US records 60,000 COVID-19 deaths in January

Late last week America's pandemic death toll reached 900,000—with 60,000 deaths recorded in January alone—and 100,000 deaths logged since Dec 13. January's death toll doubled November's, the month before Omicron became the dominant variant in the country. According to NBC News, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania have the most deaths when adjusted for population. 'After nearly two years, I know that the emotional, physical, and psychological weight of this pandemic has been incredibly difficult to bear,' President Biden said in a statement released late last week. Though the surge of Omicron cases is decreasing across the country, hospitalizations and deaths are expected to remain high throughout the month.