Coronavirus: as Covid-19 cases in some US states swell, a model revises estimates upwards

Even as confirmed coronavirus cases in some US states swell, one of the most influential models used to predict the spread of Covid-19 is revising its estimates upwards.Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE) were forced to re-crunch their numbers and release new data on Sunday, less than a week after their last revision. The move came as states like California reported unexpected upticks in confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths.The model,…

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