New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass 60,000 for Second Day

[TomCADem]

Source: Wall Street Journal

The U.S. reported more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, as the spread continues to accelerate in most states.

The more than 62,000 cases reported Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, exceed the 60,315 reported on Tuesday. They bring the total cases reported in the U.S. to more than 8.33 million. More than 222,000 people have died in the U.S.

The seven-day moving average of new cases, which smooths out irregularities in the data, was 59,527 nationwide as of Tuesday, and the 14-day average was 55,282, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Johns Hopkins Data. When the seven-day average is higher than the 14-day average, it suggests cases are on the rise.

The seven-day average was higher than the 14-day average in 42 states for the second day in a row on Tuesday. Nationwide, it has been higher since Oct. 5.

Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-updates-102220-11603356143

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Is it a coincidence that cases are surging in States that Trump has been holding rallies in?

[gibraltar72]

1. With less testing.

[getagrip_already]

2. less testing ... fewer test sites further away from rural populations... less free testing....

And states like florida actively redefining who is reported to have it, or died from it, even with positive tests.

[dalton99a]

3. Kick

[BumRushDaShow]

4. This is just the beginning

because winter will be setting in soon. As it is, there is a significant cold-snap occurring in the middle of the country (and record early snowfall in states like MN) that would accelerate the number of people congregating more indoors, so in a few weeks, we will see what comes of that.

[TomCADem]

5. Trump and DiSantis Have a Plan to Bring Down The COVID Death County Overnight!

By only counting COVID deaths among people who were absolutely healthy with no pre-existing conditions or contributing causes.

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/cdc-did-not-admit-only-6-of-recorded-deaths-from-covid-19/

CDC Did Not ‘Admit Only 6%’ of Recorded Deaths from COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t drastically reduced the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19, but posts making that bogus claim have been circulating widely — with the help of President Donald Trump, who retweeted one such claim on Aug. 30.

Twitter has since removed the original tweet, which came from an account dedicated to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon. But the claim is still readily available on all the major social media platforms. In fact, the same QAnon account that posted the now-deleted tweet includes a screenshot version featuring the president’s retweet.

The post Trump highlighted said: “This week the CDC quietly updated the Covid number to admit that only 6% of all the 153,504 deaths recorded actually died from Covid. That’s 9,210 deaths. The other 94% had 2 to 3 other serious illnesses and the overwhelming majority were of very advanced age.” But that’s not what the CDC information says.

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For the week referenced in the claim, the CDC explained that the chart “shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned.” That means that 6% of those who died with COVID-19 through Aug. 15 didn’t have any other reported conditions.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Yup until the funeral homes and crematoriums start screaming

like what happened here on the east coast this past spring.