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U.S. deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak

The confirmed number of dead is roughly equal to how many Americans died in the Civil War and World War II combined.

Sara Atkins poses for a photo in Wynnewood while holding a pillow with an image of her father, Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020.
Sara Atkins poses for a photo in Wynnewood while holding a pillow with an image of her father, Andy Rotman-Zaid, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020.Read moreMatt Rourke / AP
    by Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
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