Coronavirus in Florida
With no rollbacks, models predicts 62K Florida COVID-19 deaths by December
Unlike current data, the model says the pandemic is currently growing.
Unlike current data, the model says the pandemic is currently growing.
Mask use could halve the death toll by October.
Florida is in Phase Two of reopening, and the Governor says the state won't be turning back.
The model again shows Florida past the peak of the novel coronavirus.
The models have been inaccurate and don't provide nuance, he says.
Previous models suggested the virus' peak was in Florida's rearview mirror.
Nearly 4,000 Floridians could die by August in the latest prediction.
The CDC has been using models from eight researchers to forecast COVID-19 deaths.
Florida is still past the peak of COVID-19 daily deaths, according to an influential model.
On April 2, 77 Floridians died, looking like the peak of the outbreak.
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