Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, attends the daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON: US deaths from coronavirus could reach 200,000 with millions of cases, the government's top infectious diseases expert warned on Sunday (Mar 29) as New York, New Orleans and other major cities warned they would soon run out of medical supplies.

Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, estimated in an interview with CNN that the pandemic could cause between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths in the United States.