US hospitals are preparing for 96 MILLION coronavirus infections and nearly HALF A MILLION deaths, leaked documents reveal
Almost half a million (480,000) Americans are expected to die from coronavirus
4.8 million will be hospitalized and 96 million infected
Figures come from leaked slides from a presentation by Dr. James Lawler, a University of Nebraska Medical Center professor and hosted by AHA
They show the spread of the deadly disease could be far worse than officials claim, with the crisis 10 times greater than a severe flu season
The shock figures fly in the face of claims made by President Trump who has maintained on many occasions that the risk to Americans is 'low'
Lawler estimated people with heart conditions have a one in 10 chance of dying from the disease, compared to less than one in a 100 among healthy individuals
Trump signed a spending bill to allocate $8.3 billion to tackle the crisis Friday
US has around 300 cases and 17 confirmed deaths, after Florida confirmed its first two deaths Friday
By Rachel Sharp For Dailymail.com
Published: 22:20 EST, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 17:55 EST, 7 March 2020
US hospitals are preparing for 96 million coronavirus infections and nearly half a million deaths from the outbreak, leaked documents have revealed.
The spread of the deadly disease could be far worse than officials claim, with 480,000 Americans expected to die from the virus and 4.8 million hospitalized, according to a presentation hosted by The American Hospital Association (AHA) in February.
This puts the crisis on a level more than 10 times greater than that seen in a severe flu season.
The shock figures fly in the face of claims made by President Trump who has maintained on many occasions that the risk to Americans is 'low'.
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