US coronavirus models increase anticipated death toll to 74,000, the second increase in a week as states begin to lift stay-at-home orders

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• The main model used to estimate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States revised its death toll this week to 74,073 by August 4.
• Experts say these numbers depend on social distancing being maintained till then. 
• Several states are lifting stay-at-home orders and re-opening parts of their economies.
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The main model used to estimate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States revised its death toll this week to 74,073 by August 4 — an increase from an April 21 projection of 65,976 deaths by August. 

The US death toll has so far surpassed 56,700. 

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