Will There Be A Second Wave Of Coronavirus COVID-19?
Will there be a second wave of COVID-19 in the United States?
Yes. Health experts believe that there will be a second wave, or surge of coronavirus cases, in the United States this fall and winter.
This prediction was made based on patterns seen in other countries and knowledge from similar situations in the past. During the 1918 and 2009 H1N1 flu epidemics, there were some infections in the spring followed by a surge in the fall.
According to projections created by healthdata.org, it is expected that the U.S. can reach an infection rate of 350,000 people/day and a death rate of about 3,000 people/day by December.
If we wear masks and implement social distancing measures throughout the fall and winter we will be able to cut down on these numbers and save close to 100,000 lives by the end of the year.
See our article for projections with the latest updates on the predicted peak and end dates of coronavirus in the United States.
Projections in daily deaths. Source: https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america?view=daily-deaths&tab=trend
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