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Blue_true

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17. Many people in Conn commute to NYC to jobs in fashion, publishing,

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #14)

Mon May 25, 2020, 12:08 PM

May 2020

advertising, law and the finance industry. I believe that one of our own DU members is an owner or high executive in the fashion industry in NYC who said that her home is somewhere in Conn. So yeah, people in Conn were directly in the path of the issues with the virus in NYC - in fact, I believe one of the first cluster outbreaks happened in Conn after some highend social gathering.

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***WARNING*** Please be careful of national level CV19 reports that still include NY Metro. [View all] uponit7771 May 2020 OP

Excellent point. Thank you. K/R eom Alex4Martinez May 2020 #1

Excellent info - thanks so much! jmg257 May 2020 #2

Trump and many Republican leaders are lying about the virus PJMcK May 2020 #3

+1, they're claiming its because of an increase in testing but leaving out its not par positive test uponit7771 May 2020 #8

I've been watching a tracking site for Arkansas. I'm sure some of the increase Arkansas Granny May 2020 #4

Even using Asa's own data it is going up LiberalArkie May 2020 #5

I've been watching this site. Arkansas Granny May 2020 #12

The only reason I think that Perry is low is we have no large employers. LiberalArkie May 2020 #16

+1, I'll update the OP ... this is VERY true to look at hospitalized in the area uponit7771 May 2020 #9

The Arkansas governor seems like a strange bird. Blue_true May 2020 #13

And uponit7771, don't forget that "rest of the US" includes CT and NJ Squinch May 2020 #6

Thx ... so it sounds like I should say NY Tristate Area instead of NY Metro. I didn't know CT was uponit7771 May 2020 #14

Many people in Conn commute to NYC to jobs in fashion, publishing, Blue_true May 2020 #17

And imagine if we had REAL numbers from Florida Silent3 May 2020 #7

DeSantis can't hide dead people from their families and friends. Blue_true May 2020 #18

No, but when someone dies and isn't tested for COVID... Silent3 May 2020 #20

+1, he'll try and hide the death count by the hospitalizations is even harder. Too many people uponit7771 May 2020 #21

You can't cover up a pandemic for long. The truth will come out. shockey80 May 2020 #10

Yes and yes!!! nt Blue_true May 2020 #19

Very solid points that you made. nt Blue_true May 2020 #11

It ain't over, by a moon shot. Kid Berwyn May 2020 #15