President Biden said the coronavirus pandemic was “over” in an interview Sunday, but the U.S. is still averaging about 500 Covid deaths every day.

Disease experts said that regardless of when the pandemic is considered over, Covid will remain among the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. indefinitely. It may continue to kill over 100,000 people per year — far more than flu and pneumonia, which combined were the ninth-leading cause of death in 2020 and not among the top 10 last year.