US predicts between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths from coronavirus
The task force's leading infectious disease expert, estimating that 100,000 people who could die from the virus, said: "As sobering as that number is, we should be prepared for it."
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2020(photo credit: DOUG MILLS/POOL VIA REUTERS)ByOMRI NAHMIAS