Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in U.S., subside in June - Washington University analysis

Hospital staff perform drive-thru tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Indian Wells, California, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

(Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic could kill more than 81,000 people in the United States in the next four months and may not subside until June, according to a data analysis done by University of Washington School of Medicine.

The number of hospitalized patients is expected to peak nationally by the second week of April, though the peak may come later in some states. Some people could continue to die of the virus as late as July, although deaths should be below epidemic levels of 10 per day by June at the latest, according to the analysis.