# Biden orders flags to half-staff as US records 1 million COVID deaths

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- Published: 2022-05-13T09:30:27-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: The American flag flies at half-staff at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2022, as the Biden administration commemorates 1 million American lives lost due to COVID-19. Photo credit: Susan Walsh / AP. Article by Alexandra Hutzler. ABC News – May 12, 2022. President Joe Biden on Thursday addressed the U.S. reaching the milestone of 1 million coronavirus deaths. “One million empty chairs around the family dinner table,” Biden said in a pre-taped video message. “Each irreplaceable, irreplaceable losses. Each leaving behind a family or community forever changed because of this pandemic. […] Click here to view original web page at abcnews.go.com