COVID-19 Megathread 5: The Trumps catch COVID-19

[Bandit3 the Worker]

We've exceeded 70,000 new cases today alone, and it's still one hour until the day ends.

If it's any consolation, the number of tests set a record at 823,375, shattering the old record of 719,063.

[Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist]

We've exceeded 70,000 new cases today alone, and it's still one hour until the day's reports end.

Hasn't it just been a few days since we passed 60,000? At this rate, we may hit 100,000 by the end of next week.

That's exponential growth for you.

[Dr. Arch]

We've exceeded 70,000 new cases today alone, and it's still one hour until the day ends.

If it's any consolation, the number of tests set a record at 823,375, shattering the old record of 719,063.

It isn't any consolation.

[Dr. Arch]

We've exceeded 70,000 new cases today alone, and it's still one hour until the day's reports end.

Hasn't it just been a few days since we passed 60,000? At this rate, we may hit 100,000 by the end of next week.

Yep...

[emailking]

Testing should grow as infections grow. Because when you find out you've been in contact with someone who has it, you want to get tested.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

We've exceeded 70,000 new cases today alone, and it's still one hour until the day ends.

If it's any consolation, the number of tests set a record at 823,375, shattering the old record of 719,063.

It isn't any consolation.

Well, more tests will find more cases.

Just because we weren't testing before doesn't mean cases didn't exist.

[Dr. Arch]

We've exceeded 70,000 new cases today alone, and it's still one hour until the day ends.

If it's any consolation, the number of tests set a record at 823,375, shattering the old record of 719,063.

It isn't any consolation.

Well, more tests will find more cases.

Just because we weren't testing before doesn't mean cases didn't exist.

The positivity rate, which controls for N tests performed, is increasing every day. This indicates that the increase in case numbers is a function of community spread over tests performed.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The positivity rate, which controls for N tests performed, is increasing every day. This indicates that the increase in case numbers is a function of community spread over tests done.

I have a spreadsheet here. Apparently the positivity rate has decreased a little in the past couple days.

Most of the country isn't at New Jersey or Connecticut levels yet, of course, but it'll happen.

[redjohn]

These increasing numbers are horrible. It's unfortunate that there are people deluding themselves into thinking the daily death toll will not also start exponentially increasing by a couple weeks from now. It's going to be a disaster for many states.

[Landslide Lyndon]

We've exceeded 70,000 new cases today alone, and there's still one hour left before the day's reporting period ends.

How many more times will Fauci have to be vindicated for the Trumptards to start taking him seriously?

[Progressive Pessimist]

We've exceeded 70,000 new cases today alone, and there's still one hour left before the day's reporting period ends.

How many more times will Fauci have to be vindicated for the Trumptards to start taking him seriously?

These are Trump supporters we're talking about, nobody is allowed to be vindicated except them and their Grand Wizard idol.

[Dr. Arch]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 7/10 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

Δ Change: Day-by-day Growth or Decline or COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.

• IE: Are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.

• IE: What's the overall change in the total?

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<Last Numbers for 6/7-6/13 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 6/14-6/20 in this post>

6/21: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,356,657 (+26,079 | Δ Change: ↓21.89% | Σ Increase: ↑1.12%)
• Deaths: 122,247 (+267 | Δ Change: ↓53.40% | Σ Increase: ↑0.22%)

6/22:

• Cases: 2,388,153 (+31,496 | Δ Change: ↑20.77% | Σ Increase: ↑1.34%)
• Deaths: 122,610 (+363 | Δ Change: ↑35.96% | Σ Increase: ↑0.30%)

6/23:

• Cases: 2,424,168 (+36,015 | Δ Change: ↑14.35% | Σ Increase: ↑1.51%)
• Deaths: 123,473 (+863 | Δ Change: ↑137.74% | Σ Increase: ↑0.70%)
• Death toll inflated by older counts recently dumped by DE

6/24:

