200k+ New Cases, 2k+ Deaths Daily in US
Dec. 8th, 2020 08:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerToday the US passed yet-another milestone in the Coronavirus pandemic. There are now over 15 million confirmed cases in the US. A few weeks ago I predicted that our caseload would reach a growth rate of a million in just five days. It took a week longer than I predicted... partly, it seems, because testing was reduced around Thanksgiving as many clinics were closed. This 15th million comes 5 days after 14 million. Over the past week there have been 5 days with more than 200,000 new cases reported per day. See, e.g., New York Times Coronavirus in the U.S. (retrieved 8 Dec 2020).
Deaths per day also touched a new record recently. On Dec 2 there were 2,885. Several days this past week have seen counts over 2,500. The daily average over the past week is 2,260 (source: NYT, ibid).
A few weeks ago I noted that US Coronavirus deaths are like a 9-11 tragedy every two days. With this week's numbers we're getting close to 9-11 every day. Experts like Dr. Fauci warn the worst of the disease surge from Thanksgiving travel and gatherings is yet to come.
UPDATE: Less than 24 hours later it happened (more Coronavirus death in one day than the 9/11 terrorist attacks). 😞
Deaths per day also touched a new record recently. On Dec 2 there were 2,885. Several days this past week have seen counts over 2,500. The daily average over the past week is 2,260 (source: NYT, ibid).
A few weeks ago I noted that US Coronavirus deaths are like a 9-11 tragedy every two days. With this week's numbers we're getting close to 9-11 every day. Experts like Dr. Fauci warn the worst of the disease surge from Thanksgiving travel and gatherings is yet to come.
UPDATE: Less than 24 hours later it happened (more Coronavirus death in one day than the 9/11 terrorist attacks). 😞
