(CNN) Another 20,000 Covid-19 deaths by the end of the month are "inevitable," according to a former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Impacts could be much greater than officials thinkOfficials are tracking coronavirus infections and deaths, but Frieden said those numbers may be too small. The true number of coronavirus deaths in the United States is well over a quarter million, Frieden said Saturday. A wake-up call for politicians and public health officialsFormer CDC directors warned that both politicians and public health officials need to take the virus seriously for the sake of the public. Koplan said he believes this pandemic will serve as a wake-up call for politicians and public health officials.

Source: CNN October 11, 2020 06:33 UTC