Iran Press/America: More than 1 million people in the United States have been infected by the coronavirus as of Tuesday 28 April, a mark that comes as some states begin to ease lockdowns.
While the number of lives lost in the US during the pandemic and the US death toll in that war are roughly the same now, the death rate from the coronavirus in America is considerably higher. It now stands at about 17.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, as CNN reported.
During 1968, the deadliest year for the US in Vietnam, the death toll of 16,899 occurred at about half the pandemic's rate 8.5 troops were killed for every 100,000 U.S. residents.
The pandemic has also been marked by nationwide death tolls surpassing 2,000 on six days this month. The highest daily toll for Americans fighting in the Vietnam War was on Jan. 31, 1968, when 246 U.S. personnel were killed during the Tet Offensive.
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