Iran Press/America: The document from the Trump administration appears to project that deaths will nearly double from the current level of about 1,750, as New York Times reported.
It seems to predict about 200,000 new coronavirus cases per day by the end of this month, up from about 25,000 currently, while the US President Donald Trump said on Sunday 3 May he now believes as many as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic after the death toll passed his earlier estimates.
The leaked document could throw into question the relaxation of social distancing measures across a number of states, as Donald Trump has pressed for economies to reopen and anti-lockdown protests were held over the weekend.
Health systems in some areas have struggled to cope with an influx of patients, and in some cases, sufferers have been treated on stretchers in hospital corridors.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned there "remains a large number of counties whose burden continues to grow."
So far, more than 67,000 people have died in the US and more than a million have been infected.
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