Florida Could Become the Next COVID-19 Epicenter, Model Shows

Florida Could Become the Next COVID-19 Epicenter, Model Shows A team of scientists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania say the state has “all the markings of the next large epicenter.” CNN reported the team also added that the state is at risk of being the “worst it has ever been.” Florida recorded its highest single day jump in coronavirus infections on Monday, with nearly 2,800 new cases.

The state has tallied 82,719 total COVID-19 cases and 3,018 deaths.

21 states are seeing an upward trend in new cases, with several seeing record-high seven-day averages of new cases per day.