At the end of March, the White House announced that it was predicting somewhere between 100,000 and 240,000 US deaths from COVID-19. However, another study estimated around 2.2 million deaths in the US. So why are these numbers so different? Both studies used different metrics to estimate deaths, but at the end of the day, the death count will always rely on how strictly the public sticks to physical distancing guidelines and other recommendations.

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Why COVID-19 Death Predictions Will Always Be Wrong

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