A year in photos: August 23, 2021: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. Even with vaccines in 2021, COVID-19 continued to spread and take lives. Over 800,000 people in the U.S. have died due to the virus. "A hospital staff member pulled me aside and told me there was a man who was taking his final breaths …" USA TODAY photographer Alicia DeVine said. "The man gasped for air as I was crouched by his bedside." "The nurses gathered around his bed and would gently squeeze his toe or rub his foot to let him know that he wasn’t alone. This was the first time I watched someone as they died. It was gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. As soon as I got in my car I called my editor and sobbed. It’s a moment I will never forget." Click the link in bio to see one photo for each day of 2021. #covid19 #photography