Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[crissindahouse]

NightlyPoe said:

SpokenTruth said:

3/18: US-Italy Chart plus other updates.

The US had 2,846 new cases.  That's 3 times what it was just 2 days ago.  9 times from 1 week ago.  We are now 2 days ahead of Italy from the alignment 6 days ago.  We have surpassed France and South Korea for total cases. The nightly gap is 159. That was our entire daily total just 9 days ago. (added 20 more just since I posted this. 179 now.).

Italy gained 4,207 new cases today. They will pass China tomorrow for the most fatal cases.

There are now 16 countries with over 1,000 cases.

This is your daily reminder that Italy and the United States are countries of vastly different scale and this chart is meaningless.  The United States is more akin to a less populated Europe as a whole instead a single peninsula.

Keep an eye on the clusters, not the country as a whole as most of the country is in a relatively early stage still.  Watch Washington, Northern California, and, especially, New York.

This is your daily reminder that you don't have to tell every second user what he shall post and/or what his opinion has to be