White House health experts are warning of an uptick in the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in U.S. cities including Boston, Chicago and Washington, urging local leaders to maintain health safety measures to avoid a surge
WASHINGTON - Nearly 300,000 Americans could be dead from COVID-19 by Dec. 1, University of Washington health experts forecast on Thursday, although they said 70,000 lives could be saved if people were scrupulous about wearing masks.
The U.S. death toll stands at over 159,000, the most of any country in the world, with 4.8 million known cases. Tennessee and North Carolina reported record single-day increases in deaths on Thursday with 42 and 73, respectively.The U.S. outbreak, once centered around densely populated New York City, has since infected communities from coast to coast. Experts believe that spread has been driven in part by summer vacation travel.
Baltimore and Atlanta remain at a"very high level," as well as Kansas City, Portland, Omaha and California's Central Valley, Birx said on the call, a recording of which was obtained by the journalism nonprofit Center for Public Integrity. But many school districts nationwide, including two of the largest, Los Angeles and Chicago, have opted for online instruction.
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