ATLANTA - A new ensemble forecast by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States estimates that new U.S.
deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus could increase to 11,000 people per week by Aug. 22.The CDC forecast shows that total U.S.
deaths from COVID-19 could reach 173,000 by Aug. 22 — with a possible range between 168,000 to 182,000. More than 155,000 people have died from COVID-19, according to Aug.
3 data by Johns Hopkins University.A worker passes testing bags to a passenger at a drive-in COVID-19 testing center at Charles R.