1 person died of COVID-19 every 33 seconds in US' deadliest week: Reuters
Someone died from COVID-19 every 33 seconds in the US in its deadliest week last week, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports. Coronavirus claimed more than 18,000 lives in the seven days ending December 20. The states of Iowa, South Dakota and Rhode Island were the worst hit in terms of deaths per capita, Reuters said.