Biden to Hold Moment of Silence for 500,000 US COVID-19 Deaths

President Joe Biden departs after attending Mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington on Feb. 20, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo

President Joe Biden on Monday will hold a moment of silence for the 500,000 Americans that are said to have died with COVID-19.

A running tally of people in the United States dying with the disease was near 499,000 as of Monday morning. Official data from the U.S. government, which lags behind, says that there have been just under 466,961 deaths involving COVID-19 as of Feb. 13.