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200,000 deaths predicted by October

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200,000 deaths predicted by October
200,000 deaths predicted by October

A new coronavirus prediction from the University of Washington shows as many as 200,000 deaths from the virus in the U.S. The Vice President doesn't sound too concerned about these numbers, however.

WASHINGTON.THIS ONE - FORECASTING AS MANYAS 200-THOUSAND DEATHS FROM THEVIRUS IN THE U-S BY OCTOBER.BUT AS ABC'S ALEX PRESHA SHOWSYOU - THE VICE PRESIDENTDOESN'T SOUND CONCERNED.THIS MORNING, VICE-PRESIDENTMIKE PENCE IS DOWNPLAYING NEWCORONAVIRUS CONCERNS.IN AN OP-ED IN THE WALL STREETJOURNAL - TITLED "THERE ISN'T ACORONAVIRUS SECOND WAVE,' PENCEWRITES, (GFX) "WE ARE WINNINGTHE FIGHT AGAINST THEINVISIBLE ENEMY," (GFX) ADDING"SUCH PANIC IS OVERBLOWN." BUTMANY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS,INCLUDING DR.ANTHONY FAUCI, WARN THE COUNTRYRISKS A RESURGENCE IN COVIDCASES IF STATES DON'T STAYVIGILANT AS THEY REOPEN.(MAP GFX) WHILE THE VICEPRESIDENT SAYS THERE IS NOSECOND WAVE, CASES OF THE VIRUSARE ON THE RISE IN AT LEAST 20STATES?

LIKE FLORIDAJUST ONE DAY AFTER MIAMIPRESSED PAUSE ON ITS REOPENINGPLAN - (GFX) THE STATE REPORTEDNEARLY 3- THOUSAND NEW CASESTUESDAY - THE LARGESTSINGLE-DAY SPIKE SINCE THEBEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.GOVERNOR DESANTIS SAYS THESTATE WILL NOT SHUT DOWNAGAIN AND ATTRIBUTES THE SPIKEIS DUE TO INCREASED TESTING.SOT GOV DESANTIS: WE REALLYEXPANDED THE DRIVE THROUGH ANDWALK UP SITES.(MAP GFX) COVID-19HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ALSO UP INAT LEAST 14 STATES - INCLUDINGRECORD HIGHS IN ARIZONA, NORTHCAROLINA AND TEXAS.THERE, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTINSISTS THE STATE CAN HANDLETHE UPTICK IN PATIENTS, BUTURGES YOUNGER PEOPLE TO STICKTO THE SAFETY GUIDELINES.SOT GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT:"CERTAIN COUNTIES WHERE AMAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARETESTING POSITIVE ...ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 30, ANDTHIS TYPICALLY RESULTS FROMPEOPLE GOING TO BAR-TYPESETTINGS." THERE'S ALSO NEWHOPE FOR A CORONAVIRUSTREATMENT.DOCTORS AT OXFORD UNIVERSITYSAY THEY'VE FOUND THE FIRSTDRUG THAT IMPROVES SURVIVALRATES IN THE SICKEST PATIENTS.(GFX) A LOW-COST, COMMONSTEROID CUT THE RISK OF DEATHBY ONE-THIRD FOR PATIENTS ONVENTILATORS - AND REDUCEDDEATHS BY 20 PERCENT FOR THOSEON OXYGEN.TAG: THE STEROID IS CALLEDDEXAMETHASONE AND IF IN FACTIT CAN BE USED ANOTHER BENEFITIS ITS COST?DOCTORS SAY IT CANTREAT A PATIENT FOR JUST ASINGLE DAY INCREASE IN COVID-19CASES.

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