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CDC Projects Official U.S. Death Toll Will Top 200,000 in September

HeadlineAug 28, 2020

The United States reported more than 1,100 new coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the U.S. is on track to record its 200,000th death from COVID-19 by the fourth week of September. Public health officials say the true U.S. death toll likely passed that grim milestone weeks ago.

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