U.S. passes grim milestone as 1 in 500 have now died of COVID, and debate about need for boosters heats up
September 16, 2021 at 10:55 AM EDT
The U.S. passed yet another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, when the number of fatalities from COVID-19 passed 666,000, meaning that about one in 500 Americans have died of the illness.