Global Deaths - 2,413,912
Globally, about 2.2 percent of all confirmed cases die. The Americas are still leading the world in cases and deaths.
USA confirmed cases - 27,433,718
USA deaths - 482,989
The USA survival rate is lower than the global rate at 1.8 percent of all cases end in death. The USA still leads the world in cases at 25 percent of all cases.
The good news is globally the confirmed cases are trending DOWN.
Sorry, but, I really think it is the "Joe" factor. He is taking it seriously. The USA matters. Vaccines are a part of this, but, we are still at about 12 percent vaccinated in the USA. The trend started down in January.
...As of 6 a.m. EST Feb. 16, (click here) a total of 71,657,975 vaccine doses had been distributed in the U.S., and 55,220,364 had been administered, or 77.06 percent. Additionally, 39,670,551 people had received one or more doses of the vaccine, and 15,015,434 had received the full two doses. That means about 12 percent of the U.S. population had received at least one dose of the vaccine, and about 4.5 percent had been fully vaccinated....
