<p>President Donald Trump is projecting that <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> deaths in the United States could reach 70,000, but says original projections were much higher as he explained why voters should consider re-electing him in November.</p>.<p>Trump has at times this month cited 60,000 as the estimate of how many people would die from COVID-19.</p>.<p>Trump was asked during a White House news conference on Monday whether an American president deserved to be re-elected after losing more Americans in six weeks than died in the Vietnam War. Approximately 58,000 US troops were killed during the Vietnam War.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-india-sees-lowest-daily-growth-rate-tally-crosses-26k-concerns-mount-over-maharashtra-827545.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The number of dead in the US from COVID-19 surpassed 55,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Trump said the nation has lost a lot of people.</p>.<p>“But if you look at what original projections were — 2.2 million — we're probably heading to 60,000-70,000. It's far too many. One person is too many for this. And I think we've made a lot of really good decisions. The big decision was closing the border or doing the ban, people coming in from China."</p>.<p>Trump added: “I think we've done a great job. I will say this, one person is too many.” Trump is relying on a pandemic forecast that predicted 1.5 million to 2.2 million deaths in the United States in a worst-case scenario, without efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus through social distancing.</p>
<p>President Donald Trump is projecting that <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> deaths in the United States could reach 70,000, but says original projections were much higher as he explained why voters should consider re-electing him in November.</p>.<p>Trump has at times this month cited 60,000 as the estimate of how many people would die from COVID-19.</p>.<p>Trump was asked during a White House news conference on Monday whether an American president deserved to be re-elected after losing more Americans in six weeks than died in the Vietnam War. Approximately 58,000 US troops were killed during the Vietnam War.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-india-sees-lowest-daily-growth-rate-tally-crosses-26k-concerns-mount-over-maharashtra-827545.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The number of dead in the US from COVID-19 surpassed 55,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Trump said the nation has lost a lot of people.</p>.<p>“But if you look at what original projections were — 2.2 million — we're probably heading to 60,000-70,000. It's far too many. One person is too many for this. And I think we've made a lot of really good decisions. The big decision was closing the border or doing the ban, people coming in from China."</p>.<p>Trump added: “I think we've done a great job. I will say this, one person is too many.” Trump is relying on a pandemic forecast that predicted 1.5 million to 2.2 million deaths in the United States in a worst-case scenario, without efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus through social distancing.</p>