A leading coronavirus model has upped its predicted death toll again, this time projecting 74,000 Americans will lose their lives to the virus by August.
Seven coronavirus models show US coronavirus deaths will rise in coming weeks, but how sharply depends on how much"contact reduction" Americans practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The models estimate the numbers of cases and deaths on the state and national levels, and one model from the University of Texas at Austin makes metro-area projections.Your top coronavirus questions, answered"State-level forecasts vary widely, reflecting differences in early epidemic phases, timing of interventions and model-specific assumptions," the CDC says.
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