Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The total number of deaths in the United States in February next year may reach 400,000 to 500,000.
A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on December 2 said that as of December 1, a total of 269,763 people had died of COVID-19 in the United States.
In this regard, Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned the public on December 2 that the next few months will be very difficult based on the current development of the coronavirus epidemic.
According to the forecast of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between now and February 1 next year, as many as 150,000 to 200,000 people may die of COVID-19 in the United States, and the total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States will reach between 400,000 and 500,000.