The number of reported per capita fatalities from COVID-19 in the United States has hit 400 per million, according to worldometers.com, marking a tragic milestone in the spread of the coronavirus.
States currently with the highest per capita death rates were the ones in the Northeast, hardest hit with the early wave of the pandemic. Southern states, however, have seen a rapid increase in recent weeks, a leading indicator of future fatalities.
Experts roundly agree that the number of coronavirus cases in the US is underreported due to the lack of testing or lack of people seeking treatment. While the exact number of actual fatalities may never be known, statistical analysis of data in future years will provide a better assessment of the pandemic’s impact.