University of Washington forecasts 145000 US COVID-19 deaths by August - MSN Money
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Nyasha Sarju sits as a Seattle Fire Department paramedic takes a nasal swab sample to test for coronavirus at a testing site on June 8, in Seattle, after Sarju came in to be checked following her protesting over the past two weeks in the city. The new citywide testing program expanded testing criteria to include individuals who participated in demonstrations throughout the past week, where people who have been protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis.
Construction workers assemble a scaffold at a job site, as phase one of reopening after lockdown begins, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in New York City, New York, on June 8.
Assemblyman Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, top center, presents a measure before the Assembly at the Capitol in Sacramento, California on, June 8. The Assembly held its first full session since going into a recess in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers practiced social distancing by having only one person per pair of desks and other legislators moved to different areas of the chambers.
Plastic coverings overlay individual booths at a reopened restaurant after restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease are eased in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on June 8.
Wearing masks to protect against the new coronavirus, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, left, gives a tour to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, and Admiral Karl Schultz, right, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, of the Miami-Dade Emergency Operations Center, on June 8 in Doral, Florida. Wolf, who also toured the National Hurricane Center, spoke during a news conference on the on DHS's operational readiness for the hurricane season.
Commuters ride the subway on the first day of New York City's Phase 1 reopening during the outbreak of the coronavirus, on June 8.
Diners eat outdoors at Mother Anna's restaurant on June 8 in Boston's North End neighborhood.
Press conference held by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the first day of the phase 1 reopening amid the coronavirus outbreak, on June 8.
A woman and child use hand sanitizer at CambridgeSide in Cambridge, during the first day of Phase 2 of re-opening in Massachusetts on June 8.
Pedestrians wear face coverings and protective masks as they cross Mains street, on June 8, in the Flushing section of Queens, New York.
A passenger wears personal protective equipment (PPE) while aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Houston, on June 7. All passengers were required to wear face coverings and middle seats were left unoccupied to allow for social distancing.
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak and unable to hold formal graduation exercises, high school seniors in Arlington, Mass., hold a caravan parade to celebrate graduation on June 7.
A picture-perfect day at Venice Beach, California, on June 7.
A store employee talks to waiting customers at P.C. Richard and Son electronics and appliance store in the Bronx, New York, on June 8.
A mural covers a boarded-up window as a man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks by, on June 7 in Washington, the morning after massive protests over the death of George Floyd.
The faithful wear masks and some wear gloves as they receive Communion at the first English Mass with faithful present at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles, on June 7. Catholic parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles suspended public Mass in March amid the coronavirus outbreak.
A woman waits for a flight at LaGuardia Airport, following the coronavirus disease outbreak in New York City, on June 7.
Valerie Hines worships during services at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, on June 7. After weeks without in-person services due to the coronavirus pandemic, the church opened for worshipers to attend services.
People are seen drinking and eating at a restaurant on June 6 as Pennsylvania begins to open back up after the Coronavirus lockdown, people are out shopping and eating at the restaurants again.
Race fans watch cars race at Delaware International Speedway on June 6, in Delmar, Delaware. Last week, Delaware International Speedway reopened without spectators for the first time since being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Olympic hopeful boxer Richard Torrez Jr. pushes a tractor tire over during a training session on June 6, in Tulare, California. Torrez Jr. was one of 13 boxers selected to represent Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Boxing Qualifiers in Argentina, but the qualifier was canceled due to the coronavirus.
David Webb is tested for COVID-19 by Shaleea Mason after Webb attended a non-violent sit in at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, on June 6.
A couple prepares to put on protective face coverings before entering an outdoor shop on an almost deserted Abbot Kinney Boulevard on June 6, in Venice, California.
Tracy Casavant, left, owner of Bittersweet Shoppe on Newbury Street, sells lemonade with Cheryl Johnson, on June 6, in Boston. Gov. Charlie Baker has announced that retail stores, restaurants and hotels will be allowed to serve customers on Monday as the state moves to Phase 2 of reopening businesses that were shut due to the pandemic.
Gov. Tim Walz got his hair cut by Erin Diede as he stopped in Friday morning at Capitol Barbers in the Minnesota State Office Building, on June 5, in Minneapolis.
People eat outside a restaurant in the Pilsen neighborhood, on June 5, in Chicago. Chicago restaurants have reopened for patio dining amid the pandemic.
White House senior advisor Hope Hicks arrives with U.S. President Donald Trump prior to a tour of the Puritan Medical Products manufacturing facility, where swabs for the coronavirus tests are made, in Guilford, Maine, on June 5.
President Donald Trump speaks as he tours Puritan Medical Products manufacturing facility, where swabs for coronavirus disease tests are made, in Guilford, Maine, on June 5.
A sign posted at the entrance of the Islamic Center of Greater Miami reminds worshipers to wear masks to guard against the new coronavirus, on June 5 in Florida.
MLB pitcher Joe Kuzia, right, with the Rangers throws a pitch in front of (back left to right) Jakob Junis with the Royals, Nick Kuzia and Seth Blair with the Padres, trainer Seth Lintz, Clark Klitenic and Danny Hultzen with the Cubs after a backyard throwing session on June 5 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Since the MLB season was paused indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, players have been using the back yard at Seth Blairs' house to train and work on mechanics.
A doctor raises his fist while observing the 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence during a vigil at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where many coronavirus disease patients have been treated, against the death of George Floyd, in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 5.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly answers questions about the coronavirus pandemic as Dr. Lee Norman, the state's health secretary, watches during a news conference, on June 5 at the Statehouse in Topeka. Kelly says her administration will consider using federal coronavirus relief funds to start a program to help people struggling to pay their rent or home mortgages.
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Visitors get a souvenir snapshot at Universal Studios theme park on the first day of reopening from the coronavirus pandemic, on June 5 in Orlando, Florida.
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A social distancing sign is posted along the sidewalk at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip as the property opens for the first time since being closed on March 17 because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, on June 4 in Las Vegas.
A man is reflected in the window of a business that remains closed because of the coronavirus outbreak on June 4, in Seattle.
Dominic Lombardo, owner of Domenicos restaurant, shows their outside dining area on June 4, in Cranberry Township, Pa.
Evan Savar and Nabu Reyes, both of Nevada, bump elbows as they celebrate while playing blackjack with dealer Leah Prerost at the Red Rock Resort after the property opened for the first time since being closed on March 17 because of the coronavirus pandemic on June 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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(Reuters) - University of Washington researchers estimated on Monday that 145,728 people could die of COVID-19 in the United States by August, raising their grim forecast by more than 5,000 fatalities in a matter of days.
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On Friday, the widely cited Institute for Health Metrics and evaluation at the university projected 140,496 deaths by August from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus. Researchers did not give a reason for the abrupt revision.
The new estimate came on the same day that Texas reported its highest number of hospitalizations so far in the pandemic and 22 U.S. states showed at least a small uptick in the number of new confirmed cases, according to a count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
Among the states with the sharpest increases were Michigan and Arizona, according to Johns Hopkins, while Virginia, Rhode Island and Nebraska showed the greatest decreases.
Infectious disease experts have said that large street protests held in major U.S. cities after the death of a black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis police custody, could touch off a new outbreak of the disease.
A total of more than 1.9 million cases of COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, have been reported in the United States, according to a Reuters tally, which has confirmed 110,000 deaths.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Leslie Adler)
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