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Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
Sat Dec 5, 2020, 06:38 PM Dec 2020

Coronavirus Cases In U.S.: Latest Map & Case Count

Source: New York Times:

At least 2,637 new coronavirus deaths and 229,077 new cases were reported in the United States on Dec. 4. Over the past week, there has been an average of 183,771 cases per day, an increase of 9 percent from the average two weeks earlier.

As of Saturday afternoon, more than 14,546,800 people in the United States have been infected with the coronavirus and at least 280,000 have died, according to a New York Times database. The country has set records for cases, deaths and hospitalizations in recent days even as officials imposed new restrictions seeking to curb the virus's spread.


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html



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Coronavirus Cases In U.S.: Latest Map & Case Count (Original Post) Stuart G Dec 2020 OP
Predicted after Thanksgiving spike occurring now benld74 Dec 2020 #1
Do you know how you both contracted it? forthemiddle Dec 2020 #8
Not known benld74 Dec 2020 #10
Today, one of my friends asked me if I was still quarantining Marthe48 Dec 2020 #2
I'd love to see a map that shows the areas that went for mf45 vs where the cases are hitting hard kimbutgar Dec 2020 #3
You don't have to Warpy Dec 2020 #7
that is in-depth reporting NJCher Dec 2020 #4
Things in western NC birdographer Dec 2020 #5
I got tested negative on December 1. Lasher Dec 2020 #6
It's still hard to get a test, so these numbers are underestimates rainin Dec 2020 #9

benld74

(9,888 posts)
1. Predicted after Thanksgiving spike occurring now
Sat Dec 5, 2020, 07:18 PM
Dec 2020

After Christmas & New Year another will occur I’m afraid.
Ignorant people? Foolish people? I give up myself trying to figure. Plenty of articles though.
Wife & I both getting thru with mild cases ourselves. We’re in our 60’s. Wife retired me and in 6 days. Scary it is.
Parson refuses to have face mask mandate. All GOP led counties around STL follow his lack of intelligence. Urban hospitals hit with non-urban customers. Sad really.
Idk what to think really. It’s truly becoming a protect yourselves situation.
Vaccines are coming! News began those reports about a week ago. Tick tock,,,
IDK

forthemiddle

(1,373 posts)
8. Do you know how you both contracted it?
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 08:39 AM
Dec 2020

I’m curious about who catches it, and why. Outside the obviously stupid superspreading events, how are the normal, conscientious people getting it?

If I wear my mask, observe social distancing, am I safer than someone who doesn’t?

Marthe48

(16,691 posts)
2. Today, one of my friends asked me if I was still quarantining
Sat Dec 5, 2020, 08:59 PM
Dec 2020

I told her, yes, probably till forever.

Another friend is posting on fb from different area locations. I decided to snooze her.

Most of my friends are staying home, masking, etc if they go out.

Warpy

(110,900 posts)
7. You don't have to
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 12:07 AM
Dec 2020
https://apnews.com/article/counties-worst-virus-surges-voted-trump-d671a483534024b5486715da6edb6ebf

There are other articles out there with the same info.

Rural counties were the worst hit here in NM. We're finally starting to see lower transmission rates, so we're the eighth worst hit state instead of the third worst last week.

That seems to be the pattern elsewhere, also.

NJCher

(35,423 posts)
4. that is in-depth reporting
Sat Dec 5, 2020, 10:14 PM
Dec 2020
to the NY Times.

I spent quite a bit of time reading everything at this link.

They don't always do things right, but when they do, they deserve credit.

birdographer

(1,213 posts)
5. Things in western NC
Sat Dec 5, 2020, 10:51 PM
Dec 2020

are going the wrong way. Restaurants all over town are opening up, stores are open. Ingles has put its salad bar back up in the grocery store. Fewer and fewer masks. This is a very, very red county...kind of wish I could go back in time and rethink our move here knowing what we know now. I would never move to such a republican county. Bunch of morons. There will never be regulations here, they are all in denial there even is a virus. All we can do is stay home as much as possible until the vaccine is available. It's like living in a zombie apocalypse.

Lasher

(27,500 posts)
6. I got tested negative on December 1.
Sat Dec 5, 2020, 11:37 PM
Dec 2020

There's 2 types of test available here in WV right now: Rapid and PCR. I got the PCR test because it's supposed to be more reliable. The physician assistant told me they had learned our state Department of Health and Human Services is not even recording rapid test results. I don't understand that but I'm sure it makes Governor Justice's numbers look better.

rainin

(3,010 posts)
9. It's still hard to get a test, so these numbers are underestimates
Sun Dec 6, 2020, 12:00 PM
Dec 2020

My DS will be coming home on military leave next week. He hasn't been tested at all. His military insurance, Tricare, won't pay for the test. Where we live, tests are expensive without insurance. The turnaround time is 4 days and we're not even sure how to time the test to get the most accurate result, that is, how many days after exposure. So, we won't be testing him. Our plan is to wear masks, and socially distance, for the first 10 days at all times, even in the house. We're scared because there are 3 of us who have stayed home since March because of our age and our existing health problems. Now, there may be no way to avoid it. The reality is Trump may still kill 3/5 of our little family before he leaves office.

And no, we won't put him in a hotel where we think he'll be at risk.

Bottom line is, there have to be many who go untested. This is so much bigger than the numbers suggest.

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