Nation 1 of every 500 Americans has died from the coronavirus: Latest COVID-19 updates September 15, 2021 Jeanine Santucci and John Bacon, USA TODAY Comments Off on 1 of every 500 Americans has died from the coronavirus: Latest COVID-19 updates Half the deaths recorded in the U.S. have happened since just before Christmas 2020, and 2021 surpassed last year in infections. Latest COVID updates.