Four days before CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield predicted it would happen, the COVID-19 death toll in the US reached 100,000 on Wednesday.
According to Business Insider, the grim number represents roughly one-third of all deaths from the novel coronavirus worldwide.
Even worse, projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate "an increase in deaths in the coming weeks."
The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy have outlined three scenarios for future waves during the next 18 to 24 months.
The worst involves a larger, second wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall and winter.
The researchers say this is the most likely outcome. Furthermore, they said states should start preparing for it. Now.