BREAKING: researchers say lockdowns prevented ~60 million #coronavirus infections (4.8 million confirmed) in the US. That’s ~270,000 American lives saved (assumes current case-fatality rate=0.56% that likely would’ve risen as hospitals got overwhelmed)

🚨BREAKING: researchers say lockdowns prevented ~60 million #coronavirus infections (4.8 million confirmed) in the US.

That’s ~270,000 American lives saved (assumes current case-fatality rate=0.56% that likely would’ve risen as hospitals got overwhelmed).https://t.co/hQndM3i21t

— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) June 8, 2020