A mass death event – Digby's Hullabaloo

Workers wearing protective gear bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island in New York City on April 9.

U.S. reported 2,804 COVID-related deaths on Wednesday alone and another 2,879 on Thursday.

*Total deaths* since the start of COVID pandemic:
Greece: 2,706 (pop: 10M)
Japan: 2,208 (pop: 126M)
Nigeria: 1,179 (pop: 196M)
Australia: 908 (pop: 25M)
South Korea: 536 (pop: 51M)
— The Recount (@therecount) December 4, 2020

The most shocking number there is Japan. 126 million people and 2,208 deaths.

The US has 328 million and 277,000 deaths and counting.

This is a stunning failure from what we used to think of as the most advanced country in the world. Outrageous. Horrifying.