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Renew Deal

(84,762 posts)
Fri Apr 24, 2020, 10:42 PM Apr 2020

Today (4/24) was the highest day of US CV cases yet: 38,764

Which should mean that the highest days of deaths are coming in the next 2-3 weeks.

The previous high was April 4 with 34,517. That was followed by a peak in deaths on April 21.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

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Today (4/24) was the highest day of US CV cases yet: 38,764 (Original Post) Renew Deal Apr 2020 OP
We are further away from the projected end of the curve than when Trump declared national emergency Doodley Apr 2020 #1
The south and midwest have no idea what's coming for them. Renew Deal Apr 2020 #2
I'm not proud and it's no fun that once again "We're Number One"! abqtommy Apr 2020 #3
Did testing hold constant? Igel Apr 2020 #4
What has happened is the virus has saturated the country now. Blue_true Apr 2020 #5

Doodley

(11,780 posts)
1. We are further away from the projected end of the curve than when Trump declared national emergency
Fri Apr 24, 2020, 10:48 PM
Apr 2020

five weeks ago.

Renew Deal

(84,762 posts)
2. The south and midwest have no idea what's coming for them.
Fri Apr 24, 2020, 10:53 PM
Apr 2020

It's currently hundreds of new cases a day. It will soon be thousands.

Igel

(37,430 posts)
4. Did testing hold constant?
Fri Apr 24, 2020, 11:12 PM
Apr 2020

Same number of tests given?

Or did they decline?

Because if they increased, then you need to figure out the percent increase of the tests, compare that with the % increase of the tests that came back positive.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
5. What has happened is the virus has saturated the country now.
Fri Apr 24, 2020, 11:56 PM
Apr 2020

That means that unless changes in behavior happen, we will continue to see higher infection levels.

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