The visualization comes as the death toll in the U.S has continued to dramatically rise in recent weeks. Fatalities surpassed 16,600 by the end of Thursday, an increase of more than 12,000 deaths from data posted by Johns Hopkins University just eight days earlier. https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-now-killing-more-americans-than-cancer-heart-disease-report

Jerry and Frances Williamson were 72 when they succumbed to the virus Wednesday. They had fallen ill from the virus during a cruise. They had been married for more than 50 years. https://www.foxnews.com/us/mississippi-couple-death-coronavirus-holding-hands

Sheila Brooks died early last month at the age of 86. Within days of attending her funeral in Yardley Wood, Brooks’ 65-year-old niece, Susan Nelson, died, South West News Service reported. Shortly after, 16 other family members fell ill. https://www.foxnews.com/world/british-family-coronavirus-funeral

Globally, more than 530,000 had contracted the virus by late March, including more than 85,000 in the U.S. https://www.foxnews.com/health/how-long-will-coronavirus-last-in-the-us

A push by the US State Department to include the phrase “Wuhan virus” in a joint statement with other Group of Seven members following a meeting of foreign ministers on coronavirus https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/g7-coronavirus-statement/index.html