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U.S. records nearly 600,000 coronavirus deaths as concern mounts over Delta variant

Name: U.S. records nearly 600,000 coronavirus deaths as concern mounts over Delta variant
Uploaded: 2021-06-14T20:30:02-0400
Duration: 8 min 33 s
Description: The U.S. coronavirus death toll is nearly 600,000. The death rate has slowed almost 90% since the start of the year, but Carter Evans reports on a troubling new variant. Then, Dr. Teresa Amato, the director of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more on what lies ahead.

The U.S. coronavirus death toll is nearly 600,000. The death rate has slowed almost 90% since the start of the year, but Carter Evans reports on a troubling new variant. Then, Dr. Teresa Amato, the director of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more on what lies ahead.