This article spells some of it out. I have a feeling Florida may end up having the worst case of the virus even though New York is comfortably in the lead currently.
https://www.wlrn.org/post/theres-something-strange-about-floridas-coronavirus-data#stream/0
https://www.wlrn.org/post/theres-something-strange-about-floridas-coronavirus-data#stream/0