January becomes deadliest month for COVID-19 in US with nearly 80,000 lives lost The Citizen 5 years ago This tops the previous record set in December by more than a thousand. Source: ABC News 6 Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Print (Opens in new window) Print