WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A new ensemble forecast published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projects up to 226,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States by Oct. 17.
The new national ensemble forecast predicts that 3,400 to 7,400 new COVID-19 deaths will likely be reported during the week ending Oct. 17, and a total of 214,000 to 226,000 COVID-19 deaths will be reported by that date.
"The state- and territory-level ensemble forecasts predict that over the next 4 weeks, the number of newly reported deaths per week may decrease in 5 jurisdictions and increase in one jurisdiction," said the projection updated on the CDC website late Thursday.
Trends in numbers of future reported deaths are uncertain or predicted to remain stable in the other states and territories, said the projection.
The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States is approaching 7 million as of Friday afternoon, with more than 203,000 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Enditem
