CDC predicts coronavirus deaths could reach 321,000 by mid-December

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Amid a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases and leaders’ concerns about celebratory spikes after Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said forecast models predict the number of virus deaths in the United States could reach 321,000 by mid-December.

According to the “COVID-19 Predictions: Deaths,” which was released by the agency earlier this week, models predict that the number of newly reported coronavirus deaths will likely increase over the next four weeks, with between 10,600 and 21,400 new deaths likely. to report in the week ending December 19, 2020.

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As such, the model predicts that between 294,000 and 321,000 total coronavirus deaths will have been reported by that time. Johns Hopkins University coronavirus map on Friday showed 263,484 coronavirus deaths in the United States

The country leads the world in COVID-19-related deaths, totaling nearly 100,000 more than Brazil, which has the second-highest death toll at 171,460. The grim news comes amid ‘a wave of new coronavirus-related restrictions that have been implemented in parts of the United States, and as officials have pleaded with Americans to rethink their vacation travel plans.

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The CDC had urged Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and hold the celebrations within a household, or under 10 years. New Mexico, Arizona, Virginia, California, Pennsylvania and Nevada are among the states that have seen the largest increase in cases in the past two weeks, according to Johns Hopkins University. Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Nebraska, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Washington are also experiencing peaks.

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Hope rests on promising news of three vaccines against the developing coronavirus. While it is unclear what role vaccines could play in transmission, it is hoped that they will prevent serious disease from forming in new patients.

In a special Thanksgiving message to troops serving overseas on Thursday, President Trump said coronavirus vaccine deliveries would begin as early as next week. He noted that frontline workers, medical staff and the elderly would be among the first to receive the vaccine.