Researchers in Washington state who are studying the spread of COVID-19, are now saying Florida is expected to see the worst of the outbreak in mid April instead of the beginning of May.
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has been creating projections based on local responses around the world to the coronavirus pandemic, including whether state leaders have enacted travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders.
The projections are updated weekly. “It is now earlier than we predicted,” IHME lead researcher Dr. Ali Mokdad said. “It is now April 21.” During a Skype interview last week," Mokdad said the number of COVID-19 cases were expected to peak on May, and then start tapering off by mid-June.