Coronavirus Has Now Killed More Americans Than Vietnam War

NPR | By David Welna

Published April 28, 2020 at 3:55 PM MDT

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The number of lives taken by COVID-19 in the U.S. has reached a grim milestone: More people have died of the disease than the 58,220 Americans who perished in the Vietnam War.

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David Welna is NPR's national security correspondent.

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