US Death Toll From CCP Virus Surpasses 100,000: Researchers

People wait to cross the street on Rodeo Drive, where a sign is displayed asking the pedestrian not to push the button, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Beverly Hills, Calif., May 26, 2020. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images

Several rolling tallies that collect data on the CCP virus pandemic show that the United States’ death toll from the virus has surpassed 100,000 people for the first time.

Data from Johns Hopkins University and The Associated Press on Thursday morning both showed the death toll surpassing 100,000, with Johns Hopkins reporting that more than 100,400 have died. Around 1.7 million people have been infected with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, a novel coronavirus that emerged in mainland China last year.