PFE - Federal flags to fly at half-staff to mark one million COVID deaths

U.S. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on Thursday ordering flags at the White House and all federal buildings to be flown at half-staff in commemoration of 1 million American lives lost due to COVID-19. A Reuters tally indicated on Thursday that the U.S. has recorded over one million COVID deaths reaching the grim milestone about two years after the first cases were reported. The mortality rate indicates one death for every 327 Americans, representing a loss more than the entire population of San Francisco or Seattle. The actual tally remains uncertain as some people who died being infected but were never tested were not included in the data. Similarly, those who died for some other reason such as cancer while having COVID were considered in the count. "We must remain vigilant against this pandemic and do everything we can to save as many lives as possible, as we have with more testing, vaccines,

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Federal flags to fly at half-staff to mark one million COVID deaths