Almost 3,000 daily deaths in the US by early June - Trump administration model projects

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04 May, 2020, 10:10 pm
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The projection is based on modeling by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pulled together in chart form by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
A pastor wearing a protective mask is seen at The Green-Wood Cemetery during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, April 11, 2020/ Reuters

A projection by US President Donald Trump's administration showed deaths in the US more than doubling by early June.

The projection shows a steady rise in the number of cases and deaths from coronavirus over the next several weeks, reaching about 3,000 daily deaths on June 1 - nearly double from the current level of about 1,750, reports the New York Times.

Based on modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pulled together in chart form by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the projection forecasted about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month, up from about 25,000 cases now.

The numbers underscore a sobering reality: While the United States has been hunkered down for the past seven weeks, not much has changed. And the reopening to the economy will make matters worse.

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