Spotlight: Influential COVID-19 model projects nearly 300,000 deaths in US by Dec. 1 – Xinhua | English.news.cn – Xinhua

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — A key COVID-19 model has updated its projection that nearly 300,000 Americans may die from coronavirus by Dec. 1.
The forecast from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington said on Thursday there will be 295,011 COVID-19 deaths by Dec. 1, based on current projection scenario.
“However, starting today, if 95 percent of the people in the U.S. were to wear masks when leaving their homes, that total number would decrease …

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