During the pandemic , the U.S President denied that the mortality rate for the coronavirus in the U.S was more than 1 % .
Anthony Fauci : I ’ m not being muzzled After the WHO announced a 3.4 % mortality rate for the cases on 13 March , Trump remarked on live national television that this was a `` false number '' and the true figure was under 1 % .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States