Model Shows New York Could Begin Lifting Restrictions in June

People stand in line for COVID-19 testing at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania in the Bronx borough of New York City on April 20, 2020. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

New York, currently the U.S. leader in COVID-19 cases, might be able to safely lift CCP virus lockdowns in June, according to a new model.

As the state has started on a downward trend in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations, it means that social distancing policies could be relaxed on June 1, according to the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.