CDC’s new director expects 500,000 coronavirus deaths by mid-February

CDC’s new director expects 500,000 coronavirus deaths by mid-February

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The new director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday that she expected the United States to reach 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 by mid-February.

Rochelle WalenskyRochelle WalenskySunday shows the preview: Washington is preparing for an inauguration and impeachment; coronaviruses appear in the USA. Overnight Health Care: Trump admin makes changes to streamline vaccinations | CDC to request negative tests for international travelers | More lawmakers tested positive after the siege of the Capitol. The CDC director promises to tell the truth, restore confidence MORE, President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenMissouri wife seen with Pelosi sign accused of connection to Capitol riots. Facebook temporarily bans ads for weapon accessories after the riots at Capitol Sasse, in a fiery article, says QAnon is destroying GOP MOREappointed director of the CDC, told CBS News’ “Face The Nation” that she “unfortunately” agrees with the departure of the CDC Director Robert RedfieldRobert Redfield’s Morning ReportThe Hill – How many Republicans will vote for Trump’s impeachment? Overnight Health Care: Trump admin makes changes to streamline vaccination | CDC to request negative tests for international travelers | More lawmakers tested positive after Trump’s administration of the siege of the Capitol to shake up state vaccine allocation methods COVID MORE that the pandemic is going to get worse.

She noted that the US reached almost 4,000 deaths per day and nearly 400,000 deaths from coronavirus in total.

“In mid-February, we expect half a million deaths in this country,” she said.

Walensky emphasized that these numbers do not represent the “tens of thousands” of people who have recovered from COVID-19, but have an “uncharacterized syndrome”. She also said that the United States has yet to see “the ramifications of what happened to vacation travel”, which the new director said will lead to “high rates of hospitalizations and deaths after that”.

“I think we still have some dark weeks ahead of us,” she said.

The US accounted for more than 23.8 million COVID-19 cases and 397,252 deaths, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University.

The mortality rate reached new heights during the coldest months, and between January 12 and 16, the United States recorded at least 3,6000 deaths per day, according to The COVID Tracking Project.

President TrumpDonald TrumpFacebook temporarily bans ads for weapon accessories after the riots at Sasse Capitol, in a burning opinion article, says QAnon is destroying GOP Section 230 worked on after the insurrection, but not before: How to regulate social media MOREThe administration has faced criticism for its handling of the pandemic, including the frequency with which it informs the public.

After “Face The Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan asked Walensky how often she will conduct briefings, the new director said she “will do briefings whenever I can” and “whenever new information comes”.

“When there are new things to report, you will hear from someone at the CDC and it may well be me,” she said.

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