• Cases: 2,462,554 (+38,386 | Δ Change: ↑6.18% | Σ Increase: ↑1.58%)
• Deaths: 124,281 (+808 | Δ Change: ↓6.37% | Σ Increase: ↑0.65%)

6/25:

• Cases: 2,504,588 (+42,034 | Δ Change: ↑9.50% | Σ Increase: ↑1.71%)
• Deaths: 126,780 (+2,499 | Δ Change: ↑209.28% | Σ Increase: ↑2.01%)
• Death toll inflated by older counts recently dumped by NJ

6/26:

• Cases: 2,552,940 (+48,352 | Δ Change: ↑15.03% | Σ Increase: ↑1.93%)
• Deaths: 127,640 (+860 | Δ Change: ↓65.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.68%)
• Death Δ Change affected by older counts recently dumped by NJ on 6/25

6/27:

• Cases: 2,596,537 (+43,597 | Δ Change: ↓9.83% | Σ Increase: ↑1.71%)
• Deaths: 128,152 (+512 | Δ Change: ↓40.47% | Σ Increase: ↑0.40%)

6/28: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,637,077 (+40,540 | Δ Change: ↓7.01% | Σ Increase: ↑1.56%)
• Deaths: 128,437 (+285 | Δ Change: ↓44.34% | Σ Increase: ↑0.22%)

6/29:

• Cases: 2,681,802 (+44,725 | Δ Change: ↑10.32% | Σ Increase: ↑1.70%)
• Deaths: 128,779 (+342 | Δ Change: ↑20.00% | Σ Increase: ↑0.27%)

6/30:

• Cases: 2,727,853 (+46,051 | Δ Change: ↑2.96% | Σ Increase: ↑1.72%)
• Deaths: 130,122 (+1,343 | Δ Change: ↑292.69% | Σ Increase: ↑1.04%)

7/1:

• Cases: 2,779,953 (+52,100 | Δ Change: ↑13.14% | Σ Increase: ↑1.91%)
• Deaths: 130,798 (+676 | Δ Change: ↓49.66% | Σ Increase: ↑0.52%)

7/2:

• Cases: 2,837,189 (+57,236 | Δ Change: ↑9.86% | Σ Increase: ↑2.06%)
• Deaths: 131,485 (+687 | Δ Change: ↑1.62% | Σ Increase: ↑0.53%)

7/3:

• Cases: 2,890,588 (+53,399 | Δ Change: ↓6.70% | Σ Increase: ↑1.88%)
• Deaths: 132,101 (+616 | Δ Change: ↓10.33% | Σ Increase: ↑0.47%)

7/4:

• Cases: 2,935,770 (+45,182 | Δ Change: ↓15.39% | Σ Increase: ↑1.56%)
• Deaths: 132,318 (+212 | Δ Change: ↓65.58% | Σ Increase: ↑0.16%)

7/5: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,982,928 (+47,158 | Δ Change: ↑4.37% | Σ Increase: ↑1.61%)
• Deaths: 132,569 (+251 | Δ Change: ↑18.40% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)

7/6:

• Cases: 3,040,833 (+57,905 | Δ Change: ↑22.79% | Σ Increase: ↑1.94%)
• Deaths: 132,979 (+410 | Δ Change: ↑63.35% | Σ Increase: ↑0.31%)

7/7:

• Cases: 3,097,084 (+56,251 | Δ Change: ↓2.86% | Σ Increase: ↑1.85%)
• Deaths: 133,972 (+993 | Δ Change: ↑142.20% | Σ Increase: ↑0.75%)

7/8:

• Cases: 3,158,734 (+61,650 | Δ Change: ↑9.60% | Σ Increase: ↑1.99%)
• Deaths: 134,854 (+882 | Δ Change: ↓11.18% | Σ Increase: ↑0.66%)

7/9 (Yesterday):

• Cases: 3,219,999 (+61,265 | Δ Change: ↓0.62% | Σ Increase: ↑1.94%)
• Deaths: 135,822 (+968 | Δ Change: ↑9.75% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)

7/10 (Today):

• Cases: 3,291,786 (+71,787 | Δ Change: ↑17.17% | Σ Increase: ↑2.23%)
• Deaths: 136,671 (+849 | Δ Change: ↓12.29% | Σ Increase: ↑0.63%)

[Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist]

The average over the last seven days is over 55K.

