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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,111 posts)
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 12:48 PM Aug 2020

19,000 more Americans could die in the next 20 days, CDC composite forecast shows

First, the good news: The numbers of new Covid-19 cases each day in about 27 states have generally plateaued this past week compared to the previous week.

Now, the bad news: "Our levels are still far too high," said Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician at Lifespan Health System and associate professor at Brown University.

"We need those masks. We need those large social gatherings, honestly, shut down for the time being, until our country can come up with a comprehensive national strategy to get this virus under control."

More than 4.6 million Americans have been infected with Covid-19, and more than 154,000 have died from the disease, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-coronavirus-19000-more-americans-could-die-in-the-next-20-days-cdc-composite-forecast-shows/ar-BB17t8yO?li=BBnb7Kz

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19,000 more Americans could die in the next 20 days, CDC composite forecast shows (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 OP
OK School starts in 20 days - How many dead in 40? Runningdawg Aug 2020 #1
It's at 1,130 deaths a day and climbing Johnny2X2X Aug 2020 #2
I expect it to be double that or higher. bullimiami Aug 2020 #3
The info at both of those links is terrifying. crickets Aug 2020 #4
Seems Too Low ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #5

Johnny2X2X

(18,745 posts)
2. It's at 1,130 deaths a day and climbing
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 12:52 PM
Aug 2020

7 day rolling average says 23,000 if it doesn’t continue to rise. But it is rising. Will be more like 30,000.

crickets

(25,896 posts)
4. The info at both of those links is terrifying.
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 03:31 PM
Aug 2020

The country can't go on like this for five more months. We just can't. Something has to give.

ProfessorGAC

(64,425 posts)
5. Seems Too Low
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 03:41 PM
Aug 2020

Worldometer is showing a 7 day moving average of 1,129.
The day before it was 1,101.
It seem awfully optimistic to expect the 20 day average will be 950, when it's >1,100 now.
It would to gradually fall to 850 per day (or less) and it's still trending up.

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