CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An institute creating projections used by the White House coronavirus task force is estimating North Carolina and South Carolina would see thousands of COVID-19 deaths before the end of the outbreak.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation(IHME), an institute that is part of the University of Washington,entered the headlines Tuesday when Dr. Deborah Birx said 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S.from the coronavirus pandemic are possible if social distancing is maintained. Her statement was backed up by data and projections from the institute.