Anthony Fauci warned the US Death Toll may be higher than expectations

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On Tuesday afternoon, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci informed a Senate health committee that the number of Covid-19 deaths is likely higher than the official count as reported by the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. He also confirmed the death toll for the coronavirus epidemic in the US may be even higher than the current estimates. The doctor’s remarks contradicted those of President Donald Trump. Point to be noted that President Trump has reportedly questioned the accuracy of the coronavirus death toll and complained about the way the estimates were being calculated in conversations with his senior aides.

Dr Fauci also warned the consequences could be serious if states lift stay-at-home guidelines too quickly while failing to adhere to guidelines put forward by the CDC (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention). He said, “There is no doubt, even under the best of circumstances, when you pull back on mitigation you will see some cases appear.” Trump has however encouraged states to start reopening in an apparent effort to restart the country’s badly shaken economy. It is noteworthy that the COVID-19 epidemic has boosted the US unemployment rate to 14.6% and many industries grind to a halt as workers were furloughed or let go due to lockdown orders.

The US Health experts have long predicted the actual coronavirus death toll was likely higher than the reported estimates. The US federal government has experienced significant issues in distributing testing kits for Covid-19 across the country during the initial months of the outbreak. At least 81,000 people have died due to complications resulting from the novel virus. More than 1.38 million people living in the US have contracted coronavirus and at least 17 states haven’t met those CDC requirements. Many of those states are either in the process of or preparing to reopen, including Alabama, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and more.