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The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 2/23/21
All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News
We hit FIVE HUNDRED-THOUSAND on SUNDAY LATE MORNING.
At 11:01am, Sunday, February 21st
Confirmed cases US - 28,200,728
Deaths US - 499,906
At 11:24am, Sunday, February 21st
Confirmed cases US - 28,206,650
Deaths US - 500,002
MILESTONE DEATHS:
May 2020 - 100,000
September 2020 - 200,00
December 2020 - 300,000
January 2021 - 400,000
February 2021 - 500,000
At 5:55pm TODAY
Confirmed cases US - 28,320,832+
Deaths US - 503,814+
At 8:27pm - thumbnail
Confirmed cases US - 28.3 million
Deaths US - 504,400
People fully vaccinated - 19,882,544