U.S. deaths due to coronavirus topped 16,400 on Thursday, according to Reuters, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak.

U.S. officials warned Americans to expect alarming numbers of coronavirus deaths this week, even as an influential university model on Wednesday scaled back its projected U.S. pandemic death toll by 26% to 60,000.

U.S. deaths set new daily records with over 2,700 new deaths reported in a day.