US virus deaths 'could hit 500,000' by Feb

By Maria Caspani and Kate Kelland
Updated October 24 2020 - 2:06pm, first published 2:01pm
The coronavirus has infected more than 8.4 million people in the US since the start of the pandemic.
The coronavirus has infected more than 8.4 million people in the US since the start of the pandemic.

The US death toll from COVID-19 could surpass 500,000 by February unless nearly all Americans wear face masks, according to researchers, as the country broke its daily record for new infections.

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