It also recommended that states reopen only if they have infection rates of less than one in 1 million people. The model's earlier assumptions were based on state policies without considering the public's reaction to them. At the same time, the tally of deaths from COVID-19, the lung disease caused by the virus, has soared to well over 35,000. New York state accounts for nearly half those deaths. Friday marked the fourth consecutive day that the number of COVID-19 deaths nationwide grew by more than 2,000 in a 24-hour period.

Source: bd News24 April 18, 2020 07:30 UTC