US COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 350K

Number of deaths officially linked to Covid-19 in 2020, by age group, according to provisional US CDC data.

Daily Mail: Fauci AND Surgeon General publicly slam Trump's claim that US death toll of 350,000 is 'exaggerated' as nation sets grim record of 300,000 positive tests in ONE day

* Fauci and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who appeared on CNN´s State of the Union, defended the accuracy of coronavirus data published by the CDC

* 'The deaths are real deaths,' Fauci told ABC News´ This Week Sunday

* Trump tweeted: 'The number of cases and deaths of the China Virus is far exaggerated because of the CDCgov´s ridiculous method of determination'

* More than 20 million have been infected and 350,000 have died in the US

Two top U.S. health officials on Sunday disputed a claim by President Donald Trump that federal data on COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States is overblown, and both expressed optimism that the pace of vaccinations is picking up.

'The deaths are real deaths,' Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on ABC News' This Week, adding that jam-packed hospitals and stressed-out healthcare workers are 'not fake. That's real.'

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U.S. CDC reports 349,246 total deaths from coronavirus -- Reuters

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US tops 350,000 COVID deaths amid fears of new surge -- Al Jazeera

California reports more than 45,000 new coronavirus cases as surge continues into new year -- CNN Trump said CDC's COVID tracker is 'fake news' and agency exaggerates cases - Business Insider -- Business Insider

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