evidence: The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit one million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. [...] Three out of every four deaths were people 65 and older. More men died than women. White people made up most of the deaths overall. But Black, Hispanic and Native American people have been roughly twice as likely to die from COVID-19 as their white counterparts. [...] The milestone comes more than three months after the U.S. reached 900,000 dead. The pace has slowed since a harrowing winter surge fuelled by the Omicron variant. The U.S. is averaging about 300 COVID-19 deaths a day, compared with a peak of about 3,400 a day in January, 2021.