The tally from Johns Hopkins University marked the fourth time daily deaths have exceeded 3,000 throughout the pandemic. The US set a new record for new coronavirus deaths reported in a single day on Wednesday with 3,700, according to Johns Hopkins University. The Midwest, which had previously led the nation in daily deaths, came in right behind the South with 1,002 (30%), followed by the Northeast with 665 (20%) and the West with 662 (20%). The seven-day average for deaths is now rising in 23 states, with 16 states reporting higher rates of deaths per one million people than the summer peak in Arizona. From each distribution site, vaccine doses were divvied up among area hospitals and administered to healthcare workers, designated as first in line to be immunized.
