U.S. COVID death toll surpasses 1918 Spanish flu pandemic
September 21, 2021
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as posted by the channelThe number of reported deaths in the U.S. linked to COVID-19 has surpassed 676,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. The death toll now exceeds the number of Americans believed to have died during the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918. Infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja joined CBSN to discuss.
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