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By Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder, U.S. News & World Report
The U.S. is on track to become the first country to reach 1 million cases of the coronavirus.
Health officials report more than 988,000 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. If the country sees the same rise in cases as it did on Monday, it will reach the milestone on Tuesday.
More than 56,000 people in the U.S. have died from the virus.
A model often cited by the White House increased its projected total of U.S. deaths on Monday to roughly 74,000 by Aug. 4. That's up from roughly 67,000 on April 22.
Researchers for the University of Washington model said that the increase is due to states experiencing longer and flatter peaks. Deaths aren't falling as quickly as expected after reaching the peak.
The adjusted model finds that the five states with the largest increases since its last release are New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Connecticut and Texas.
As states begin reopening some areas of their economies, the numbers could change again.
For example, in Georgia, restaurants resumed dine-in services this week, despite the model recommending the state wait until June 28 to relax social distancing guidelines. The state also did not meet federal guidelines to start reopening.
President Donald Trump on Monday encouraged states to look at reopening schools, saying young people seem to handle the virus better.
"I think you'll see a lot of schools open up, even if it's for a very short period of time," Trump said. "I think it would be a good thing."
See more at U.S. News & World Report
The U.S. is on track to become the first country to reach 1 million cases of the coronavirus.
Health officials report more than 988,000 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. If the country sees the same rise in cases as it did on Monday, it will reach the milestone on Tuesday.
More than 56,000 people in the U.S. have died from the virus.
A model often cited by the White House increased its projected total of U.S. deaths on Monday to roughly 74,000 by Aug. 4. That's up from roughly 67,000 on April 22.
Researchers for the University of Washington model said that the increase is due to states experiencing longer and flatter peaks. Deaths aren't falling as quickly as expected after reaching the peak.
The adjusted model finds that the five states with the largest increases since its last release are New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Connecticut and Texas.
As states begin reopening some areas of their economies, the numbers could change again.
For example, in Georgia, restaurants resumed dine-in services this week, despite the model recommending the state wait until June 28 to relax social distancing guidelines. The state also did not meet federal guidelines to start reopening.
President Donald Trump on Monday encouraged states to look at reopening schools, saying young people seem to handle the virus better.
"I think you'll see a lot of schools open up, even if it's for a very short period of time," Trump said. "I think it would be a good thing."
See more at U.S. News & World Report