Horrifying.

[Calthrina950]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 7/10 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

Δ Change: Day-by-day Growth or Decline or COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.

• IE: Are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.

• IE: What's the overall change in the total?

<Last Numbers for 3/26-3/28 in this Post>
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6/21: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,356,657 (+26,079 | Δ Change: ↓21.89% | Σ Increase: ↑1.12%)
• Deaths: 122,247 (+267 | Δ Change: ↓53.40% | Σ Increase: ↑0.22%)

6/22:

• Cases: 2,388,153 (+31,496 | Δ Change: ↑20.77% | Σ Increase: ↑1.34%)
• Deaths: 122,610 (+363 | Δ Change: ↑35.96% | Σ Increase: ↑0.30%)

6/23:

• Cases: 2,424,168 (+36,015 | Δ Change: ↑14.35% | Σ Increase: ↑1.51%)
• Deaths: 123,473 (+863 | Δ Change: ↑137.74% | Σ Increase: ↑0.70%)
• Death toll inflated by older counts recently dumped by DE

6/24:

• Cases: 2,462,554 (+38,386 | Δ Change: ↑6.18% | Σ Increase: ↑1.58%)
• Deaths: 124,281 (+808 | Δ Change: ↓6.37% | Σ Increase: ↑0.65%)

6/25:

• Cases: 2,504,588 (+42,034 | Δ Change: ↑9.50% | Σ Increase: ↑1.71%)
• Deaths: 126,780 (+2,499 | Δ Change: ↑209.28% | Σ Increase: ↑2.01%)
• Death toll inflated by older counts recently dumped by NJ

6/26:

• Cases: 2,552,940 (+48,352 | Δ Change: ↑15.03% | Σ Increase: ↑1.93%)
• Deaths: 127,640 (+860 | Δ Change: ↓65.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.68%)
• Death Δ Change affected by older counts recently dumped by NJ on 6/25

6/27:

• Cases: 2,596,537 (+43,597 | Δ Change: ↓9.83% | Σ Increase: ↑1.71%)
• Deaths: 128,152 (+512 | Δ Change: ↓40.47% | Σ Increase: ↑0.40%)

6/28: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,637,077 (+40,540 | Δ Change: ↓7.01% | Σ Increase: ↑1.56%)
• Deaths: 128,437 (+285 | Δ Change: ↓44.34% | Σ Increase: ↑0.22%)

6/29:

• Cases: 2,681,802 (+44,725 | Δ Change: ↑10.32% | Σ Increase: ↑1.70%)
• Deaths: 128,779 (+342 | Δ Change: ↑20.00% | Σ Increase: ↑0.27%)

6/30:

• Cases: 2,727,853 (+46,051 | Δ Change: ↑2.96% | Σ Increase: ↑1.72%)
• Deaths: 130,122 (+1,343 | Δ Change: ↑292.69% | Σ Increase: ↑1.04%)

7/1:

• Cases: 2,779,953 (+52,100 | Δ Change: ↑13.14% | Σ Increase: ↑1.91%)
• Deaths: 130,798 (+676 | Δ Change: ↓49.66% | Σ Increase: ↑0.52%)

7/2:

• Cases: 2,837,189 (+57,236 | Δ Change: ↑9.86% | Σ Increase: ↑2.06%)
• Deaths: 131,485 (+687 | Δ Change: ↑1.62% | Σ Increase: ↑0.53%)

7/3:

• Cases: 2,890,588 (+53,399 | Δ Change: ↓6.70% | Σ Increase: ↑1.88%)
• Deaths: 132,101 (+616 | Δ Change: ↓10.33% | Σ Increase: ↑0.47%)

