Researchers with the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation say California could see more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths by the end of August.
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That's up nearly 1,500 from last week's projection.
Researchers say the changes are a result of daily death and case data, easing of social distancing measures, and steadily rising levels of mobility.
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