Before Biden inauguration, 70,000 more could die from COVID-19 in the U.S.

November 18, 2020

Trump's coronavirus task force has been superseded by a multitude of regional task forces, "which is probably the least efficient solution, but better than nothing," said Greg Daco, chief economist from Oxford Economics. Meanwhile, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass significant additional fiscal stimulus before Biden takes office. The country could report between 8 million and 13 million more cases of COVID-19 between now and the inauguration, according to Reuters calculations based on early November daily case count and percentage growth trends. 70,000 ADDITIONAL DEATHS OR MOREAt the current daily rate of deaths, another 70,000 to 150,000 Americans may die between now and Inauguration Day, according to Reuters calculations. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) has a similar estimate https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america?view=total-deaths&tab=trend of just over 360,000 coronavirus deaths on Jan. 20 without any changes in mandates, an i

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