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BY KARLA AVALOS

TheUnited States has hit a devastating milestone in eight months – 250,000 deaths – while a key coronavirus model is estimating nearly 400,000 deaths by February.

It took only six days to see the surge of positive cases increase from 10 to 11 million, and the number of cases keeps rising.

This staggering number of cases and deaths demands the enforcement of a national mask mandate, and possibly a national lockdown or mandatory curfew led by state governors to slow down the spread of the virus.

The question is, what is the country waiting for?

COVID-19 cases are on the steep uptick, and Nov. 19 is on record the deadliest day with 1,912 deaths since the pandemic began in March.

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 cases reported almost daily, and hospitalizations throughout the country are through the roof.

There seems to be no relief in near sight for healthcare workers, and the physical and emotional strain is taking a toll on them. Some have even resorted to go on social media to plead the public to take the pandemic more seriously and wear a mask whenever they’re out.

President-elect Joe Biden agreed that certain states must resort to closing down the hardest hit towns to alleviate the pressure on the overrun hospitals, the lack of resources and the shortage of healthcare providers.

Even as several successful vaccines have been announced