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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 4/24/20
All times Pacific, source Johns Hopkins/NBC News
At 9:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 1,739,293
Confirmed deaths worldwide - 192,231
Confirmed cases US - 880,228
Deaths US - 50,070
At 10:14am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,746,607
Confirmed deaths worldwide - 192,801
Confirmed cases US - 883,624
Deaths US - 50,220
At 12:05pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,747,191
Deaths worldwide - 193,130
Confirmed cases US - 884,208
Deaths US - 50,549
Hermit-The-Prog
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(81,071 posts)At 9:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 1,739,293
Confirmed deaths worldwide - 192,231
Confirmed cases US - 880,228
Deaths US - 50,070
At 10:14am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,746,607
Confirmed deaths worldwide - 192,801
Confirmed cases US - 883,624
Deaths US - 50,220
At 12:05pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,747,191
Deaths worldwide - 193,130
Confirmed cases US - 884,208
Deaths US - 50,549
At 12:54pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,749,915
Deaths worldwide - 193,237
Confirmed cases US - 886,932
Deaths US - 50,656
At 1:23pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,750,122
Deaths worldwide - 193,237
Confirmed cases US - 887,139
Deaths - 50,656
At 1:17pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,750,256
Deaths worldwide - 193,245
Confirmed cases US - 887,273
Deaths US - 50,664
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(81,071 posts)At 9:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 1,739,293
Confirmed deaths worldwide - 192,231
Confirmed cases US - 880,228
Deaths US - 50,070
At 10:14am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,746,607
Confirmed deaths worldwide - 192,801
Confirmed cases US - 883,624
Deaths US - 50,220
At 12:05pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,747,191
Deaths worldwide - 193,130
Confirmed cases US - 884,208
Deaths US - 50,549
At 12:54pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,749,915
Deaths worldwide - 193,237
Confirmed cases US - 886,932
Deaths US - 50,656
At 1:23pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,750,122
Deaths worldwide - 193,237
Confirmed cases US - 887,139
Deaths - 50,656
At 1:17pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,750,256
Deaths worldwide - 193,245
Confirmed cases US - 887,273
Deaths US - 50,664
At 2:55pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,757,711
Deaths worldwide - 193,769
Confirmed cases US - 894,728
Deaths US - 51,188
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Holy crap!!!
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(81,071 posts)Maybe it's because I'm a mom. I wind up thinking of what those obscene numbers mean in terms of how many mothers who are crying over a lost loved one. Someone they care dearly about, but can't be near to offer comfort as death nears. Friends they can't have around them for support. Denied a solemn service of memory and grieving and attempted closure, where friends, family, and other loved ones almost literally cling to each other for solace. I always think about some mother out there, crying. That mere flat cold number is her child, her spouse, her parent or grandparent, her brother or sister, stolen away too soon.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)eliminate my Home Town in 4 1/2 hours. That same progression would wipe out our Community in 14 hours,do not think these Trump Supporters,which by the way are the make up of our Community, have a friggin clue. Sometimes thing they are Math challenged to begin with.
As a parent,the same thoughts go through my empty head on many occasions when I think of the numbers and relate those numbers to a Town Village or a small City.
As my Grand Mother always said,I don't want to bury my Children or Grand Children,I want to go first,they will have to learn how to make things better.
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(81,071 posts)They're supposed to outlive us. THEY, the younger generations, are supposed to bury US, their elders. It's not supposed to be the other way around.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)And I could care less if the Kids think differently. Will changes can be made with in seconds and a phone call.
grantcart
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(81,071 posts)At 9:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 1,739,293
Confirmed deaths worldwide - 192,231
Confirmed cases US - 880,228
Deaths US - 50,070
At 10:14am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,746,607
Confirmed deaths worldwide - 192,801
Confirmed cases US - 883,624
Deaths US - 50,220
At 12:05pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,747,191
Deaths worldwide - 193,130
Confirmed cases US - 884,208
Deaths US - 50,549
At 12:54pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,749,915
Deaths worldwide - 193,237
Confirmed cases US - 886,932
Deaths US - 50,656
At 1:23pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,750,122
Deaths worldwide - 193,237
Confirmed cases US - 887,139
Deaths - 50,656
At 1:17pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,750,256
Deaths worldwide - 193,245
Confirmed cases US - 887,273
Deaths US - 50,664
At 2:55pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,757,711
Deaths worldwide - 193,769
Confirmed cases US - 894,728
Deaths US - 51,188
at 11:50pm, domestically...
Confirmed cases - 901,490
Deaths - 51,523.
Which means sometime tomorrow we may reach
We went from 880,228 this morning to 901,490 by late evening. Will this be our million-confirmed-cases weekend?