Wearing masks could save at least 14,000 people from Covid-19 deaths by August, model predicts
An influential Covid-19 model has predicted the total number of US deaths from the virus by August 1, a number that researchers say will be impacted by how many Americans continue to wear masks as vaccinations continue.
A model from the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME) predicts about 618,523 people will have died from coronavirus in the US by August 1. If 95% of the US population wore masks, the projection drops to 604,413 deaths.
In the worst-case scenario, in which fully vaccinated people return to pre-pandemic levels of mobility, the prediction grows to 697,573, the IHME forecasted.
Wearing masks could save at least 14,000 Americans from dying of COVID-19 by August - but death toll could reach 697,573 if vaccinated people return to pre-pandemic levels of mobility , model predicts
US Covid deaths could be curbed by 14,000 if 95% of Americans consistently wear masks from now until August, according to a new study
The University of Washington s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) created a model that predicts total COVID deaths
Based on the current trajectory of the pandemic, 618,523 people are projected to die by August 1
The number falls to 604,413 with universal mask usage
In a worst case scenario, in which mobility among fully vaccinated people goes back to pre-pandemic levels, the death toll rises to 697,573
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COVID-19 could kill 618,523 by August, mask use could save 14,000, new model projects
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April 10 (UPI) COVID-19 could kill another 618,523 in the United States by August, but mask use could save 14,000, a new model projects.
The University of Washington s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation s model forecasts another 618,523 will die from COVID-19 by Aug. 1 under its current projection with vaccine distribution scaled up over 90 days. If 95% of people in the United States wore masks, deaths could drop to 604,366 by August.