Covid on Track to Kill 30,000 More in U.S. by Christmas, CDC Model Shows

After a week that shattered daily case, testing and hospitalization records, Covid’s trajectory is slated to steepen in the U.S.

Coronavirus, which has killed more than 256,000 Americans so far, is on track to claim another 30,000 lives by mid-December, according to forecasts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The model shows weekly cases and deaths both rising every week for the next month, the maximum range of the agency’s projection.