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In a matter of minutes today the official count of U.S. deaths to #COVID19 will reach 200,000, with >6.8 million infections. Worldwide more than 31 million cases have been reported.
All of this, of course, is a gross undercount. Minimally in the U.S. 44,000 more deaths...
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All of this, of course, is a gross undercount. Minimally in the U.S. 44,000 more deaths...
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...occurred, a very conservative estimate based on the increase in overall U.S. mortality compared to 2019. The 200K #COVID19 point was likely reached before Labor Day.
By comparison, here is where the world grim numbers stood on Feb 19.
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...occurred, a very conservative estimate based on the increase in overall U.S. mortality compared to 2019. The 200K #COVID19 point was likely reached before Labor Day.
By comparison, here is where the world grim numbers stood on Feb 19.
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On Feb 19 the #COVID19 crisis was mostly about Wuhan. So let's compare today's hideous numbers to a time point when even @realDonaldTrump publicly recognized the #pandemic threat: March 24th. At that time America's death toll didn't yet rank in the top ten in the world.
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On Feb 19 the #COVID19 crisis was mostly about Wuhan. So let's compare today's hideous numbers to a time point when even @realDonaldTrump publicly recognized the #pandemic threat: March 24th. At that time America's death toll didn't yet rank in the top ten in the world.
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If we jump to post-May 25 Memorial Day -- we see the current American tragedy unfolding. By June 17, the U.S. leads the world with more than 117,000 deaths & >2M cases, a quarter of the global total.
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If we jump to post-May 25 Memorial Day -- we see the current American tragedy unfolding. By June 17, the U.S. leads the world with more than 117,000 deaths & >2M cases, a quarter of the global total.
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5/ By late July Asia's #COVID19 epidemics were fading, and more than half of global cases were in the Americas -- the USA and #Brazil. (Mustard color in graph)
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By early August the American #COVID19 burden was exploding across southern and western U.S. States, particularly Georgia, Florida, Texas and Arizona. By Aug 2 the U.S. had >154,000 deaths (out of 679K global) & 646,000 cases (out of 17.8 million worldwide).
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By early August the American #COVID19 burden was exploding across southern and western U.S. States, particularly Georgia, Florida, Texas and Arizona. By Aug 2 the U.S. had >154,000 deaths (out of 679K global) & 646,000 cases (out of 17.8 million worldwide).
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Today the burden of death (cumulative) in America falls most heavily on counties in California and Florida, with parts of Texas and New York following. Despite political rhetoric, death besets BOTH Blue & Red States. #COVID19 brings sorrow nationwide.
Today the burden of death (cumulative) in America falls most heavily on counties in California and Florida, with parts of Texas and New York following. Despite political rhetoric, death besets BOTH Blue & Red States. #COVID19 brings sorrow nationwide.
