(NPR) 300, 000 Deaths By December? 9 Takeaways From The Newest COVID-19 Projections

300,000 Deaths By December? 9 Takeaways From The Newest COVID-19 Projections








As coronavirus outbreaks continue to flare in the U.S., modelers project the country will hit nearly 300,000 deaths by December 1.



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300,000 Deaths By December? 9 Takeaways From The Newest COVID-19 Projections






What's driving this death toll? Could anything improve the outlook? How reliable are these predictions anyway? We get into the weeds.