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kpete

(72,045 posts)
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 03:50 PM Jul 2020

American Surge: 10 states are recording more new cases than any country in the world,

How the U.S. Compares with the World on the Virus
July 24, 2020 at 2:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 48 Comments

“The surge in the United States is so extreme that, once adjusted for population… 10 states are recording more new cases than any country in the world,” the New York Times reports.

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American Surge: 10 states are recording more new cases than any country in the world, (Original Post) kpete Jul 2020 OP
At 4 pm EDT leftieNanner Jul 2020 #1
That surely puts this nightmare into devastating focus n/t moonscape Jul 2020 #2
Unreported cases could be ten times more. Horrendous to think that Texas, Florida and Doodley Jul 2020 #3
I remember when blue states were peaking and many deaths occuring . .. Iliyah Jul 2020 #4
So much winning. c-rational Jul 2020 #5

leftieNanner

(15,199 posts)
1. At 4 pm EDT
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:04 PM
Jul 2020

Worldometers has 54,056 new cases in the US. 757 new deaths.

Holy Shit!

Stay at home. Wear a Mask. Social Distance.

Doodley

(9,176 posts)
3. Unreported cases could be ten times more. Horrendous to think that Texas, Florida and
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:08 PM
Jul 2020

California could be getting 100,000 new cases per day.


EDIT: In fact an MIT study suggests 12 times the reported cases:

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/medical-advances/505409-coronavirus-cases-may-be-widely-underreported

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. I remember when blue states were peaking and many deaths occuring . ..
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 04:09 PM
Jul 2020

how compassionate the red states were - NOT.

Anywho, most Democrats are sincerely caring.

And I hope for the best.

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