News ‘A truly heartbreaking milestone’: President Biden honors 500,000 US COVID-19 deaths with moment of silence February 22, 2021Rebecca Morin, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘A truly heartbreaking milestone’: President Biden honors 500,000 US COVID-19 deaths with moment of silence The United States passed a grim milestone Monday, with over 500,000 COVID-19 deaths reported, according to the Johns Hopkins University dashboard.