The CDC now forecasts 100,000 US coronavirus deaths by June 1

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• CDC Director Robert Redfield noted Friday that a dozen different models predict a rising rate of death from COVID-19 in the coming weeks.
• By June 1, Redfield said, more than 100,000 Americans will likely have died from the coronavirus.
• On May 4, President Donald Trump said 100,000 Americans, total, would likely die from the virus.
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By the time June 1 comes around, more than 100,000 Americans will likely have died from COVID-19, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A dozen different models are all forecasting an increasing rate of death in the coming weeks, even as some states have already begun reopening their economies.

In a May 4 town hall, US President Donald Trump told Fox News viewers that, total, "we're going to lose anywhere from 75, 80 to 100,000 people." At that point, there were 68,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19; as of May 14, there were more than 80,000.

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