Biden signs flurry of orders to tackle pandemic that has cost more than 406,000 American lives
January 21, 2021 at 10:31 AM EST
The global case tally for the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 edged closer to 97 million on Thursday with the U.S. accounting for 24 million of those cases, as President Joe Biden wasted no time in implementing his plan to address a crisis that has caused the loss of more than 406,000 American lives.