The United States has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, experts predicted on Thursday that tens of thousands more people will be infected and die in the coming months.
More than 113,700 people have died from Covid-19 nationwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.
An influential model quoted by the White House has made the terrible prediction that the death toll in the United States could reach 169,890 by October 1, with a possible range of around 133,000 to 290,000 deaths.
Daily deaths should decrease in June and July, then remain relatively stable until August before increasing sharply in September, according to the model's forecasts.
"If the United States fails to control growth in September, we could face worsening trends in October, November and the following months if the pandemic, as we expect, follows the seasonality of pneumonia" , said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute. for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine.Learn more here.
