David Cay JohnstonVerified account

With respect, we don't know enough yet to say this is the range. Many factors could keep contractions and deaths down here, such as low population density and less reliance on public transportation compared to, say, China and Italy. And our peak would be in warmer weather.

This is incorrect. The lack of healthcare facilities in more rural areas actually increase the potential mortality. Also, people in rural areas congregate in the same locations; they have fewer choices so are forced through the same bottlenecks where they are all exposed

According 2my math, based on what the experts r saying, 1.3m (low end) will die from covid19. That’s 1.3 MILLION, conservatively, will die. Mostly older ppl, health workers & ppl w/underlying conditions. Most important not 2over stress emergency medicine resources. Self isolate!