NEW: Over 200,000 people have now died from COVID-19 in the U.S., reaching what was once the upper limit of some estimates for the American death toll. Experts warn the toll could nearly double again by the end of the year.
While that projection is staggering — the loss of life could reach more than 445,000 by the end of 2020 if health and safety mandates are relaxed, the IHME said. Conversely, the estimate drops to fewer than 265,000 deaths if the use of face masks becomes universal in the United States.Huge figures such as those, Bednarczyk said, could contribute to another worrying phenomenon: pandemic fatigue.
People attend a free concert at the Daytona Beach Bandshell on Labor Day weekend in Daytona Beach, Fla. For months, public health officials around the country have asked people to practice social distancing to slow the spread of the virus.Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images "People are trying to find ways to live more normally during what has been a very long and difficult year," Rivers said.
From the earliest phase of the disease's arrival in the United States, COVID-19 has taken a horrible tollAccording, Black people in the U.S. have a coronavirus death rate that's 2.1 times higher than white people. Latinos and Native Americans also have higher death rates.
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