WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the "tragic milestone" of 1 million American lives lost to COVID-19, calling each death an "irreplaceable loss.""One million empty chairs around the dinner table," Biden said in a statement. "Each leaving behind a family, a community, and a nation forever changed because of this pandemic. Jill and I pray for each of them."Biden directed flags on government buildings to be flown at half-staff for five days. Though COVID-19 counts vary, the White House uses data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Johns Hopkins University, which showed deaths approaching the 1 million mark Thursday morning.1 million deaths: A pandemic legacy of grief, anger and frustration‘It wears on your spirit’: As US marks 1 million COVID-19 deaths, a hard-hit Georgia county reckons with lossBiden said he understands those who are grieving, asking themselves how they can go on without a loved one."I know the pain of that black hole in your heart," said Biden, who has dealt with the loss of two of his children and his first wife. "But I also know the ones you love are never truly gone. They will always be with you."The president urged Congress to approve additional funding he requested to fight the pandemic. Without more money, the United States will lose its place in line for new COVID-19 treatments and vaccines for the fall when a new variant could hit, according to the administration. Republicans have insisted that the funding could come from previously passed pandemic packages.


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