U.S. COVID-19 death toll tops 520,000 as Dr. Fauci cautions against reopening too soon
March 05, 2021 at 10:38 AM EST
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed above 520,000 on Friday, as Dr. Anthony Fauci became the latest health expert to slam state officials for prematurely dropping restrictions on movement at a time when their case numbers remain high and their vaccine programs are making slow progress.