7/4:

• Cases: 2,935,770 (+45,182 | Δ Change: ↓15.39% | Σ Increase: ↑1.56%)
• Deaths: 132,318 (+212 | Δ Change: ↓65.58% | Σ Increase: ↑0.16%)

7/5: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,982,928 (+47,158 | Δ Change: ↑4.37% | Σ Increase: ↑1.61%)
• Deaths: 132,569 (+251 | Δ Change: ↑18.40% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)

7/6:

• Cases: 3,040,833 (+57,905 | Δ Change: ↑22.79% | Σ Increase: ↑1.94%)
• Deaths: 132,979 (+410 | Δ Change: ↑63.35% | Σ Increase: ↑0.31%)

7/7:

• Cases: 3,097,084 (+56,251 | Δ Change: ↓2.86% | Σ Increase: ↑1.85%)
• Deaths: 133,972 (+993 | Δ Change: ↑142.20% | Σ Increase: ↑0.75%)

7/8:

• Cases: 3,158,734 (+61,650 | Δ Change: ↑9.60% | Σ Increase: ↑1.99%)
• Deaths: 134,854 (+882 | Δ Change: ↓11.18% | Σ Increase: ↑0.66%)

7/9 (Yesterday):

• Cases: 3,219,999 (+61,265 | Δ Change: ↓0.62% | Σ Increase: ↑1.94%)
• Deaths: 135,822 (+968 | Δ Change: ↑9.75% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)

7/10 (Today):

• Cases: 3,291,786 (+71,787 | Δ Change: ↑17.17% | Σ Increase: ↑2.23%)
• Deaths: 136,671 (+849 | Δ Change: ↓12.29% | Σ Increase: ↑0.63%)

A mixture of good and bad news today. Deaths fell by over a hundred, but new cases went up by slightly over 10,000. And the good news is fleeting, as I don't expect for the death rate to remain the same as it is now, given the exponential growth in cases we've seen over the past few weeks.

[Dr. Arch]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 7/10 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

Δ Change: Day-by-day Growth or Decline or COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.

• IE: Are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.

• IE: What's the overall change in the total?

<Last Numbers for 3/26-3/28 in this Post>
<Last Numbers for 3/29-4/4 in this Post>
<Last Numbers for 4/5-4/11 in this Post>
<Last Numbers for 4/12-4/18 in this Post>
<Last Numbers for 4/19-4/25 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 4/26-5/2 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 5/3-5/9 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 5/10-5/16 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 5/17-5/23 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 5/24-5/30 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 5/31-6/6 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 6/7-6/13 in this post>
<Last Numbers for 6/14-6/20 in this post>

6/21: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,356,657 (+26,079 | Δ Change: ↓21.89% | Σ Increase: ↑1.12%)
• Deaths: 122,247 (+267 | Δ Change: ↓53.40% | Σ Increase: ↑0.22%)

6/22:

• Cases: 2,388,153 (+31,496 | Δ Change: ↑20.77% | Σ Increase: ↑1.34%)
• Deaths: 122,610 (+363 | Δ Change: ↑35.96% | Σ Increase: ↑0.30%)

6/23:

• Cases: 2,424,168 (+36,015 | Δ Change: ↑14.35% | Σ Increase: ↑1.51%)
• Deaths: 123,473 (+863 | Δ Change: ↑137.74% | Σ Increase: ↑0.70%)
• Death toll inflated by older counts recently dumped by DE

6/24:

• Cases: 2,462,554 (+38,386 | Δ Change: ↑6.18% | Σ Increase: ↑1.58%)
• Deaths: 124,281 (+808 | Δ Change: ↓6.37% | Σ Increase: ↑0.65%)

6/25:

• Cases: 2,504,588 (+42,034 | Δ Change: ↑9.50% | Σ Increase: ↑1.71%)
• Deaths: 126,780 (+2,499 | Δ Change: ↑209.28% | Σ Increase: ↑2.01%)
• Death toll inflated by older counts recently dumped by NJ

