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Eyeball_Kid

(7,431 posts)
1. Have no fear, folks!
Sat May 9, 2020, 04:55 PM
May 2020

Trump the Magic Dragon will wave his wand and the Evil Virus will disappear, and all 80,000 people who died will come back to life. The virus, as the Trumpy said, will go away and magically disappear. ONLY TRUMP CAN DO THIS, because he’s a WINNER.

But Trumpy-Boy won’t wave his wand until the death count reaches 500 thousand. Trumpy-Boy doesn’t want to overuse his mystical powers. One invocation a week should be enough.

Alex4Martinez

(2,193 posts)
2. I think the rate is close to one death/minute. So three hours from now we should be at 80K.
Sat May 9, 2020, 05:04 PM
May 2020

I was tested today, swab up nose, get results tomorrow.

Alex4Martinez

(2,193 posts)
9. Thanks! I hope everyone will be tested, and soon.
Sat May 9, 2020, 05:54 PM
May 2020

Data is the most powerful tool and those nations that overcame the threat did it largely by testing and by distancing ASAP.

We are so backward, led by the most backward of all.

Take care!

Alex4Martinez

(2,193 posts)
15. Thanks again, I'm in great hands.
Sat May 9, 2020, 07:04 PM
May 2020

Just as a pneumococcol and meningococcal test would be routine for someone aged 63 with no spleen and other surgeries, the Covid test was recommended as a precaution against infection at a time when our county has few cases but wants to expand testing.

jimfields33

(15,786 posts)
10. I don't think it will go over tonight
Sat May 9, 2020, 06:01 PM
May 2020

I think numbers have been reported for the day. Tomorrow for sure. Our daily death rate is all over the place.

littlemissmartypants

(22,634 posts)
12. After subtracting recovered and deceased that leaves
Sat May 9, 2020, 06:30 PM
May 2020

1,029,098 with what? What's their status? Still hospitalized? At home recovering? That's a lot of cases without a designation. Such a high number, it makes me worry.

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,435 posts)
13. Ay dios! [omg] We just went over, now at 80,004 deaths; 1,346,332 covd19 cases in U.S.
Sat May 9, 2020, 06:54 PM
May 2020

WorldmeterLast updated: May 09, 2020, 22:48 GMT
United States
Coronavirus Cases:
1,346,332
Deaths:
80,004

oasis

(49,379 posts)
18. CNN is now airing a documentary with timeline of how things went down.
Sat May 9, 2020, 10:34 PM
May 2020

Knowing CNN, it'll likely be repeated during the week.

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