LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Numbers released from the University of Nebraska Medical Center estimate nearly 96 million Americans could become infected with COVID-19, resulting in roughly 480,000 deaths.
UNMC said those numbers can only hold true if no precautions are taken to stop the spread of the virus.
Nebraska State Senators were briefed on the UNMC’s “Best Guess Epidemiology” numbers for the coronavirus on Tuesday morning.
Lincoln Lancaster County Health Director Pat Lopez presented lawmakers with the numbers provided by UNMC, which estimates 96 million people could be infected with the virus in the United States resulting in 480,000 deaths in America. UNMC also estimates there could be 4.8 million hospital admissions in the U.S. with 1.9 million people being sent to the Intensive Care Unit.
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Gov. Edwards Announces 3 New Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Cases, Total of 6 Cases in La.
Brittany Cretchain 12 mins ago
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – Governor John Bel Edwards announced three more people in Louisiana have tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 late Tuesday.
The three new cases now brings the total number of patients who have tested presumptive positive for the Coronavirus in the the state of Louisiana to six.
In a tweet Tuesday night, the Louisiana Department of Health stated that all three of the new cases are New Orleans residents. Two of the patients are being treated at New Orleans hospitals while the third patient is being treated at a hospital in St. Tammany Parish