Coronavirus update: U.S. death toll nears 216,000 as Midwest and Mountain West cases start to stretch hospital capacity
October 14, 2020 at 10:41 AM EDT
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 was heading for 216,000 on Wednesday, driven by a spike in new cases in the Midwest and Mountain West that are starting to fill hospital beds and squeeze health care systems.
