Covid-19 live updates: CDC director defends decision to endorse booster shots for adults in high-risk jobs – The Washington Post

It’s a remarkable figure, certainly, but one that becomes more remarkable when considering the broader context of the pandemic. From the first emergence of the virus in early 2020 until deaths peaked in mid-April of that year, New York was the state where the most people died of covid-19. During that period, 17,131 people in the state succumbed to the disease, according to data collected by The Washington Post. Through Wednesday’s peak (excluding more than 1,200 deaths reported by Florida on Thursday), Florida had seen three deaths for every four New York experienced before that first peak.

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