The United States recently marked the fact that 200,000 people have succumbed to COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
The American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and American Nurses Association released a joint statement marking the somber milestone.
"The steps required to stop the spread of this virus should be well known by now, but with more than six million COVID-positive Americans, we say again: Wear your mask, wash your hands and practice physical distancing,’’ the statement read. “By scale and raw numbers, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our country, affecting Americans at a rate that represents a nearly worst-case scenario. As autumn begins and as we continue working to minimize the suffering and death of this pandemic, we urge all Americans to get their flu shot early. With no end to COVID-19 in sight, a bad flu season has potential to cause additional strain on our health system that is still battling the pandemic. America’s physicians, nurses and hospitals and health systems: Thank you for doing your part.”
