News America has suffered great loss before. Here’s how we may learn to cope with coronavirus death toll. April 17, 2020April 17, 2020Marco della Cava, USA TODAYComments Off on America has suffered great loss before. Here’s how we may learn to cope with coronavirus death toll. The U.S. has suffered horrific losses throughout history, from one-day cataclysms to wars to pandemics. Each wave of death brought societal change.