{"id":11441,"date":"2021-01-08T07:18:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T15:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=11441"},"modified":"2021-01-08T07:18:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T15:18:44","slug":"live-updates-u-s-reports-more-than-4000-covid-19-deaths-in-deadliest-day-of-pandemic-the-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=11441","title":{"rendered":"“Live updates: U.S. reports more than 4,000 covid-19 deaths in deadliest day of pandemic”, The Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Antonia Noori Farzan,\u00a0<\/span>Erin Cunningham,\u00a0<\/span>Kim Bellware<\/span> and<\/span><\/p>\n

Siobh\u00e1n O’Grady,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jan. 8, 2021<\/p>\n

The United States on Thursday shattered records for the number of coronavirus-related deaths on a single day, topping 4,000 fatalities for the first time<\/a>. Experts worry that the new, more contagious variant of the virus that has been detected in eight states could make matters worse.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are in a race against time,\u201d Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, told The Washington Post<\/a>. \u201cWe need to increase our speed in which we act so that we don\u2019t allow this virus to spread further and allow this variant to become the dominant one in circulation. The clock is ticking.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Here are some significant developments:<\/div>\n
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