In a few days, the death toll from the coronavirus of Americans will exceed half a million people. This forecast was shared by US President Joe Biden, his words were published on the White House website.
“Despite all the progress that has been made, the pandemic has not loosened its grip. New strains are emerging. In a few days, we will pass the 500 thousand deaths mark of Americans from COVID-19,” Biden predicted. The American leader stressed that this is 70 thousand more than the number of US citizens who died in World War II.
Earlier, Biden promised to vaccinate almost all Americans by the end of July. According to him, by this time it is planned to receive vaccine doses for 300 million inhabitants of the country. The President clarified that the United States is now stocking up on the required amount of the drug.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the United States has the highest number of cases of coronavirus infection in the world, as well as the most deaths. As of February 20, 28 million infections and more than 495 thousand deaths associated with coronavirus were detected in the country.