U.S. on cusp of marking at least 100K deaths from virus

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Artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada works on a 20,000 square foot mural of a healthcare worker near the Queens Museum, back left, and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, back center, in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The mural is to honor those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic, especially minority healthcare workers. The portrait was inspired by Dr. Ydelfonso Decoo, an immigrant doctor who died from coronavirus complications while serving hard-hit communities of color. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is on the cusp of marking at least 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. That was once an unthinkable toll but it could portend even more misery in the months ahead as parts of the U.S. reopen. Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World are making plans to reopen. Summertime will bring more people to beaches. And the nation’s two major political parties have conventions planned that will attract thousands to nominate presidential candidates. Public health officials are predicting a resurgence by fall. Meanwhile, a new poll shows that only half of Americans may be willing to get vaccinated if scientists are successful in developing a vaccine.