116,516 American soldiers killed during WWI.RELATED: More than 9 million people confirmed to have COVID-19 around the world, according to Johns HopkinsSeveral other years-long wars in which the U.S.
was involved resulted in far fewer deaths than the novel coronavirus has in just four months’ time:-Vietnam: 58,220-Korea: 36,574-Afghanistan: 2,445Advertisement-Iraq: 4,431The pandemic has taken a toll on life across the globe with a total death count of more than 469,000 as of June 22.
It is projected that the number of deaths in the U.S. will double to 201,129 by Oct. 1, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).The U.S.