U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 100,000

The United States has reached the grim milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths – almost as many Americans as were killed in World War One


HIGH-CASUALTY EVENTS IN U.S. HISTORY

58,220	Vietnam War (1955-1975)		
12,469	Swine Flu Pandemic (2009-2010)	
4,497 	Iraq War (2003-2011)
4,435* 	American War of Independence (1775-1783)
2,977	9/11 (2001)
2,216	War in Afghanistan  (2001-)


100,000
May 27, 2020
Covid-19 Pandemic (2020)

116,516	World War One† (1914-1918)


†Apr 6, 1917: U.S. declares war on Germany
Summer 1918: U.S. soldiers begin to arrive on Western Front at rate of 10,000 per day
Of U.S. casualties, 45,000 die of Spanish Flu – 30,000 before they reach France


*Official figure (estimates are higher)

 
STATE HOTSPOTS (% of total deaths)
New York 	29 
New Jersey 	11 
Massachusetts 	6 
Michigan 	5 
Pennsylvania 	5

Five out of 50 states account for 56% of all U.S. deaths


Sources: Time, Johns Hopkins University, 1914-1918-Online 
Pictures: GettyImages 
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