(NPR) 170, 000 More U.S. Deaths? Here's What Experts Project For This Pandemic Winter

170,000 More U.S. Deaths? Here's What Experts Project For This Pandemic Winter








More than 700 Americans die each day of COVID-19. If case counts continue to rise into the winter, that number could nearly triple, one forecast projects.



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170,000 More U.S. Deaths? Here's What Experts Project For This Pandemic Winter






Cases are surging in many places around the country. As we head into winter, here's what public health forecasters say we can expect.