Coronavirus Update: U.S. COVID-19 death toll tops 272,000 as CDC pushes ahead with plans for expected vaccine rollout

The U.S. set a fresh record for hospitalizations with the coronavirus illness COVID-19 on Wednesday and the death toll climbed above 272,000, as the nation’s main public health agency pushed ahead with planning for an expected vaccine rollout.

The U.S. set a fresh record for hospitalizations with the coronavirus illness COVID-19 on Wednesday and the death toll climbed above 272,000, as the nation’s main public health agency pushed ahead with planning for an expected vaccine rollout.