Cold Covid - part the twentieth, version 2

Well, we get a testable prediction from the CDC

An ensemble forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Wednesday predicts that over 62,000 more people could die from Covid-19 over the next four weeks.

Let's keep track from week to week. Here's the count as of 12 January

842,754

Here's the count as of today, 19 January

857,672

So, an increase in 14,918 deaths since 12 January. At this pace, 62,000 is within reach, given that we're just starting to see the ramp up in deaths from initial Covid-ο infection.