The US's second peak may be less deadly than the first — but coronavirus fatalities in the next 3 months could still rival US combat deaths during World War I

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• As daily US coronavirus cases continue to rise, daily deaths could stay flat or even decline over the next three months.
• That may seem like a hopeful trend. But even if that happens, 50,000 more people in the US are expected to die of COVID-19 from July to October, according to models from the University of Washington. 
• Researchers still worry we could see a surge in coronavirus deaths any day now as hospitals become crowded.
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Those keeping an eye on the US's coronavirus case and death curves will notice a seemingly hopeful trend: New daily cases are skyrocketing, but daily deaths have so far remained relatively flat during this second surge. 

Indeed, projections from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) suggest that this new peak is not expected to be as deadly as the one in April.

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