6/26:

• Cases: 2,552,940 (+48,352 | Δ Change: ↑15.03% | Σ Increase: ↑1.93%)
• Deaths: 127,640 (+860 | Δ Change: ↓65.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.68%)
• Death Δ Change affected by older counts recently dumped by NJ on 6/25

6/27:

• Cases: 2,596,537 (+43,597 | Δ Change: ↓9.83% | Σ Increase: ↑1.71%)
• Deaths: 128,152 (+512 | Δ Change: ↓40.47% | Σ Increase: ↑0.40%)

6/28: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,637,077 (+40,540 | Δ Change: ↓7.01% | Σ Increase: ↑1.56%)
• Deaths: 128,437 (+285 | Δ Change: ↓44.34% | Σ Increase: ↑0.22%)

6/29:

• Cases: 2,681,802 (+44,725 | Δ Change: ↑10.32% | Σ Increase: ↑1.70%)
• Deaths: 128,779 (+342 | Δ Change: ↑20.00% | Σ Increase: ↑0.27%)

6/30:

• Cases: 2,727,853 (+46,051 | Δ Change: ↑2.96% | Σ Increase: ↑1.72%)
• Deaths: 130,122 (+1,343 | Δ Change: ↑292.69% | Σ Increase: ↑1.04%)

7/1:

• Cases: 2,779,953 (+52,100 | Δ Change: ↑13.14% | Σ Increase: ↑1.91%)
• Deaths: 130,798 (+676 | Δ Change: ↓49.66% | Σ Increase: ↑0.52%)

7/2:

• Cases: 2,837,189 (+57,236 | Δ Change: ↑9.86% | Σ Increase: ↑2.06%)
• Deaths: 131,485 (+687 | Δ Change: ↑1.62% | Σ Increase: ↑0.53%)

7/3:

• Cases: 2,890,588 (+53,399 | Δ Change: ↓6.70% | Σ Increase: ↑1.88%)
• Deaths: 132,101 (+616 | Δ Change: ↓10.33% | Σ Increase: ↑0.47%)

7/4:

• Cases: 2,935,770 (+45,182 | Δ Change: ↓15.39% | Σ Increase: ↑1.56%)
• Deaths: 132,318 (+212 | Δ Change: ↓65.58% | Σ Increase: ↑0.16%)

7/5: <Sunday>

• Cases: 2,982,928 (+47,158 | Δ Change: ↑4.37% | Σ Increase: ↑1.61%)
• Deaths: 132,569 (+251 | Δ Change: ↑18.40% | Σ Increase: ↑0.19%)

7/6:

• Cases: 3,040,833 (+57,905 | Δ Change: ↑22.79% | Σ Increase: ↑1.94%)
• Deaths: 132,979 (+410 | Δ Change: ↑63.35% | Σ Increase: ↑0.31%)

7/7:

• Cases: 3,097,084 (+56,251 | Δ Change: ↓2.86% | Σ Increase: ↑1.85%)
• Deaths: 133,972 (+993 | Δ Change: ↑142.20% | Σ Increase: ↑0.75%)

7/8:

• Cases: 3,158,734 (+61,650 | Δ Change: ↑9.60% | Σ Increase: ↑1.99%)
• Deaths: 134,854 (+882 | Δ Change: ↓11.18% | Σ Increase: ↑0.66%)

7/9 (Yesterday):

• Cases: 3,219,999 (+61,265 | Δ Change: ↓0.62% | Σ Increase: ↑1.94%)
• Deaths: 135,822 (+968 | Δ Change: ↑9.75% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)

7/10 (Today):

• Cases: 3,291,786 (+71,787 | Δ Change: ↑17.17% | Σ Increase: ↑2.23%)
• Deaths: 136,671 (+849 | Δ Change: ↓12.29% | Σ Increase: ↑0.63%)

A mixture of good and bad news today. Deaths fell by over a hundred, but new cases went up by slightly over 10,000. And the good news is fleeting, as I don't expect for the death rate to remain the same as it is now, given the exponential growth in cases we've seen over the past few weeks.

