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calimary

(81,350 posts) Sat Apr 18, 2020, 06:23 PM Apr 2020

The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 4/18/20 (Things that make you go "Yikes!")

All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News

At 8:41am
Confirmed cases - 700,664
Deaths - 36,734

How fast the world's stats are rising?
Confirmed cases worldwide - 2,250,143
Deaths worldwide - 154,776

At 9:37am
Confirmed cases - 701,336
Deaths - 37,312

At 10:34am
Confirmed cases - 711,481
Deaths - 37,542

At 3:08pm
Confirmed cases - 724,287
Deaths - 38,186

And worldwide:
Confirmed cases - 2,277,549
Deaths - 156,969

The global stats are truly STAGGERING.

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The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 4/18/20 (Things that make you go "Yikes!") (Original Post) calimary Apr 2020 OP

Sigh.. TY, calimary. Cha Apr 2020 #1

I look at those numbers and can't stop thinking - "all those people..." calimary Apr 2020 #3

k&r. Thanks for the update. alwaysinasnit Apr 2020 #2

Very sad. Thinking about all of the souls who were lost livetohike Apr 2020 #4

Cha

(297,378 posts)

1. Sigh.. TY, calimary.

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Sat Apr 18, 2020, 06:24 PM

Apr 2020

calimary

(81,350 posts)

3. I look at those numbers and can't stop thinking - "all those people..."

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 18, 2020, 06:33 PM

Apr 2020

I am not used to hearing stories about not just hospitals and ICUs overloaded but mortuaries and crematoria also. Certainly not here in America.

It's a horrifying thing I hope I never get used to! We have to hope that NOBODY starts getting used to it.

alwaysinasnit

(5,066 posts)

2. k&r. Thanks for the update.

Reply to calimary (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2020, 06:33 PM

Apr 2020

livetohike

(22,147 posts)

4. Very sad. Thinking about all of the souls who were lost

Reply to calimary (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2020, 06:37 PM

Apr 2020

and all of the families and friends .

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