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Originally Posted by suzzer99
TX/AZ and FL all seem to have peaked on new cases about a week ago and are in slow decline now. All 3 states have implemented various restrictions - mainly in the big cities and in other hotspots. Deaths should peak in 2-3 weeks.
But unlike NYC and N. Italy - these states aren't peaking then dropping fast in terms of cases. They're peaking and then slowly tapering off to form more of a sloping plateau, at least so far. Not sure what the effects on hospitals will be from that.
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Due to increased testing now, we're finding more of the infections. When NY and Italy peaked, it's likely their infections were much much higher than reported, hence coming down so fast.