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Forecasting the COVID-19 Epidemic for the U.S.
Projection Update
Paul Ho

Thomas A. Lubik

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond∗

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond†

Christian Matthes
Indiana University‡

June 9, 2020

∗

Research Department, P.O. Box 27622, Richmond, VA 23261. Email: paul.ho@rich.frb.org.
Research Department, P.O. Box 27622, Richmond, VA 23261. Email: thomas.lubik@rich.frb.org.
‡
Wylie Hall, 100 South Woodlawn Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. Email: matthesc@iu.edu.
†

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United States

4

10 6

cumulative cases
4

3

3

2

2

1

1

0

new cases

0
April

2

10 4

10 5

July

April

cumulative deaths

July

new deaths
3000

1.5
2000
1
1000
0.5
0

0
April

July

April

2

July

District of Columbia

2

10 4

cumulative cases

new cases
400

1.5

300

1

200

0.5

100

0

0
April

July

April

cumulative deaths

July

new deaths

1500

25
20

1000

15
10

500

5
0

0
April

July

April

3

July

Maryland

10 4

cumulative cases

new cases
2000

10
1500
8
6

1000

4
500
2
0

0
April

July

April

cumulative deaths

July

new deaths

8000

150

6000
100
4000
50
2000
0

0
April

July

April

4

July

North Carolina

10

10 4

cumulative cases

new cases
2000

8

1500

6
1000
4
500

2
0

0
April

July

April

cumulative deaths

July

new deaths

4000

80

3000

60

2000

40

1000

20

0

0
April

July

April

5

July

South Carolina

3

10 4

cumulative cases

new cases
500
400

2

300
200

1

100
0

0
April

July

April

cumulative deaths

July

new deaths

1500

40
30

1000
20
500
10
0

0
April

July

April

6

July

Virginia

2.5

10 5

cumulative cases

new cases
4000

2

3000

1.5
2000
1
1000

0.5
0

0
April

July

April

cumulative deaths

July

new deaths
150

10000
8000

100
6000
4000

50

2000
0

0
April

July

April

7

July

West Virginia

cumulative cases

new cases

4000

100

3000

80
60

2000
40
1000

20

0

0
April

July

April

cumulative deaths

July

new deaths

200

6

150
4
100
2
50
0

0
April

July

April

8

July