Experts just gave us a deeply depressing new coronavirus warning

[Yoni Heisler]

• Coronavirus deaths could reach 2,900 per day by the end of the year, according to health experts.
• With the coronavirus death toll in the U.S. currently at around 216,000, the figure could nearly double by December in a worst-case scenario.
• Experts warn that we're bound to see a massive spike in coronavirus cases due to colder weather, flu season, schools opening back up, and pandemic fatigue.

According to the most up to date health data, the coronavirus pandemic has already killed nearly 216,000 Americans. Looking ahead, the sad reality is that the death toll in the U.S. is poised to jump even higher as we enter November and December. In a scenario that hopefully won't play out, recent projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation suggest that the coronavirus death rate in the U.S. could reach 2,900 people per day by the end of December.

To put that jarring figure into context, the daily number of coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. reached a peak of 2,700 back in mid-April. Since then, the figure has gone down drastically, with the current death rate hovering in the 700 range over the past few weeks.

The 2,900 figure does come with some qualifications worth mentioning. Specifically, the 2,900/day figure is the current projection based on how things are currently going, which is to say the projections are changing week to week. That said, the projection drops down to about 600-700 per day if people start wearing masks universally. In a worst-case scenario, where people forgo masks and business re-open at 100% capacity, the projection for daily deaths rises to 7,200 per day.

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