COVID-19 could kill 618,523 by August, mask use could save 14,000, new model projects
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April 10 (UPI) -- COVID-19 could kill another 618,523 in the United States by August, but mask use could save 14,000, a new model projects.
The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's model forecasts another 618,523 will die from COVID-19 by Aug. 1 under its current projection with vaccine distribution scaled up over 90 days. If 95% of people in the United States wore masks, deaths could drop to 604,366 by August.