The coronavirus outbreak in the US is likely to get worse over the next month — and could possibly hit its peak in 45 days, according to a top doctor on the White House coronavirus task force.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, suggested Tuesday that the worst of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak could occur around May 1, CNN reported.

“It’s possible,” Fauci said at a press conference, adding that “45 days is not unreasonable.”

But Fauci was reluctant to commit to a date, saying that “you have to be careful” giving out a number.

“When you get a number, you own the number,” he said. “If the number does not come out then you are in trouble.”

His comments come in response to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s prediction that the outbreak would peak in the state in the same period of time.

“The expected peak is around 45 days,” Cuomo said at a Tuesday press briefing. “That can be plus or minus, depending on what we do.”

New York has reported at least 1,374 cases in the state as the number of infected across the country surpassed 5,000 on Tuesday, according to CNN.

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