Grim US projection: 200,000 dead by Election Day

This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Dan Goldberg and Adam Cancryn on politico.com on July 8, 2020.As the United States surpasses 3 million coronavirus infections, forecasters are updating their models to account for the recent resurgence and reaching a grim consensus: the next few months are going to be bad.The national death toll is now expected eclipse 200,000 by Election Day, according to the latest models.It’s a clear signal that,…

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