One-day US deaths top 3,000, six die at NGHS as case records climb - Gainesville Times

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One-day US deaths top 3,000, six die at NGHS as case records climb

A Northeast Georgia Medical Center staff member wears PPE from head to toe while working May 15, 2020, in the COVID-19 patient area of the hospital. - photo by Scott Rogers

05202020 HOSPITAL 20.jpg — A Northeast Georgia Medical Center staff member wears PPE from head to toe while working May 15, 2020, in the COVID-19 patient area of the hospital. - photo by Scott Rogers

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Just when the U.S. appears on the verge of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine, the numbers have become gloomier than ever: Over 3,000 American deaths in a single day, more than on D-Day or 9/11. One million new cases in the span of five days. More than 106,000 people in the hospital.