The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 7/31/20

All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News

At 8:43am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 17,336,970
Deaths worldwide - 675,069
Confirmed cases US - 4,528,328
Deaths US - 153,752

At 8:52am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 17,340,182
Deaths worldwide - 675,1337
Confirmed cases US - 4,531,540
Deaths US - 153,820

At 9:16am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 17,340,281
Deaths worldwide - 675,141
Confirmed cases US - 4,531,639
Deaths US - 153,824

At 9:18am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 17,341,182
Deaths worldwide - 675,160
Confirmed cases US - 4,532,540
Deaths US - 15,843

At 9:24am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 17,341,184 *
Deaths worldwide - 675,160
Confirmed cases US - 4,532,542 *
Deaths US - 153,843

* Here you see a small increase in cases while deaths remain constant. In a time-frame of six minutes (9:18am to 9:24am). Sometimes it's a useful datapoint. Comparison is easier because you have one set of numbers that's a constant, against which you can see the movement in the other set of numbers. At least - seems to me. I didn't take statistics classes in college. This is just observation of trending. Amateur observation of trending. I'm not a professional. But the numbers tell stories and I have been a professional in that.

Yes indeed. We need to MAKE SURE that happens.

All the apologists and excuse-makers and whores and other assorted cowards need to be reminded again and again and again.

They must NEVER be allowed to hide or escape or try to deny or claim they “always knew he was no good.” Hell, they’ve been on their knees licking his feet since he became “viable” last time around.

No escape. This is the indelible mark on the soul.

I’ve had my share of screw-ups in life but at least I don’t have to worry about facing THAT question when the time comes to answer to St. Peter at the Pearly Gates.

Gums did it.

Stinks too bad even for the Mercers!?!

Whoa! Must be pretty stinky! That’s never stopped them before.

And we better make sure no one forgets that!

No shit.

Be glad it's not a full body image, donald...

Its being shown only from the shoulders spares you from a few graffiti indignities.

Could be somebody else is soon gonna be embellishing that one with a Sharpie.

And another update -

At 7:20am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 16,048,619
Deaths worldwide - 668,559
Confirmed cases US - 4,449,407
Deaths US - 152,266

At 7:22am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 17,048,667
Deaths worldwide - 668,559
Confirmed cases US - 4,449,455
Deaths US - 152,266


At 12:32pm - domestic data only
Confirmed cases US - 4,470,748
Deaths US - 152,797


At 1:34pm
Confirmed cases US - 4,474,741
Deaths US - 152,861


At 5:01pm
Confirmed cases US - 4,495,030+
Deaths US - 153,123+


At 8:26pm
Confirmed cases US - 4,497,855 *
Deaths US - 153,167

* watch for this one to hit and pass another round number: 4,500,000 by the time we wake up in the morning.

Welcome to DU, PirateRo!

Yes you’ve been here for awhile but it’s nice to “read your voice”!

Onion slicing over here, too...

What a beautiful image. Does get one kinda choked up...

How badly we need leadership we can trust and look up to!