Covid-19: US records over 350,000 deaths, anticipates another surge

The Covid-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000.

Experts have also anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over Christmas and New Year’s.

Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. passed the threshold early Sunday morning.

“Because over 20 million people in the country have been infected, the U.S. has begun using two coronavirus vaccines to protect health care workers and nursing home residents and staff but the rollout of the inoculation program has been criticized as being slow and chaotic,” the data reads.

Multiple states have reported a record number of cases over the past few days, including North Carolina and Arizona.

The U.S. by far has reported the most deaths from COVID-19 in the world, followed by Brazil, which has reported more than 195,000 deaths.