6 out of every 100,000 population.
Some of the highest deaths per 100,000 population have been seen in Europe: in Spain, at 34.42, and in Italy, at 31.19, according to Johns Hopkins.
