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Photos: Over 300,000 Covid-19 deaths as US vaccine rollout begins
The United States recorded over 300,000 accumulated deaths due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on December 14. US also began its first vaccination drive against Covid-19 on the same day. Currently US is the hardest hit nation by Covid-19 and with the surge in infections, its hospital intensive care units are running out of beds. There are over 108,000 hospitalised Covid-19 patients, the highest since the first coronavirus case was detected in the country in January.
Updated on: Dec 16, 2020 6:02 PM IST
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Medical professionals perform tracheostomy procedure on a patient inside the Covid-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston on December 14. The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States crossed 300,000 on December 14 as the hardest hit Covid-19 nation rolled out its first vaccine inoculations, Reuters reported. (Go Nakamura / Getty Images / AFP )
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Dr Sheetal Sheth, OB-GYN and Medical Director for Labor and Delivery at George Washington University Hospital, is vaccinated for Covid-19 by nurse Lillian Wirpsza, in Washington on December 14. The staggering death toll came as US began a historic inoculation campaign using a vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE. Moderna Inc’s vaccine could get approval as soon as this week, Reuters reported. (Jacquelyn Martin / AFP)
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Intensive Care Unit nurse Subramanya Kirugulige seen at work in the ICU ward at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago on December 14. The vaccine rollout began in US as Covid-19 cases exploded across the nation and hospital intensive care units are starting to run out of beds. (Scott Olson / Getty Images / AFP )
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A view of a swab collection drive organised by Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers at Mifflin Square Park, in Philadelphia on December 10. There are over 108,000 hospitalised Covid-19 patients, the highest since the first coronavirus case was detected in the country in January, Reuters reported. (Matt Slocum / AP)
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Tubes containing nasal swabs and blood collected from residents to test for Covid-19 and Covid-19 antibodies at a mobile test site in Chicago on December 12. Daily coronavirus cases and deaths have set records multiple times since Thanksgiving holidays with daily fatalities topping 3,000 for the second time last week on December 11, the same day the vaccine got approval from the Food and Drug Administration. (Scott Olson / Getty Images / AFP)
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A sign encouraging visitors to wear face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, at the Manhattan Beach section in Los Angeles on December 14. According to the Reuters tally, it took 27 days to go from 250,000 total Covid-19 deaths to 300,000 - the fastest 50,000-death jump since the pandemic began in the United States. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP)
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A woman eats outside a restaurant in Manhattan, New York City on December 11. In recent weeks, South Dakota and North Dakota have led the nation in deaths per capita. Overall, New Jersey and New York, early epicenter of the U. outbreak, lead the nation in per capita deaths, Reuters reported. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images / AFP)
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