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    'A Loss To The Whole Society': U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 500,000

    As the country faces another wrenching milestone, there are signs of hope that we may be beating back the virus. But a brighter future won't bring back precious lives lost.
    by Pien Huang Feb 22, 2021 5 minutes
    Embalmer and funeral director Kristy Oliver (left) and funeral attendant Sam Deras load the casket of a person who died after contracting COVID-19 into a hearse in El Cajon, Calif. People who work in hospitals and in funeral homes are witnesses to the loss than many Americans can avoid.

    More than 500,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S.

    This week President Biden is asking Americans to mark the 500,000 deaths with a moment of silence at sunset Monday. He's also ordered flags on all federal buildings lowered to half-staff for five days.

    The disease has killed at least 100,000 people in the past five weeks and was the leading cause of death in the country in January, ahead of heart disease, cancer and other ailments, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

    Losing half a million lives to this disease was unimaginable when the first few people died of COVID-19 in the U.S . The disease soon began to ravage nursing homes and the five boroughs of , frequently striking those left most vulnerable because of age, poor health, job requirements or crowded living conditions.

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