Harvard Researchers: "200,000 Lives Likely Lost to COVID-19 in US by September This Year"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] It is projected that by September this year, 200,000 people will have lost their lives to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the United States.

On the 10th (local time), Alicia Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute (GHI), stated this in an interview with CNN. Director Jha said, "Even if the number of patients in the U.S. does not surge and the current rate of increase is maintained, it is expected that by September, the death toll from COVID-19 will exceed 200,000," adding, "However, this is only the count up to September." She said, "What is truly concerning is what will happen going forward."

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According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University in the U.S., the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country reached 2,000,464 on that day. The number of deaths reached 112,924.

Director Jha explained that among the major countries affected by COVID-19, the U.S. has not seen a decline in the increase of cases while resuming economic activities.

She explained, "The expected victims are not something inevitable but can be prevented through testing and tracing, social distancing, and the use of masks."

However, some states in the U.S. have recently lifted lockdown measures that were implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19. This has raised concerns about the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 in the United States.

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