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June 15, 2020

21 States See Increase in Daily Coronavirus Cases as Researchers Warn of a Second Wave
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The number of confirmed U.S. deaths from the coronavirus is approaching
117,000 as infections continue to surge in large parts of the country.
At least 21 states have seen increases in daily coronavirus cases, with
Texas, Florida and California hitting new highs for daily infections
over the last two weeks.

A new forecast by the University of Washington's Institute of Health
Metrics and Evaluation predicts a second wave of the pandemic will hit
the U.S. in September, bringing the death toll up to 170,000 by October.
Meanwhile, the director of the Harvard Global Health Institute predicts
another 100,000 people will die of the coronavirus in the U.S. by
September.


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