The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 8/28/20 - after Hurricane RNC week

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All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News

Because I just realized I didn't post any stats yesterday, here's where we left off last night:
At 9:23pm - domestic data only
Confirmed cases US - 5,883,445
Deaths US - 181,488


At 6:47am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,481,408
Deaths worldwide - 832,814
Confirmed cases US - 5,895,847
Deaths US - 182,036

At 7:37am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,482,013
Deaths worldwide - 832,826
Confirmed cases US - 5,896,452
Deaths US - 182,048 *

* At 9:28am, a graphic spelled out:
Dead in the US this week alone - 3,784
Deaths US - 182,163

At 9:30am - domestic data only
Confirmed cases US - 5,906,962
Deaths US - 182,243

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1. Update -

At 6:47am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,481,408
Deaths worldwide - 832,814
Confirmed cases US - 5,895,847
Deaths US - 182,036

At 7:37am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,482,013
Deaths worldwide - 832,826
Confirmed cases US - 5,896,452
Deaths US - 182,048 *

* At 9:28am, a graphic spelled out:
Dead in the US this week alone - 3,784
Deaths US - 182,163

At 9:30am - domestic data only
Confirmed cases US - 5,906,962
Deaths US - 182,243


At 9:31am
Confirmed cases US - 5,907,812
Deaths US - 182,247

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2. Update - a different metric...

At 6:47am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,481,408
Deaths worldwide - 832,814
Confirmed cases US - 5,895,847
Deaths US - 182,036

At 7:37am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,482,013
Deaths worldwide - 832,826
Confirmed cases US - 5,896,452
Deaths US - 182,048 *

* At 9:28am, a graphic spelled out:
Dead in the US this week alone - 3,784
Deaths US - 182,163

At 9:30am - domestic data only
Confirmed cases US - 5,906,962 **
Deaths US - 182,243


At 9:31am
Confirmed cases US - 5,907,812 **
Deaths US - 182,247

** Nerd alert - I just noticed something. In the space of a minute, there were 850 new cases noted, and four more deaths. That's the rate-of-increase per minute??? I imagine we'd need to see several sets of stats and then take an average, to be able to make any sort of credible statement about how fast this is still spreading.

And we've got two VERY significant milestones not too far up the road anymore: 6,000,000 confirmed cases and 200,000 deaths. I'd guess we'll probably reach six-million cases first. The death figures are what I've heard often referred to as "lagging indicators." Each one of those "lagging indicators," don't forget, is a human being. Somebody's husband or wife. Somebody's mom or dad. Somebody's grandparent, auntie, uncle, cousin, neighbor, friend, lover, coworker. There are lots of somebody's tears attached to every single one.

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3. Update -

At 6:47am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,481,408
Deaths worldwide - 832,814
Confirmed cases US - 5,895,847
Deaths US - 182,036

At 7:37am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,482,013
Deaths worldwide - 832,826
Confirmed cases US - 5,896,452
Deaths US - 182,048

* At 9:28am, a graphic spelled out:
Dead in the US this week alone - 3,784
Deaths US - 182,163

At 9:30am - domestic data only
Confirmed cases US - 5,906,962
Deaths US - 182,243


At 9:31am
Confirmed cases US - 5,907,812
Deaths US - 182,247


At 12:33pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 24,487,964
Deaths worldwide - 833,299
Confirmed cases US - 5,916,835
Deaths US - 182,366