These are the projections for California...
From KTLA:
California will see peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in less than 4 weeks, forecast finds
A graph from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation shows projected peak demand for hospital resources in California on April 26, 2020.
by: Melissa Pamer, Mary Beth McDade
Posted: Mar 30, 2020 / 02:40 PM PDT / Updated: Mar 30, 2020 / 11:03 PM PDT
The coronavirus crisis will create peak demand on California's health care resources on April 26, but the state will be likely able to meet the need for hospital beds, according to a state-by-state forecast from researchers at the University of Washington's medical school.
The Golden State will see more than 4,300 deaths due to coronavirus, with fatalities continuing into August, the forecast found. The numbers are expected to peak with about 100 deaths per day in late April.
The state has been preparing for a surge that will require two-thirds increase in hospital system capacity, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, when a top state health official indicated the state's own "very dynamic" modeling indicated a peak in the second half of May.
There are now 5,763 positive coronavirus cases in California and 135 people have died, the state announced.
Nationwide, approximately 82,141 people will die from the virus over the next four months, the study predicts from a range of 39,174 to 141,995 deaths. Over the weekend, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health predicted between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths in the U.S.
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