Coronavirus model projects 134,000 deaths in US, nearly double its last estimate

Ali Mokdad, a professor of Health Metrics Sciences at IHME, told CNN's John King that there are 'several reasons' for the increased projections. 'One of them is increased mobility before the relaxation, premature relaxation, of social distancing,' he said. 'We're adding more presumptive deaths as well, and we're seeing a lot of outbreaks in the Midwest, for example.' He said multiple variables impact infections -- like heat, testing capacity and population density -- but 'the most important one is mobility.' Right now, he said, 'we're seeing an increase in mobility that's leading to an increase in mortality, unfortunately, in the United States.'