Gunshot injuries surge in U.S. during pandemic: CDC

NEW YORK, March 31 (Xinhua) -- During the first two years of the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of people injured by gunfire rose 40 percent in the United States, compared with 2019, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a study published on Thursday.

In 2022, gun injuries tapered off, but were still 20 percent higher than before the pandemic.