U.S. death toll atop 500,433 as Biden calls for unity, face masks and vaccination ‘when it’s your turn’
February 23, 2021 at 10:47 AM EST
Just one day after the U.S. recorded half a million deaths from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19, the death toll hit 500,443, as President Joe Biden called for unity and urged his fellow Americans to mask up and get vaccinated in an effort to contain the deadly pandemic.