As there is a lag of ~4 wks from infection to death, even if we act now, we will sadly see increasing deaths over at least the next 4 wk period. We are likely to see ~2000 deaths in the next 2 wks, ~4000 in the 2 wks after, and ~8000 in the 2 wks after. 5/N

— Dr. Deepti Gurdasani (@dgurdasani1) October 22, 2020