report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.FILE - Images of New Yorkers lost to the COVID-19 pandemic are projected onto the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, the United States, March 14, 2021. RELATED: World leaders call for international treaty on pandemic preparedness"The data should serve again as a catalyst for each of us to continue to do our part to drive down cases and reduce the spread of COVID-19 and get people vaccinated as quickly as possible," CDC Director Dr.
Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.AdvertisementThe U.S. death toll increases most years, but last year’s death rate was up nearly 16% compared to the previous year.