The US recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic Thursday — tallying 5,077 COVID-19 deaths and exceeding the previous pandemic peak set in January by more than 600, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The previous record was set on Jan. 12 when 4,466 coronavirus deaths were recorded. Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said the deaths — including 302 since the beginning of the year — were found during a year-end audit of coronavirus deaths, according to the Wall Street Journal, which reported that the newly identified deaths will be added to the state’s tally of about 9,700 COVID-19 fatalities. The previous record was set on Jan. 12 when 4,466 coronavirus deaths were recorded. As such, we will know better if this trend becomes a stable downward slope over the next week,” Walensky said.
