Covid-19 death toll crosses 9 lakh
The United States’ total death toll in the pandemic has surpassed 900,000. While deaths are rising in most parts of the country, particularly in the third wave driven by Omicron, the country is also seeing hopeful news that its new COVID-19 cases are falling in 49 of 50 states, and new daily cases have plunged by almost a half million nationwide since mid-January.