A few thoughts:
This does not look like an unusual year so far and the season runs through the 15th of May. I have always found the first two weeks of May best for finding really big bears. But the risk of badly rubbed bears is real.

Setting the hunt back for a couple weeks may provide a bit of clarity...

However... the docs predict a peak in cases around the middle of May...

Believe them and go early... or ignore them and go later.

Or back out...

Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.