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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING: Confirmed U.S. #COVID-19 cases have surpassed 5,000, 5 times the number of cases one week
BREAKING: Confirmed U.S. #COVID-19 cases have surpassed 5,000, 5 times the number of cases one week ago
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BREAKING: Confirmed U.S. #COVID-19 cases have surpassed 5,000, 5 times the number of cases one week (Original Post)
MelissaB
Mar 2020
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Johnny2X2X
(19,107 posts)1. Up to 5600 and will be over 6000 later this afternoon
NY with 733 positive tests today alone.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)3. 5,000 times REPORTED cases
We don't know how many cases are out there, thanks to Donny Dimwit's foot dragging and general ass-holery.
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)6. Yep. We need more tests
Right now, people are carrying and showing symptoms but not counted because tests are rationed
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)4. Washington State, NYC and Cali
are almost 80% of those.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)5. NY state went from 900+ to 1300+. In ONE day.
bdamomma
(63,917 posts)7. Now he is
Killing Americans, can he fucking resign.
hvn_nbr_2
(6,488 posts)8. It will multiply 10X if they ever start testing sensibly. nt
Dem2
(8,168 posts)9. I'm listening to meditative music to relax
And the 1st post I see when I decide to click back in is this. :/
gibraltar72
(7,508 posts)10. Constantly amazed how many willing to participate in hoax
even willing to die!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)11. Yes,the math is coming home to bite us in
ass. The reason Dipshit Donnie pivoted was,the Brits showed him how the Math on the number of new infections is going to play out,and he had to change his diaper.
Now today he is the only expert on COVID-19,don't believe me,just ask him.
RandySF
(59,158 posts)12. Testing is beginning to ramp up.
Crunchy Frog
(26,617 posts)13. Partly an artifact of increased testing.
I'm betting the real numbers are an order of magnitude higher.