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I suspect it is closer to 80000 than it is to 800. LonePirate Mar 2020 #1
Since January Native Mar 2020 #5
No... there are at LEAST 5000+ cases lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #2
Co-sign..here to back you up, when someone inevitably comes dewsgirl Mar 2020 #7
Thanks... but I am a scientist... not an MD or epidemiologist lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #14
I wish you were wrong as well. I have dewsgirl Mar 2020 #16
But deaths would be hard to hide, and it is only 28 so far.... USALiberal Mar 2020 #17
2-3 weeks. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #29
OK, that explains it!! Thanks as always! nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #31
You might be right as to a realistic count as of today. Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #21
I'm with you. Off by 10x. Pobeka Mar 2020 #24
Until we have a R0 number it's impossible to predict Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #28
That's what you get when there aren't facilities to test or process in a timely manner uppityperson Mar 2020 #3
My guess is that there are at least 2000+ in the US alone. flying_wahini Mar 2020 #4
Experts have been saying it's more like 20,000 based on modeling Native Mar 2020 #6
Yes..all across the nation.😔 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #8
So shouldn't the deaths be closer to 500? Unless those are not reported. Nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #11
Many are in early stages and not yet if ever in crisis. Big Blue Marble Mar 2020 #18
Thanks for the info!! nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #19
Not reported. Ratios vary too. Depends on lots of factors. Native Mar 2020 #25
many more. so many people don't want to go to the doc fearful of what the cost will be... Javaman Mar 2020 #9
Don't you think it's odd how well spread out all those few cases are? enki23 Mar 2020 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #12
Currently, my State, New Mexico, is showing zero cases. TygrBright Mar 2020 #13
Thanks! Nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #15
kind of hard to count test results.. stillcool Mar 2020 #20
I bet TheFarseer Mar 2020 #22
A terrifying, and sad truth. n/t Pobeka Mar 2020 #26
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2020 #30
There was one case in Kentucky yesterday( a Walmart employee), Bayard Mar 2020 #23
Wasn't it Trump who last week claimed that there were only 15 and soon to be zero? Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2020 #27
Hopefully 🤞 Raine Mar 2020 #32
We did see +272 cases today Dem2 Mar 2020 #33
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