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US Virus Death Toll ‘Almost Certainly’ Higher Than Official Count
Dr. Anthony Fauci (left), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks as US President Donald Trump listens during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force at the White House in Washington on April 13, 2020. / GETTY / KYODO
By Kyodo News 13 May 2020
WASHINGTON—The actual death toll from the new coronavirus in the United States is “almost certainly” higher than the officially reported figure of around 80,000, as some people could have died without going to the hospital, the nation’s top expert on infectious diseases said Tuesday.
“I don’t know exactly what percent higher, but almost certainly it’s higher,” Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a Senate panel.
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