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.