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New forecast predicts 180,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19 by October
The University of Washington on Wednesday forecast nearly 180,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19 by Oct. 1 as cases showed new signs of surging and the governors of three Northeast states ordered travelers from other parts of the country to quarantine upon arrival for 14 days. video The prediction by the school’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation includes a caveat that deaths from the virus could drop to 146,000 if 95% of Americans wore masks. “There is no doubt that even as states open up, the United States is still grappling with a large epidemic on a course to increase beginning in late August and ... (full story)