03/16/2020

Up to 150 Million Americans Predicted to Get COVID-19

This is expected to be one of the worst health crises the U.S. has experienced

In the COVID-19 pandemic, 1,323 American cases have been reported, along with 38 deaths. Worldwide, 127,863 cases and 4,718 deaths have been reported, as of 9:30 a.m., March 12. Globally, 68,310 people have recovered from the illness.

Key outbreak updates:

1. A predicted 70 million to 150 million Americans will contract COVID-19, Brian Monahan, MD, the attending physician of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court, said, according to NBC News. Dr. Monahan made the comments during a closed-door meeting March 11.

2. Forty-five states have reported COVID-19 cases, along with Washington, D.C., as of 9 a.m., March 12. 

Please select this link to read the complete article from Becker's Hospital Review.