We’re not getting the whole story. Donald Trump, and many Republicans governors, (even a few Democrats) are pushing to reopen states. But privately, the administration is making some new projections that are frightening. The New York Times writes:
“As President Trump presses for states to reopen their economies, his administration is privately projecting a steady rise in the number of cases and deaths from coronavirus over the next several weeks, reaching about 3,000 daily deaths on June 1, according to an internal document obtained by The New York Times, nearly double from the current level of about 1,750.“
“The projections, based on modeling by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and pulled together in chart form by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, forecast about 200,000 new cases each day by the end of the month, up from about 25,000 cases now.“
The Times reports the new numbers confirm the primary fear of health experts: Reopening the economy will only make matters worse and revert the country to where we were in March when the health care system was overwhelmed.
The bottom line is that mitigation hasn’t worked as well as expected. The nation has stabilized, but the numbers aren’t dropping.
To read the internal report obtained by the Times, click here.
