The U.S. passed 760,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday as the nation enters into an uncertain phase of the pandemic, with the holidays approaching and steep upticks possible.
Vermont on Thursday set a record case count and 23 states are reporting rising cases, according to a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data.
“Delta and waning immunity — the combination of these two have set us back,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington. “This virus is going to stick with us for a long, long time.”
