The US is nearing one million COVID deaths

More than two years since the pandemic began, the US is closing in on a grim and heartbreaking milestone: 1 million deaths caused by the coronavirus.

The Globe's Martin Finucane and Ryan Huddle report that the CDC is now predicting the country's pandemic death toll with surpass 1 million by late May. 

Globally, more than 6.2 million people have died from COVID-19, according to the Johns Hopkins University.