Four days before CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield predicted it would happen, the COVID-19 death toll in the US reached 100,000 on Wednesday.<br />According to Business Insider, the grim number represents roughly one-third of all deaths from the novel coronavirus worldwide.<br />Even worse, projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate "an increase in deaths in the coming weeks."<br />The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy have outlined three scenarios for future waves during the next 18 to 24 months.<br />The worst involves a larger, second wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall and winter.<br />The researchers say this is the most likely outcome. Furthermore, they said states should start preparing for it. Now.
