AdvertisementPresident Trump Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff As U.S. Mourns Nearly 100,000 DeadMay 22, 2020Bill ChappellfacebookEmailU.S. flags will fly at half-staff on federal and military posts through Sunday as President Trump orders a remembrance of the nearly 100,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. Earlier this month, flags in the hard-hit state of New York flew at half their normal height to honor those lost to the pandemic. (Getty Images)