U.S. COVID-19 Death Estimate Doubled
TUESDAY, May 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States predicted by a model often cited by the Trump administration has doubled.
The model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE) at the University of Washington had predicted 72,433 deaths as of Monday morning, but later increased that toll to 134,000, CNN reported.
In related news, a Trump administration model projects a rise in COVID-19 deaths to about 3,000 a day nationwide by June 1, according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times.
About 2,000 people died of COVID-19 each day in the United States over the past week, Johns Hopkins University data show.
One reason for the steep increases in number of deaths in the models is the easing of social distancing and other restrictions in some states.
Another factor is the rising number of cases in some meatpacking plants in the country, IHME director Dr. Christopher Murray told CNN.
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