Positive coronavirus cases will top 4 million if states fully reopen, according to new projections from the Penn Wharton Budget Model.
New numbers from the Penn Wharton Budget Model show that reopening states could cause positive coronavirus case numbers to tick as high as 5.4 million by July 24.
If states fully reopen with no social distancing rules in place, as many as 5.4 million people could test positive for coronavirus. And if states reopen while still practicing measures of social distancing, nearly 4.3 million people are projected to be diagnosed with COVID-19 by the third week of July.
Even with states under a full lockdown, the model has projected a death toll at just over 156,000, a slight increase from its previous forecasts of 117,000.But while this scenario is grim, it only serves as the baseline as more and more states reopen and others mull when and how to let business and other normal activities resume.
According to the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation model, the current projected death toll stands at roughly 144,000 by Aug. 4.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.S. Coronavirus Infection Surge ‘Yet To Materialize’ As People Resume Activity, Forecasters SayA University of Washington coronavirus model begins to track what happens as the U.S. reopens.
Read more »
U.S. Coronavirus Infection Surge ‘Yet To Materialize’ As People Resume Activity, Forecasters SayAn anticipated surge in U.S. Covid-19 infections has “yet to materialize” despite increases in human mobility as states loosen restrictions, forecasters say by lisettevoytko
Read more »
Scientists Say Some State Officials Are Hiding Or Changing Coronavirus Data Ahead Of ReopeningState officials in Florida, Arizona, and Georgia have reportedly been censoring scientists or providing questionable COVID-19 case data while pushing for early reopenings.
Read more »
How The U.S. Can Responsibly Reopen The Economy Without Causing A Second Coronavirus WavePublic health policy expert Dr. Anand Parekh warns that the “new normal” will likely include a recurring pattern of implementing and lifting social distancing interventions.
Read more »
Treasury yields slide with coronavirus vaccine efforts, reopening in focusU.S. government debt prices were higher on Wednesday morning amid a volatile week on Wall Street, with investors monitoring progress on a coronavirus vaccine and economic reopening efforts.
Read more »
All states are partially reopen leaving Americans to weigh the risk of venturing out againFor the first time since officials began implementing widespread lockdowns to slow the spread of coronavirus, all 50 states are now partially reopened.
Read more »