As soon as hospitals become overwhelmed and lose their ability to appropriately treat their patients, the mortality rate will skyrocket, and seeing how the current administration has basically shrugged and told them to deal with it themselves, it's going to look very ugly soon.

I've been so frustrated and stressed out lately. All the sacrifices and headway we had made at the start of this was botched because they didn't plan out the re-opening appropriately. This is a disaster.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Deaths always fall on Friday relative to Tues/Wed/Thur.  Not as much the drop on Sunday, but still a consistent drop.  So today’s decline is not a particularly good sign.

If there’s any good news today, it’s the apparent big increase in test and associated slight decline is positivity rate.

But I think the real bad news is the gradual but clear growth in cases and tests in many states that we thought had already peaked.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

Winning.

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1281521482091249664

Maybe this is why the Orange Clown commuted Roger Stone today.

[Former Dean Phillips Supporters for Haley (I guess???!?) 👁️]

For anyone who is interested in knowing how things are really going, I recommend reading some accounts from the people who are working desperately to save lives on the "front lines" - i.e. doctors and nurses etc.

There are some informative threads on r/medicine, in particular they have a COVID megathread which can be worth reading through a bit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/hm8bak/megathread_47_sarscov2covid19_week_of_july_6_2020/

It seems like things are pretty bad, and basically everyone seems to expect them to get worse at least over the near future. We all owe the medical professionals who are working through this a great deal of gratitude. But instead, what they are actually getting from us is very little help from the government and from the American people in keeping things at a manageable level.

Another example from an ER doctor in Arizona:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ho5rcr/i_am_dr_murtaza_akhter_an_er_doctor_in_arizona/

It is worth searching for some of these various accounts and at least skimming through for the general picture as well as some anecdotes.

[It’s so Joever]

Just a reminder for whenever virus downplayers (you know who you are) try to talk about how Covid-19 restrictions would hurt the economy more than doing nothing, Sweden actually didn’t see any benefit to their strategy.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/sweden-coronavirus-strategy-high-death-toll-no-economic-gain-data-2020-7%3famp

[Brittain33]

It’s ok to acknowledge that some days have no good news and we don’t need to try to force an interpretation of data to wring good news out of bad. Yesterday was another wretched ratchet up in the disease’s predictable spread and anything else is noise.

[Person Man]

How many cases can there be before it just runs it’s course?

[wbrocks67]

PA added 1,000+ new cases for the first time in over two months. Not good

https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1281642258362589184

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

PA added 1,000+ new cases for the first time in over two months. Not good

https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1281642258362589184

One item that concerns me is that Lancaster County has around 200 more cases than Allegheny County (and around 190 more deaths) despite having less than half the latter's population.  

And Lancaster County's median age is two less than Allegheny's (39 vs. 41).

[Calthrina950]

In my home city of Colorado Springs, the City Council will be considering an emergency ordinance to make masks mandatory in public: https://krdo.com/news/2020/07/10/city-council-to-evaluate-emergency-ordinance-requiring-masks-in-colorado-springs/. Over the past week, the rise in cases has accelerated in Colorado, and El Paso County's percentage rise is greater then that of the state. Mayor Suthers also said yesterday that a mask mandate "isn't out of the question."

If the ordinance is approved, it will remain in effect until August 14, though Council has the discretion to extend it further. They considered making them mandatory back in May, but held back at that time. But now, with cases spreading, and with mandatory mask orders becoming the norm across the country, I expect that it will pass. Colorado Springs will finally be joining Denver, Boulder, and Ft. Collins, which made masks mandatory over two months ago.

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Daily Florida numbers just dropped:

10,360 new cases today's report. 10,274 residents and 86 non-residents.

19.3% positive from 53,818 tests.

95 deaths. 421 Hospitalizations.

Median age 40.