Corona Virus Peak Watch Thread

PoliTalker said:
Almost 60K New Cases yesterday.

Nearly 1000 dead.

The tragedy goes on and on.

The virus is coming on strong because we are letting it.

We could take more steps to prevent that, but we just have too many people who think the economy or political points are more important than the lives of those who are being lost. People like that tend to change their minds as soon as tragedy happens to them or somebody close to them, but until and unless that happens, they don't care about their fellow Americans.

We could put this thing away if we were united.

The pandemic clearly shows it is an American weakness to be bitterly divided politically.

The nations with a unified response are doing much better.

Stop hating on your neighbors, people. They are people just like you who have every right to exist that you do. People everywhere have the same basic needs. We all want a good life. That shouldn't depend on disregarding the rights of others.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men [people] are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
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Beautifully put.
 
Wednesday

10-14

USA

Total Cases 8,150,043

New Cases +59,693

Total Deaths 221,843

New Deaths +970

Total Recovered 5,278,753

Active Cases 2,649,447

Serious, Critical 15,219

Tot Cases/1M pop 24,581

Deaths/1M pop 669

Total Tests 121,567,138

Tests/1M pop 366,648
 
Thursday

10-15

USA

Total Cases 8,216,315

New Cases +66,129

Total Deaths 222,717

New Deaths +874

Total Recovered 5,320,139

Active Cases 2,673,459

Serious, Critical 15,270

Tot Cases/1M pop 24,780

Deaths/1M pop 672

Total Tests 122,695,348

Tests/1M pop 370,045
 
OK, here we go with the fall surge:

Nearly 72,000 new cases yesterday.

Over 900 deaths.

Serious and Critical Cases rising even more.

The pandemic is not 'miraculously going away.'

We need a compassionate president who knows how to lead us during this ongoing crisis.
 
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Friday

10-16

USA

Total Cases 8,288,278

New Cases +71,687

Total Deaths 223,644

New Deaths +928

Total Recovered 5,395,401

Active Cases 2,669,233

Serious, Critical 15,318

Tot Cases/1M pop 24,997

Deaths/1M pop 674

Total Tests 123,736,447

Tests/1M pop 373,179
 
Another day, another 50,000 new cases.

That's 50,000 people screwing up a few weeks ago, allowing transmission of the disease to occur, not taking effective precautions.

This is not good, people.

We have got to do better.
 
Saturday

10-18

USA

Total Cases 8,342,665

New Cases +54,232

Total Deaths 224,282

New Deaths +638

Total Recovered 5,432,192

Active Cases 2,686,191

Serious, Critical 15,417

Tot Cases/1M pop 25,160

Deaths/1M pop 676

Total Tests 124,792,668

Tests/1M pop 376,358
 
The GOP must be ashamed that it didn't allow his impeachment to rid themselves of him;


Trump attempts to save himself in battleground states as Covid cases surge

With only 15 days left to reverse his dismal standing in the polls, and amid a coronavirus resurgence that could sink his pursuit of a second term, Donald Trump embarked on a tour of battleground states.


Yet despite trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden by double digits in almost every national poll, all of which show a substantial deficit in approval over handling the pandemic, Trump is continuing to host large rallies that see few supporters wearing masks and little social distancing.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...pennsylvania-north-carolina-covid-coronavirus
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The number of Active Cases is now higher than it ever was. No peak yet.

Screenshot_2020-10-19 United States Coronavirus 8,388,013 Cases and 224,732 Deaths - Worldometer.jpg

We flattened the curve, yes, (twice) but then we hoped to see it taper off, begin falling. That has not happened. Instead, it is on the rise once again.

That's bad news for people who want to be done with this.

It's coming back on stronger.

Where is the peak?

Where is our coordinated national response?

Apparently we need to elect a new president before we can see that.
 
Sunday

10-18

USA

Total Cases 8,387,799

New Cases +44,941

Total Deaths 224,730

New Deaths +448

Total Recovered 5,457,684

Active Cases 2,705,385

Serious, Critical 15,380

Tot Cases/1M pop 25,296

Deaths/1M pop 678

Total Tests 125,683,881

Tests/1M pop 379,040
 
Hello Darth,

Darth Omar said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1317983983217577985
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That is a terrible tragedy that occurred in another country. How does that relate to the US response? Why are no details given? What stage was her cancer? Was her treatment palliative? Why does the page have a video for you to click that is really just clickbait to take you to a completely different story? Were the omitted details of the story not quite as sensational as the teaser information? Looks like fairly tabloid journalism...
 
PoliTalker said:
Hello Darth,



That is a terrible tragedy that occurred in another country. How does that relate to the US response? Why are no details given? What stage was her cancer? Was her treatment palliative? Why does the page have a video for you to click that is really just clickbait to take you to a completely different story? Were the omitted details of the story not quite as sensational as the teaser information? Looks like fairly tabloid journalism...
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It happened in England but the point is the young mother’s death gets credited to the March lockdown. She wasn’t near the end of her life in a nursing home. I think that is the main point to consider. There are stories like these anywhere there were lockdowns that affected healthcare delivery.

I was saying that was a bad idea when they did it. Now the WHO is on board with Daft 61 Omar, finally. Better late than never.

Masks will happen, eventually. Wait for it.
 
Hello Darth,

Darth Omar said:
It happened in England but the point is the young mother’s death gets credited to the March lockdown.
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Before the world really knew very much about COVID-19.

Darth Omar said:
She wasn’t near the end of her life in a nursing home. I think that is the main point to consider.
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I did not read that in the linked story. Where did you get that information? Are you privy to more information about this story than you are divulging? What is your source?

Darth Omar said:
There are stories like these anywhere there were lockdowns that affected healthcare delivery.
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Far too broad a statement to have any meaning.

Link some of 'these stories.' Let's have a look at the details and learn the truth.

Darth Omar said:
I was saying that was a bad idea when they did it. Now the WHO is on board with Daft 61 Omar, finally. Better late than never.

Masks will happen, eventually. Wait for it.
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You're only concern appears to be the economy. And really, that's code for Trump support. If a Democratic president was facing a challenge by Trump, you would be carrying on about how bad the economy is. But since it is Trump who is fighting to save his job, you take the position that the economy is great. Since proper measures to deal with the pandemic adversely affect the economy, you resist taking them.

And the absurd thing is that the only way to rebuild the economy is to first effectively deal with the pandemic. But Trump supporters resist doing the one thing that would save Trump's chances, namely, making a great response to the pandemic that people believe is the correct approach. Thus, if Biden wins the election, Trump supporters can be blamed for his own demise by making the pandemic worse than it had to be.
 
'ONLY' 46K new cases yesterday!

Oh, wait a minute.

That was for India, with 1.4 Billion people.

We, here in the USA with 331 million people, had 57,327 new cases yesterday.

Ouch.

Our response to the pandemic has been a tragedy.
 
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