US virus deaths projected to top 113,000 by mid-June: models COVID19
WASHINGTON - Coronavirus-related deaths among Americans are projected to surpass 113,000 by mid-June, a modeling average released Tuesday showed, underlining the US status as the nation worst affected by the pandemic.
"The new forecast for cumulative US deaths by June 13 is about 113,000, with a 10 percent chance of seeing fewer than about 107,000 and a 10 percent chance of seeing more than 121,000," the COVID-19 Forecast Hub at the University of Massachusetts said on its website.
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump said the US will lose "anywhere from 75, 80 to 100,000 people."
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