So there are now, as of this writing, 4,564 confirmed active cases of the coronavirus here in the United States today; an increase of about a thousand since this same time yesterday morning. 93 Americans have now died from it, compared to just 74 who have recovered. The daily rate of both contraction and death is continuing to accelerate.
Also, the U.S. stock market had its worst day yesterday since 1987, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging a record 2,997 points, equating to a loss of 12.9% of its total worth in just one day. The U.S. stock markets have now erased nearly all their gains since Donald Trump took office more than three years ago. A growing body of investment banks and economists are now predicting not just another recession (that much is obvious at this point), but a full-blown economic depression.
Also, HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!! Do ya feel lucky? (You have to admit, all this does seem kinda like "the luck of the Irish".)
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