US PASSES GRIM MILESTONE OF 750K COVID-19 DEATHS

The United States has surpassed the sobering milestone of 750,000 COVID-19 deaths despite the widespread availability of vaccines.

By Thursday evening, the country reached beyond 751,000 COVID-19 fatalities, along with more than 46 million cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The U.S. reached 700,000 COVID-19 deaths — another staggering figure highlighting the severity of the pandemic on Americans — just a month ago.

The country passed the stark number as cases, hospitalizations and deaths have trended downward in recent weeks.

The vaccines also became available to children aged 5 to 11 this week, widening the eligible population by 28 million in a move that was considered another milestone toward achieving widespread vaccination and moving toward the end of the pandemic.

But with winter and the holiday season approaching, public health experts have cautioned people not to let their guard down just yet, as the virus still kills more than 1,000 Americans per day.