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COVID-19: With US Deaths Now Predicted To Spike, Cuomo Asks 'How Much Is A Human Life Worth?' COVID-19: With US Deaths Now Predicted To Spike, Cuomo Asks 'How Much Is A Human Life Worth?'
Covid-19: With US Deaths Now Predicted To Spike, Cuomo Asks 'How Much Is A Human Life Worth?' New projections warn that there could be a spike in deaths nationally due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the country races to reopen and accommodate anxious residents eager to restart the economy. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) accurately projected that there would be approximately 60,000 deaths by early April, and is now projecting that by Tuesday, Aug. 4, there could be as many as 134,000 deaths due to the virus. “This is the model which the White House relies on,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “When the director of the institute was asked why those revision…