Sources: CNN
The United States surpasses 800,000 deaths from COVID-19, remaining the highest death toll in the world. 2021-12-14
The Brazilian Senate votes to charge President Jair Bolsonaro over his controversial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The charges include crimes against humanity, incitement to crime, falsification of documents and the violation of social rights. Brazil's COVID-19 death toll is second only to that of the United States. 2021-10-27
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that it has granted priority review for the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. A decision on whether to fully approve the vaccine will likely be made within two months. 2021-07-16
A study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that the true COVID-19 death toll in the United States is more than 900,000 people. 2021-05-6
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the United States has vaccinated 20% of their population. 2021-04-9
The United States reports a record 4,409 deaths in the past 24 hours. 2021-01-20
Vanuatu reports its first case of COVID-19 after a citizen who was repatriated from the United States tested positive while in quarantine. 2020-11-11
AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson resume their Phase III trials in the United States for a COVID-19 vaccine after previously pausing them as a result of complications with some volunteers. 2020-10-23
The United States surpasses eight million cases of COVID-19. 2020-10-16
Johns Hopkins University says that the death toll due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has surpassed the number of American casualties during World War I. 2020-06-17