New forecasts show that the U.S. is projected to add 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths this year, according to The Associated Press.
from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. If that occurs, the overall COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. would hit 730,000 deaths.
According to the projection, the average number of daily deaths will increase to about 1,400 by mid-September and then slowly decline — unless people change their behavior. “We can save 50,000 lives simply by wearing masks,” Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences who is involved with the University of Washington’s forecast model, told the AP.Some of the changes may already be taking place, the AP reported, in areas where schools are requiring masks and more people are getting vaccinated. The surge of new COVID-19 cases is beginning to slow down in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi as more people begin to take their first shot.
At the same time, infections are continuing to rise in Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming, the AP reported. “If we behave, we can contain this virus,” Mokdad said. “If we don’t behave, this virus is waiting for us.”The Associated Press: “100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless US changes its ways.”University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: “COVID-19 Projections: United States of America.”
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