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mucifer

(23,530 posts)
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:17 PM Jul 2020

Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse



NEW YORK (AP) — A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.

The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down as states like Florida and Texas saw explosions in cases and hospitalizations — and reported daily U.S. infections broke records several times in recent days.

Scientists warned it wouldn’t last. A coronavirus death, when it occurs, typically comes several weeks after a person is first infected. And experts predicted states that saw increases in cases and hospitalizations would, at some point, see deaths rise too. Now that’s happening.


According to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, the seven-day rolling average for daily reported deaths in the U.S. has increased from 578 two weeks ago to 664 on July 10 — still well below the heights hit in April. Daily reported deaths increased in 27 states over that time period, but the majority of those states are averaging under 15 new deaths per day. A smaller group of states has been driving the nationwide increase in deaths.


https://apnews.com/b5dc967808fb7964b531afa59b5a6f82
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Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse (Original Post) mucifer Jul 2020 OP
K&R Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 #1
K&R, looks like they younger are dying slower vs not at all. The uptick in deaths are following the uponit7771 Jul 2020 #2

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
2. K&R, looks like they younger are dying slower vs not at all. The uptick in deaths are following the
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:58 PM
Jul 2020

... hospitalizations like they did earlier this year but with an additional week lag

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