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AP-NORC poll: 1 in 5 in US lost someone close in pandemic

by Hannah FingerhutLauran Neergaard
| March 11, 2021 5:30 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as the country itches to get back to normal a year into the pandemic.

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