Model projects nearly 300,000 Americans could die from Covid-19 by December

[RandySF]

(CNN)Researchers behind an influential model are projecting that the US death toll from coronavirus could reach nearly 300,000 by December 1 -- but that can be changed if Americans consistently wear masks.

According to Johns Hopkins University, 159,841 people have died in the United States since the pandemic began.

"The US forecast totals 295,011 deaths by December," the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation statement says.



https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

[Steelrolled]

2. I think people have become desensitized to the numbers.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. I Hope They've Upgraded The Math

This is the same model that was being adjusted on the fly with overestimates, then underestimates, then changes to avoid being wrong again....
They were the group who also kept changing between the median, the lower CI, the Upper CI.
I just looked at the website. The graphic is much different. The lines are differing scenarios.
I think it's a good improvement. I hope their math & assumptions have improved, as well.
Have a look!
https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Winning Baby!!!!

So much winning.

[tinrobot]

6. That's approaching the number of US deaths in WWII

I think the number for WWII is right around 300,000