U.S. Surpasses, 500,000, Total COVID-19 Deaths .
On Sunday, the United States reached yet another sobering milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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According to NBC News, the U.S. surpassed 500,000 COVID-19 deaths.
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The global total stands at 2.5 million deaths, meaning the U.S. accounts for more than a fifth of COVID-19 deaths in the world.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has also grown, with nearly a total of 29 million reported.
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The U.S. is currently in the midst of rolling out vaccines across the country.
President Joe Biden confirmed this month that the U.S. is on track to have a total of 600 million vaccine doses by the end of July.
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He blamed the slow vaccine rollout on his predecessor, saying Donald Trump “didn’t order enough vaccines.” .
He didn’t mobilize enough people to administer the shots.
He didn’t set up federal vaccine centers where eligible people could go and get their shots.
When I became president three weeks ago, America had no plan to vaccinate most of the country, Joe Biden, via ‘Complex’
