LOS ANGELES - As cases of the novel coronavirus and its delta variant continue to increase, a new projection model shows there are no signs of the hyper-contagious variant slowing down — foreshadowing that the pandemic may not be over as quickly as many hoped.The projections, released Wednesday by the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub, show a continued and accelerated increase in cases and deaths, with numbers peaking in mid-October.
The latest projections combine 10 mathematical models to create an ensemble projection, with four scenarios. The scenarios are based on how much of the population gets vaccinated and how quickly the variant spreads.Researchers at the hub work with the U.S.