Johns Hopkins recorded the first case of coronavirus in the United States on January 21. After that ...

98 days later, on April 28, the US hit 1 million cases 
44 days later, on June 11, the US hit 2 million cases 
27 days later, on July 8, the US hit 3 million cases 
15 days later, on July 23, the US hit 4 million cases 
17 days later, on August 9, the US hit 5 million cases 
22 days later, on August 31, the US hit 6 million cases 
25 days later, on September 25, the US hit 7 million cases 
21 days later on October 16, the US hit 8 million cases 
14 days later, on October 30, the US hit 9 million cases 
10 days later, on November 9, the US hit 10 million cases 
6 days later, on November 15, the US hit 11 million cases
6 days later on November 21, the US hit 12 million cases

6 days later on November 27, The US hit 13 million cases.

Also on November 27 the US recorded more than 200,000 new cases in 1 day for the first time.

Unmitigated disaster

An article in the Washington Post said that in 9 states, one in a thousand had died from Covid

that is terrifying and it's now a race against time to get the population vaccinated.

Vitamin D sure has been getting buzz.

Vitamin D Insufficiency May Account for Almost Nine of Ten COVID-19 Deaths: Time to Act. Comment on: "Vitamin D Deficiency and Outcome of COVID-19 Patients". Nutrients 2020, 12, 2757Evidence from observational studies is accumulating, suggesting that the majority of deaths due to SARS-CoV-2 infections are statistically attributable to vitamin D insufficiency and could potentially be prevented by vitamin D supplementation [...]www.mdpi.com

Johns Hopkins recorded the first case of coronavirus in the United States on January 21. After that ...

8 days later, on April 28, the US hit 1 million cases 
44 days later, on June 11, the US hit 2 million cases 
27 days later, on July 8, the US hit 3 million cases 
15 days later, on July 23, the US hit 4 million cases 
17 days later, on August 9, the US hit 5 million cases 
22 days later, on August 31, the US hit 6 million cases 
25 days later, on September 25, the US hit 7 million cases 
21 days later on October 16, the US hit 8 million cases 
14 days later, on October 30, the US hit 9 million cases 
10 days later, on November 9, the US hit 10 million cases 
6 days later, on November 15, the US hit 11 million cases
6 days later on November 21, the US hit 12 million cases
6 days later on November 27, The US hit 13 million cases
6 days later on December 3rd, The US hit 14 million cases

California just hit 20,000 new cases in 1 day, and New York is looking likely to surpass it's April high when lockdown was in effect anytime now.

This is a fascinating and simple explanation of how Taiwan was able pwn the virus: a scientist who took it very seriously before anyone else did:

COVID-19 one year on: The Taiwanese scientist who tried to warn the world of coronavirusSince Professor Chuang Yin-ching's fact-finding trip to Wuhan in January, Taiwan has only registered seven coronavirus deaths.news.sky.com

Johns Hopkins recorded the first case of coronavirus in the United States on January 21. After that ...

8 days later, on April 28, the US hit 1 million cases 
44 days later, on June 11, the US hit 2 million cases 
27 days later, on July 8, the US hit 3 million cases 
15 days later, on July 23, the US hit 4 million cases 
17 days later, on August 9, the US hit 5 million cases 
22 days later, on August 31, the US hit 6 million cases 
25 days later, on September 25, the US hit 7 million cases 
21 days later on October 16, the US hit 8 million cases 
14 days later, on October 30, the US hit 9 million cases 
10 days later, on November 9, the US hit 10 million cases 
6 days later, on November 15, the US hit 11 million cases
6 days later on November 21, the US hit 12 million cases
6 days later on November 27, The US hit 13 million cases
6 days later on December 3rd, The US hit 14 million cases
5 days later on December 8th, The US hit 15 million cases

According to the NYT new cases are up 18% over the last 14 day average, while hospitalisations are up 22%, and deaths are up 39% over the same period.

Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case CountA detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.www.nytimes.com

I saw a post on Parler yesterday crying conspiracy and asking
'Why didn't China need a Vaccine to beat Covid-19?'
The answer of course is because China locked down and wore masks, something 50% of Americans are too stupid to do.

I guess being badly ill or dying isn't classed as 'suffering'.

California Assemblyman James Gallagher slams Democratic Gov. Newsom's new COVID-19 lockdownA California assemblyman is warning that businesses and school-aged children could suffer under Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest coronavirus restrictions.www.foxnews.com

Can’t easily fix the misinformation sources that a majority of Americans looks to. Republicans have also been supporting misinformation campaigns for the last decade or two. This is really no surprise. Majority of Republican Party is still not standing up to say the election wasn’t stolen from Trump. The democracy is at risk when there are no agreed upon facts. Republicans don’t realize they are playing with fire.

