Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates December 27, 2020

The current trend lines nationwide show a continued increase in the number of COVID-19 cases as the pandemic shows no signs of abating

Daily Mail: One in 1,000 Americans has died from COVID as it's revealed more than 1.9million vaccines have been administered - but expert says he's concerned about 'vaccine hesitancy' in healthcare workers

* Dr. Jonathan Reiner of George Washington University School of Medicine warns of 'vaccine hesitance'

* So far, 1.9 million Americans have been inoculated after receiving one of the two available COVID-19 vaccines

* Trump administration initially promised to have 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of December

* Reiner blasted Trump for not getting vaccinated on camera and for not mandating face masks nationwide

* Trump on Saturday criticized Democrat-led states for imposing lockdown measures during the pandemic

* President incorrectly said Florida was 'open and doing well' even though COVID-19 cases there are surging

* California has been forced to impose harsh lockdown due to lack of available ICU beds in state hospitals

One out of every 1,000 Americans has died of COVID-19 as the coronavirus continues to run rampant throughout the country while one top medical expert fears that the public is hesitant to take the newly approved vaccinations.

The latest data from Johns Hopkins University indicated on Saturday that the COVID-19 death toll in the United States reached 331,116 people.

The grim milestone coincides with figures from the Census Bureau which found that as of the last week of December, the total population of the US stood at around 330,750,000.

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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates December 27, 2020

U.S. CDC reports 329,592 total deaths from coronavirus -- Reuters

New post-Christmas COVID-19 surge as holidays create 'viral wildfire' -- LA Times

Health officials brace for a surge in US Covid-19 cases after the holidays -- CNN

California now has the worst COVID-19 spread in US -- SFGate

LA is investigating whether super-infectious COVID strain from UK is behind surge in cases as terrifying graph shows how California's infection rate is spiraling out-of-control -- Daily Mail

L.A. County Is Running "Dangerously" Low On Oxygen To Treat COVID-19 -- Zero Hedge

Fauci: US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays -- France 24

Fauci shares Biden's concern that 'darkest days' may be ahead in Covid-19 fight -- CNN

Dr. Fauci warns Americans the 'worst is yet to come' with a post-Christmas surge in COVID cases after more than 85 million traveled for the holidays and says Trump should get vaccinated -- Daily Mail

U.S. Covid Stats May Be Unreliable For Weeks—Here’s Why -- Forbes MAP: Covid-19 vaccination tracker across the U.S. -- NBC