WASHINGTON (Reuters), – U.S. President Joe Biden will commemorate 1,000,000 Americans killed in COVID-19 on Thursday by issuing a proclamation directing that flags be flown at 50%, according to the White House.

Additionally, President Obama will make a speech at 5:15 a.m. on the sad milestone. He’ll also reference it in recorded remarks that kick off the 2nd global COVID Summit at 9 a.m.

According to Reuters, the United States recorded Wednesday more than 1,000,000 COVID-19-related deaths. This is a milestone that was previously unimaginable just two years ago, when the first cases disrupted daily life.

More people are living in 1,000,000 than San Francisco and Seattle combined.