Another grim milestone passed, US COVID-19 deaths climb above half a million On February 23, 2021 By Anirudh Sethi In Analysis, COVID-19 Johns Hopkins data US President Biden warned weeks ago the toll would eventually rise to 600K Previous US President Trump outlined other, even worse, scenarios: Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)