Another somber milestone
As COVID-19 vaccine rollout slowly but surely improves (yay!), and the light at the end of the tunnel gets a bit brighter, it’s important to remember that the pandemic is still far from over. Many people are still fighting for their lives every day in hospital beds. Friends and families around the world are grieving lost loved ones. And this week, Tennessee surpassed 10,000 deaths due to the coronavirus – less than 11 months since the first COVID-19 case was detected in the state. January proved to be the deadliest month yet for the pandemic in the Chattanooga region.
On this day in 2020, Hong Kong reported its first coronavirus death as the outbreak widened. The New York Times reported that Macau would close its casinos for two weeks, and Japan quarantined a cruise ship with 3,700 people aboard.
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