The first recorded death from Covid-19 occurred on February 27, 2020, according to the CDC. By the end of the year, the virus had killed 363,934 Americans and Covid was the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind only heart disease and cancer.
So far in 2021, Covid has killed 388,000 Americans—24,000 more than it killed last year. The number of Covid deaths this year surpassed the 2020 figure a few weeks ago on October 18—despite the fact that we now have an effective vaccine for the virus. Here are a few of Covid's grim milestones...
2020
February 27, 2020: first death from Covid
May 24, 2020: cumulative Covid deaths exceed 100,000
September 12, 2020: cumulative Covid deaths exceed 200,000
September 24, 2020: Covid becomes 3rd leading cause of death in 2020
December 9, 2020: cumulative Covid deaths exceed 300,000
December 31, 2020: official 2020 death toll from Covid is 363,934
2021
January 12, 2021: cumulative Covid deaths exceed 400,000
February 15, 2021: cumulative Covid deaths exceed 500,000
April 4, 2021: Covid becomes 3rd leading cause of death in 2021
June 17, 2021: cumulative Covid deaths exceed 600,000
September 30, 2021: cumulative Covid deaths exceed 700,000
October 18, 2021: Covid deaths in 2021 exceed number in 2020
At the rate things are going, the cumulative number of deaths from Covid-19 will exceed 800,000 by the end of the year, with deaths in 2021 alone topping 400,000.
Source: CDC, Covid Data Tracker
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