The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 5/17/20

[calimary]

All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News

Maybe it's just the weekend... but this is the first such data I've seen all day.

At 2:18pm
Confirmed cases US - 1,489,567
Deaths US - 90,140

We're at NINETY-THOUSAND deaths. Actually somewhat beyond it by now.

NINETY-THOUSAND.

It's almost unimaginable. But not to 90-thousand-PLUS loved ones who are now in mourning and can't even hug each other.

[calimary]

1. I went back, for the sake of comparison, to see where we were when we left off yesterday.

YESTERDAY, 5 16 20:
At 9:16am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,571,265
Deaths worldwide - 309,220
Confirmed cases US - 1,458,589
Deaths US - 88,400


At 2pm - only domestic data available
Confirmed cases US - 1,467,915
Deaths US - 89,211

At 2:22pm
Confirmed cases US - 1,470,866
Deaths US - 89,324


And now, TODAY, 5 17 20, Compare:
At 2:18pm
Confirmed cases US - 1,489,567
Deaths US - 90,140

[erronis]

2. And when the tallying is done, we'll be shown north of 130,000 deaths as of today

The "excess death" rate becomes a very good statistic with higher numbers.

Even tho this administration doesn't want to label COVID-19 deaths as such these will be counted.

Trump's Pandemic of 2019.

Let's hope it's the last disaster he causes.