US Records A Record 5,077 COVID Deaths On Thursday After Data Audit

More than 5,077 people died of COVID-19 on Thursday, shattering the previous record of 4,466 fatalities on January 12 

Daily Mail: COVID's deadliest day: More than 5,000 died on Thursday as fatalities remain stubbornly high after holiday surge - but experts say they are baffled by 50% drop in new infections with just 8.7% of US vaccinated and NO herd immunity 

 * US saw its deadliest day on record on Thursday with 5,077 new fatalities despite falling cases 

 * The nationwide seven-day average for new coronavirus cases has fallen to 121,645 

 * It marks a 50.5% decrease from the peak on January 12 when the average was close to 250,000 

 * For the first time in weeks, the seven-day average is below 20,000 cases in every single state 

 * Texas and California still lead with average daily cases over 15,000 

 * National hospitalizations from COVID-19 have also fallen to 88,668 - the first time they have fallen below 90,000 since November 27

 * The drop in cases and hospitalizations comes as the vaccine rollout continues, but slowly, with just 8.7 percent vaccinated 

America recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic yet on Thursday, with a staggering 5,077 fatalities in 24 hours, dwarfing the previous record of 4,466 deaths on January 12 by 611. 

It comes despite encouraging and sustained declines in daily coronavirus infections. 

At 121,645, the average number of new daily infections is half what it was at the peak of the pandemic, on January 12, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of Johns Hopkins University data. 

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Update #1: US records more than 5,000 Covid deaths in single day after data audit (Guardian) 

Update #2: US records record 5,077 COVID deaths in a day after data audit (NYPost) 

WNU Editor: The US death toll is now over 450,000 Covid deaths .... U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 450,000 With the Daily Toll Still Stubbornly High (Time/AP).