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The leading model has increased its US coronavirus death toll projection again as more states move toward reopening.
The model from the Institute for Health Metrics at the University of Washington predicts that by early August more than 137-thousand Americans will die.
Officials say the rise is likely due to Americans moving around more including traveling and interacting with others.
States began setting reopening plans in late April with governors in South Carolina and Georgia leading the way with some of the most aggressive plans.
By this week nearly every state has begun relaxing restrictions.
According to Johns Hopkins University, so far more than 1,329,700 Americans have been affected and over 79-thousand have died.
Meanwhile China is now resuming restrictions in some cities and South Korea has put plans for reopening on hold after reporting new clusters of cases.
The new clusters show the risk of reopening even in countries that are seen to have managed their outbreaks well.
In the UK and India countries are looking toward easing their strictest measures.
Starting Wednesday UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says citizens can resume with many outdoor activities and road travel.
Posted – 5.11.20