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DATA GRAPHICS Graphic: Coronavirus deaths in the U.S., per day More than 250,000 people have died in the U.S. of Covid-19. Track which states are getting hit the hardest and which direction the country's death rate is going. Updated daily. Click here.

 

Graphic: Coronavirus deaths in the U.S., per day

More than 250,000 people have died in the U.S. of Covid-19. Track which states are getting hit the hardest and which direction the country's death rate is going. Updated daily.
By Joe Murphy, Jiachuan Wu, Nigel Chiwaya and Robin Muccari

One hundred thousand coronavirus deaths in the U.S. was the low estimate.

That figure, the bottom end of the White House's best-picture scenario of 100,000 to 240,000 deaths, was reached in late May after the virus spread across the United States. The Covid-19 death count matched the upper end of that figure in early November.

The death toll in the U.S. has eclipsed those of every other country.

Track the number of new reported deaths each day in the country and in the hardest-hit states. NBC News will update the data in these charts daily. See the number of new confirmed cases per day in each state here.

Since New York's first recorded death on March 14, more than 35,000 of its people have died of Covid-19.

Around the rest of the country, New Jersey, California and Texas have had the most deaths. Note that these charts are on a different scale than the New York state chart above.

Map: Coronavirus deaths in the U.S.

See the total number of coronavirus deaths in each state:

See NBC News' coverage of the coronavirus, a chart of per-state Covid-19 case trends, see a map of Covid-19 hot spots in the U.S., a map of U.S. deaths and a map of coronavirus cases around the world.

Image: Joe MurphyJoe Murphy

Joe Murphy is a data editor at NBC News Digital.

Image: Jiachuan WuJiachuan Wu

Jiachuan Wu is a national interactive journalist for NBC News.

Image: Nigel ChiwayaNigel Chiwaya

Nigel Chiwaya is a deputy data editor for NBC News.

Image: Robin MuccariRobin Muccari

Robin Muccari is a data visualizations and graphics designer for NBC News Digital. 

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