# Biblically speaking, G\*d apparently got mad at America's sins and struck us with a plague. What was our sin?

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**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblically-speaking-g-d-apparently-got-mad-at-americas-sins-and-struck-us-with-a-plague-what-was-our-sin/954156/38 "2021-11-12T17:57:25Z")

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> [@Keeve](#):
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> Did we really get hit worse than any other nation?

Yup.

[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51674881178_4c0e52f08e_b.jpg "COVID Chart") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/51674881178/)

> **[Total confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 vs. population](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-confirmed-deaths-due-to-covid-19-vs-population?yScale=linear)**
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> Due to varying protocols and challenges in the attribution of the cause of death, the number of confirmed deaths may not accurately represent the true number of deaths caused by COVID-19.

[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51674875008_9674c2ec1e_b.jpg "COVID Chart 2") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/68782016@N08/51674875008/)

> **[Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths by country worldwide 2023 | Statista](https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093256/novel-coronavirus-2019ncov-deaths-worldwide-by-country/)**
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> As of May 2023, the country with the highest number of COVID deaths had over 1.1 million. There have been roughly 6.87 million deaths worldwide.

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