Coronavirus deaths in the US could climb past 200,000 by October, according to the latest projections — as new cases reached record highs in…
Coronavirus deaths in the US could climb past 200,000 by October, according to the latest projections — as new cases reached record highs in several states Tuesday.
An influential model from the University of Washington now predicts the death toll from the virus to now reach 201,129 by Oct. 1 — 18 percent higher than earlier forecasts — as states reopen and relax social-distancing measures.
“It is increasingly clear that COVID-19’s toll will extend beyond the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere, and current epidemics could easily worsen as the Southern Hemisphere nears its winter season,” the university’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said on its site.
