Models Show US States Opening Prematurely Leads to <br />More Coronavirus Deaths In the weeks ahead, seven COVID-19-based <br />patterns say U.S. deaths will increase on state <br />and national levels. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <br />claims the rise can be slowed based on our <br />"social distancing" practices. The CDC says models with "strong contact reduction" <br />show fatalities slow down drastically over <br />a period of four weeks. CDC, via CNN Health As of April 28, the pandemic has killed <br />56,200 people in the U.S. The White House coronavirus task force has often <br />referred to one particular model that predicts <br />74,000 will die by August. That number was recently revised from 67,641 <br />due to the prolonged peaking in some states. Dr. Chris Murray of The University of Washington's Institute says it is also due to some states <br />reopening too soon. A team led by Murray had said that Georgia <br />should not reopen until the end of June. As of last week, the state had already <br />given the green light to small businesses. Dr. Chris Murray, <br />via CNN Health
