Biden's measures too little, too late for fast-moving virus, experts say The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 800,000, a somber reminder that 2021 was a year that saw a relentless wave of new infections. The stark number was recorded among a cumulative total of more than 51 million coronavirus cases in the country. The US makes up 4 percent of the world's population, but accounts for 15 percent of the 5.3 million COVID-19 deaths. The "tragic milestone", as US P...