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At the start of January 2023, when the US death toll had accumulated to over 1,120,000, the IHME projected that the death toll would reach 1,130,000 by April 1. Comparisons. Epidemics of similar size (the number is the U.S. death toll): HIV/AIDS in the United States: 700,000 as of 2018; 1918 Spanish Flu: 675,000
In the United States, the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in 103,436,829 confirmed cases with 1,184,883 all-time deaths, the most of any country, and the 20th highest per capita worldwide.
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Hilleary was born in Dayton, Tennessee, the seat of Rhea County, and raised in nearby Spring City, where his family operated a textile manufacturing concern. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1981 where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He participated in the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Tennessee and served...
Campaigns
Following his return from the Middle East, he entered a race for the Tennessee State Senate in 1992. His opponent was Anna Belle Clement O'Brien, younger sister and political confidante of the late former governor of Tennessee Frank G. Clement. While Hilleary was defeated, he ran such a competitive race that he was recruited to enter the Republican primary in 1994 for the Fourth Congressional District. This seat was open as incumbent six-term Democrat Jim Cooper retired to run for the United...
Tenure
Hilleary had a conservative voting record. For instance, Hilleary was opposed to any form of a state income tax, which was a major issue in the state legislature at the time. In each of his three subsequent Congressional races, Hilleary won with an increasing margin. Due to the 4th's configuration, Hilleary also became known over a large portion of the state.[citation needed]
Hilleary was considered a logical choice for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2002, withstanding a challenge from the party's moderate wing made by Jim Henry, former minority leader in the Tennessee House of Representatives and former mayor of Kingston. Henry's race was largely supported and financed by members of the inner circle of unpo...
Hilleary was a candidate for the United States Senate seat then held by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who did not run for re-election, fulfilling his promise to not to serve more than two terms when first elected in 1994. Despite over 80% name recognition, Hilleary placed a distant third with a mere 17% of the vote in the primary, behind fello...
Shortly after the November 2004 election, Hilleary moved his family to Murfreesboro, just outside Nashville. He now lives there primarily on weekends and through the week was employed as a consultant in Washington, D.C. until December 2018.[citation needed] According to a disclosure of personal finances from 2004 and part of 2005, as required by hi...
On December 11, 2018, it was announced that Hilleary would be returning to Congress as the Chief of Staff for John Rose, Representative-elect for Tennessee's 6th congressional district, which contains much of the territory that he had once represented.
*Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994, write-ins received 4 votes. In 1996, Preston T. Spaulding received 561 votes and write-ins received 5 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 23 votes. In 2000, write-ins received 5 votes.
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The United States population, based on 2021 census estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, is 331,893,745. United States death counts include the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and New York City. New York state estimates exclude New York City. [1] Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, coded to ICD–10 code U07.1.
Jun 18, 2020 · The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in 5,817,385 reported cases and 362,705 deaths worldwide through May, 30, 2020, † including 1,761,503 aggregated reported cases and 103,700 deaths in the United States. § Previous analyses during February–early April 2020 indicated that age ≥65 years and underlying health ...
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More than two years into this pandemic, the United States death toll is the highest in the world. news | February 1, 2022 CNBC: U.S. COVID fatalities reach highest level in a year as Omicron cases subside
Feb 16, 2021 · Across the country, more than 28 million people have contracted the coronavirus, and over 500,000 have died. That’s the highest Covid-19 toll of any country and more than the...
