Health
US coronavirus deaths projected to more than double to 410,000 by year’s end – Sydney Morning Herald
The model, which has been cited by the White House coronavirus taskforce, forecasts that US deaths could soar to 3000 per day in December.
“Cumulative deaths expected by January 1 are 410,000; this is 225,000 deaths from now until the end of the year,” the institute said.
It previously projected 317,697 deaths by December 1.
The model’s outlook for the world was even more dire, with deaths projected to triple to 2.8 million by January 1, 2021.
The US, which has the world’s third largest population, leads the planet with more than 186,000 COVID-19 deaths and 6.1 million coronavirus infections.
The institute made waves earlier th…
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