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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Aug 7, 2020, 07:56 PM Aug 2020

UW model projects US coronavirus death toll could nearly double by December

New data from the University of Washington predicts the coronavirus death toll in the United States could hit nearly 300,000 by December.

The UW's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) said Thursday it is now projecting 295,011 deaths by December.

However, if 95% of the country started consistently wearing masks when leaving their homes today, the latest projection for deaths drops by 49% to 228,271.

As of Friday morning, over 160,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S., according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/uw-model-projects-us-coronavirus-death-toll-could-nearly-double-by-december/ar-BB17H3xS?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP

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