Coronavirus: United States surpasses 60,000 dead
The United States surpassed the 60,000 death mark from the new coronavirus on Wednesday, according to a time count by Johns Hopkins University.
The United States accounts for about a quarter of all deaths worldwide from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, the same source said.
More than a million Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus since the first case was confirmed in the United States on January 21.
President Trump and members of his coronavirus task force have often expressed optimism that the country could keep the death toll around 60,000, citing a model used by the White House which has since raised expectations COVID-19 deaths.
Earlier this week, Donald Trump said the country "was probably headed for 60,000, 70,000" dead. The University of Washington model used by the White House currently predicts 72,860 deaths through August 4, with a range of 57,453 to 121,468, after adjusting its projections earlier this week.
Trump said at a Rose Garden press conference on Monday that up to 2.2 million people would have died without social distancing measures put in place to limit the spread of the virus, blaming his administration for the measures taken to save American lives.
“We have lost a lot of people. But if you look at what the original projections were - 2.2 million - we're probably headed for 60,000, 70,000, "Trump told reporters. " It's way too much. One person is too much for that, ”he said.
The University of Washington model has adjusted its projection of the death toll several times. When Trump decided in late March to extend the social distancing guidelines until the end of April, the death toll was expected to be between 100,000 and 240,000.
The United States surpassed the 60,000 death mark from the new coronavirus on Wednesday, according to a time count by Johns Hopkins University.
The United States accounts for about a quarter of all deaths worldwide from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, the same source said.
More than a million Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus since the first case was confirmed in the United States on January 21.
President Trump and members of his coronavirus task force have often expressed optimism that the country could keep the death toll around 60,000, citing a model used by the White House which has since raised expectations COVID-19 deaths.
Earlier this week, Donald Trump said the country "was probably headed for 60,000, 70,000" dead. The University of Washington model used by the White House currently predicts 72,860 deaths through August 4, with a range of 57,453 to 121,468, after adjusting its projections earlier this week.
Trump said at a Rose Garden press conference on Monday that up to 2.2 million people would have died without social distancing measures put in place to limit the spread of the virus, blaming his administration for the measures taken to save American lives.
“We have lost a lot of people. But if you look at what the original projections were - 2.2 million - we're probably headed for 60,000, 70,000, "Trump told reporters. " It's way too much. One person is too much for that, ”he said.
The University of Washington model has adjusted its projection of the death toll several times. When Trump decided in late March to extend the social distancing guidelines until the end of April, the death toll was expected to be between 100,000 and 240,000.
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