The coronavirus has killed more than 160,100 people in the U.S. so far, the largest death toll of any country globally, according to Johns Hopkins University.
“We’re seeing a rollercoaster in the United States,” said IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray in a press release. “It appears that people are wearing masks and socially distancing more frequently as infections increase, then after a while as infections drop, people let their guard down and stop taking these measures to protect themselves and others – which, of course, leads to more infections. And the potentially deadly cycle starts over again.” —Noah Higgins-Dunn