CDC Makes Grim Prediction For Coronavirus Deaths In August — More Than One Every Minute

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A new prediction from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the number of coronavirus deaths could continue to grow through the month of August, with the high end of the prediction showing slightly more than one person dying from the fast-spreading virus every minute during the course of the month.

As CBS News reported, the new CDC guidance predicted that up to 11,000 people could die every week from COVID-19, which would be a total of more than 48,000 people dead in the month. While these predictions have not always been accurate, the latest one paints a picture of increases despite many states having instituted stringent measures to slow its spread through the early weeks and months of the outbreak.

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