# Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [January 1, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428 "2021-01-01T08:03:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428/183 "2021-01-17T17:07:45Z")

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US life expectancy has declined by 1.13 years to 77.48 years, the biggest drop in 40 years due to the coronavirus.

> **[US life expectancy drops dramatically due to COVID-19](https://www.livescience.com/us-life-expectancy-drop-covid-19.html)**
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> It's the largest drop in life expectancy in at least 40 years.

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