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13. Ouch, that graph is really awful. I noticed the world overall is turning up too

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 07:55 PM

Dec 2021

after a brief pause, yes, because of Thanksgiving -- the U.S.'s mini-downturn was enough to affect the whole globe's curve. For a few days.

Below the main graph is a "Cases by Region" graph and one can see the little down and up hook in the "U.S. and Canada" (red line). No other region has that -- but the world as a whole has a mini-version of the down-and-up.

World
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html
no paywall no quota. Best feature: the "Last 90 Days" button. Next best: The map

The 7 day average is now the highest its been since about September 10.

U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html
Darn, the Dec 3 cases aren't included yet. But when they are, that will drive the U.S. to the highest 7 day average since October 10, nearly 2 months ago.

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I know it is shooting up here in PA BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #12

Ouch, that graph is really awful. I noticed the world overall is turning up too progree Dec 2021 #13

I've had a sub with the NYT BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #14

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