8 days later, on April 28, the US hit 1 million cases 
44 days later, on June 11, the US hit 2 million cases 
27 days later, on July 8, the US hit 3 million cases 
15 days later, on July 23, the US hit 4 million cases 
17 days later, on August 9, the US hit 5 million cases 
22 days later, on August 31, the US hit 6 million cases 
25 days later, on September 25, the US hit 7 million cases 
21 days later on October 16, the US hit 8 million cases 
14 days later, on October 30, the US hit 9 million cases 
10 days later, on November 9, the US hit 10 million cases 
6 days later, on November 15, the US hit 11 million cases
6 days later on November 21, the US hit 12 million cases
6 days later on November 27, The US hit 13 million cases
6 days later on December 3rd, The US hit 14 million cases
5 days later on December 8th, The US hit 15 million cases
4 days later on December 12th, The US hit 16 million cases

Tomorrow the US is likely to go over the 300,000 deaths mark.

In other countries Japan and Korea both posted new single day records of new cases on December 12th.

Whoa.

Infected after 5 minutes, from 20 feet away: South Korea study shows COVID-19's spread indoorsSEOUL, South Korea - Dr. Lee Ju-hyung has largely avoided restaurants in recent months,...www.sfgate.com

Very interesting! Amazing infograph, too.

The pattern of infection in the restaurant showed it was transmission through droplets landing on the face rather than from aerosols, which are breathed in

What does this mean?

8 days later, on April 28, the US hit 1 million cases 
44 days later, on June 11, the US hit 2 million cases 
27 days later, on July 8, the US hit 3 million cases 
The first case of coronavirus in the United States was recorded on January 21 2020
15 days later, on July 23, the US hit 4 million cases 
17 days later, on August 9, the US hit 5 million cases 
22 days later, on August 31, the US hit 6 million cases 
25 days later, on September 25, the US hit 7 million cases 
21 days later on October 16, the US hit 8 million cases 
14 days later, on October 30, the US hit 9 million cases 
10 days later, on November 9, the US hit 10 million cases 
6 days later, on November 15, the US hit 11 million cases
6 days later on November 21, the US hit 12 million cases
6 days later on November 27, The US hit 13 million cases
6 days later on December 3rd, The US hit 14 million cases
5 days later on December 8th, The US hit 15 million cases
4 days later on December 12th, The US hit 16 million cases
5 days later on December 17th, The US hit 17 million cases

Many states have seen significant drops in their rate of new cases in the last week but California's rolling 7 day average is now almost 40,000 new cases per day, and the national 7 day average daily death rate since Covid began has risen from just under 1000 a month ago to 2,500 today.

This link's preview won't load due to the funny URL but it shows the rolling 7 day average death rate.

Daily confirmed COVID-19 deaths, rolling 7-day averageLimited testing and challenges in the attribution of the cause of death means that the number of confirmed deaths may not be an accurate count of the true number of deaths from COVID-19.ourworldindata.org

That's fascinating.

The amazing thing is I just spoke to a close friend of mine who converted to positive this last week end , and he says he ate lunch at a meeting last week, 10 feet away from someone, who was also found to be positive a couple days later. He estimates they were only in the room together at least 10 feet apart for no more than 10 minutes. TEN minutes.

As far as he can reconstruct, that was his only known exposure.

My friend is currently quarentined for 10 days. He says he feels fine, so far....

Johns Hopkins recorded the first case of coronavirus in the United States on January 21. After that ...

8 days later, on April 28, the US hit 1 million cases 
44 days later, on June 11, the US hit 2 million cases 
27 days later, on July 8, the US hit 3 million cases 
15 days later, on July 23, the US hit 4 million cases 
17 days later, on August 9, the US hit 5 million cases 
22 days later, on August 31, the US hit 6 million cases 
25 days later, on September 25, the US hit 7 million cases 
21 days later on October 16, the US hit 8 million cases 
14 days later, on October 30, the US hit 9 million cases 
10 days later, on November 9, the US hit 10 million cases 
6 days later, on November 15, the US hit 11 million cases
6 days later on November 21, the US hit 12 million cases
6 days later on November 27, The US hit 13 million cases
6 days later on December 3rd, The US hit 14 million cases
5 days later on December 8th, The US hit 15 million cases
4 days later on December 12th, The US hit 16 million cases
5 days later on December 17th, The US hit 17 million cases
4 days later on December 21st, The US hit 18 million cases

At the current pace a third more of the country would be infected in a year. Hope immunity protection lasts!!