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Front-line workers at a medical center in Aurora, Colo., gather for a COVID-19 memorial on July 15 to commemorate the lives lost in the coronavirus pandemic. New estimates say many thousands more will die in the U.S. this summer and fall.

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Health & Safety

The Delta Variant Will Drive A Steep Rise In U.S. COVID Deaths, A New Model Shows

8:30pm July 22, 2021

New estimates show the U.S. is on track to see a big rise in cases and more than triple the number of deaths by October.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus 2nd Wave? Nope, The U.S. Is Still Stuck In The 1st One

9:08pm June 12, 2020

by Nurith Aizenman

The nation still sees more than 20,000 new cases on average a day, a number that's barely budged for weeks. Forecasters say we're looking at tens of thousands more deaths this summer.

Many counties in Georgia may not have enough hospital beds to treat a new wave of COVID-19 patients, according to internal federal government documents. Above, a barbershop in Atlanta on April 27.

Health & Safety

As Georgia Lifts Restrictions, Its Hospitals May Be Unready For A COVID-19 Surge

5:11pm May 12, 2020

by Liz Essley Whyte

Internal federal documents warn that too many ICU beds in the state are already full, even as the state leads the move away from lockdown.