The current toll so far has topped 120,000 but virus still spreading in several states. FMTNews Trump
Emergency technicians transport a patient from a nursing home to St Joseph’s Hospital in New York back in April.
NEW YORK: The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the US could surpass 150,000, President Donald Trump said Monday. “It could get up to 150,” Trump said in an interview with the cable television channel Spectrum News.A study published by the Imperial College of London in mid-March warned of a possible 2.2 million deaths in the US if no efforts had been taken to mitigate the spread of the highly-contagious virus.
The US death toll from Covid-19 has topped 120,000, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University.The president was also asked about holding more campaign rallies at a time when the virus was still spreading in several southern and western states.Trump, who is facing a tough reelection battle in November, is scheduled to attend a “Students for Trump” event in Phoenix on Tuesday.
He held a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, his first since the pandemic began, but it was sparsely attended.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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