U.S. Nears One Million COVID Deaths

The seven-day average of COVID hospitalizations remains just below 15,000.

The U.S. is on the verge of reaching a grim milestone-- one million COVID deaths.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say it’s a number we're likely to hit in the next few weeks.

Johns Hopkins University reports 988,609 deaths in the U.S. are linked to COVID right now, while the CDC predicts another 11,000 people are likely to die within 4 weeks.