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Virus Deaths Approach Spring Record Amid Changing U.S. Crisis

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, people lined up outside John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 27, 2020. Months into the pandemic, doctors and nurses know more than ever about how to treat COVID-19 patients. But the death toll is once again closing in on the high-water mark, set on April 15, of 2,752 deaths in a single day. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)