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calimary

(81,511 posts) Tue May 26, 2020, 12:30 PM May 2020

The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 5/26/20 - Governor Cuomo's Mask PSA Winner Day!

And first of all - there are TWO winners. Total votes from New York, the whole US, and around the world: 186,117 votes! First and second place - only 502 votes separated the first and second place winners. Out of 96,332 votes combined just for those top two. Governor Cuomo made his executive decision and chose them BOTH! And no Electoral College needed!

I like it!

And now to the business...

All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News

At 7:32am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,508,861
Deaths worldwide - 346,995
Confirmed cases US - 1,675,385
Deaths US - 98,973

At 8:02am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,509,396
Deaths worldwide - 347,026
Confirmed cases US - 1,675,920
Deaths US - 99,004 -- there it is, 99-thousand, and counting.

At 8:40am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,509,505
Deaths worldwide - 347,026
Confirmed cases US - 1,676,029
Deaths US - 99,004

At 9:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,014
Deaths worldwide - 347,033
Confirmed cases US _ 1,676,538
Deaths US - 99,011

At 9:02am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,049
Deaths worldwide - 347,034
Confirmed cases US _ 1,676,573
Deaths US - 99,012

Personal note, I see just the teeniest bit of good news in the slowing rate of increase in deaths in this country, as we're all bracing for the moment we reach that dismal data point - of 100-thousand deaths in the U.S. Judging from that slowing rate of increase, we may not get to 100,000 deaths today. Hey, you take what there is.

Remember, every number you see - that's the number of PEOPLE. VICTIMS. The ailing, and the dead. And the unseen: the families, loved ones, friends of the lost ones. And how they grieve. And how they're forced to grieve in isolation. Cruel irony, considering that's how their precious grandma or grandpa, or mom or dad, or brother or sister, or son or daughter, or beloved friend or neighbor - died.

Let's not forget that. These numbers are not just mere numbers. These numbers are people. Each one of those, somebody loved - and still loves. or cared about, and still cares deeply - even while they're now parted FOREVER.

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The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 5/26/20 - Governor Cuomo's Mask PSA Winner Day! (Original Post) calimary May 2020 OP

It's hard to grasp. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #1

Update - calimary May 2020 #2

Update - calimary May 2020 #3

Another update - calimary May 2020 #4

Yet another update - calimary May 2020 #5

the real number edhopper May 2020 #6

Wouldn't doubt it. calimary May 2020 #7

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,447 posts)

1. It's hard to grasp.

Reply to calimary (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2020, 01:14 PM

May 2020

calimary

(81,511 posts)

2. Update -

Reply to calimary (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2020, 01:17 PM

May 2020

So let's see where we left off, last night. Here are YESTERDAY'S final sets of numbers:

At 2:08pm, 5/25/20
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,443,405
Deaths worldwide - 344,652
Confirmed cases US - 1,666,835
Deaths US - 98,887
At 5pm, 5/25/20 - domestic data available only
Confirmed cases US - 1,670,969
Deaths US - 99,002

At 6:30pm, 5/25/20
Confirmed cases US - 1,671,980
Deaths US - 99,044

At 7:32am THIS MORNING
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,508,861
Deaths worldwide - 346,995
Confirmed cases US - 1,675,385
Deaths US - 98,973

At 8:02am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,509,396
Deaths worldwide - 347,026
Confirmed cases US - 1,675,920
Deaths US - 99,004 -- there it is, 99-thousand, and counting.

At 8:40am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,509,505
Deaths worldwide - 347,026
Confirmed cases US - 1,676,029
Deaths US - 99,004

At 9:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,014
Deaths worldwide - 347,033
Confirmed cases US _ 1,676,538
Deaths US - 99,011

At 9:02am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,049
Deaths worldwide - 347,034
Confirmed cases US _ 1,676,573
Deaths US - 99,012

At 10:09am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,272
Deaths worldwide - 347,035
Confirmed cases US - 1,676,796
Deaths US - 99,013

And of course there are discrepancies, especially in the differences between the data last night and this morning. You'll notice it in the domestic death figures. I can only surmise that overnight, figures are adjusted. AND - consider this other variable: I'm not sure WHERE these statistics were compiled, or where they originated. East coast? London or someplace else internationally? You have to remember there are time zone differences, too. Overnight to us here in the US, for the most part, is hours later than in London or Paris or Geneva or Stockholm. These particular sets of graphics represent figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University, which is located in Baltimore, MD, but that institution has worldwide connections, and worldwide data comes compiled from many different international capitols.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/

And

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University

Btw, Johns Hopkins motto is "The Truth Will Set you Free."

calimary

(81,511 posts)

3. Update -

Reply to calimary (Reply #2)

Tue May 26, 2020, 02:14 PM

May 2020

Last edited Tue May 26, 2020, 09:42 PM - Edit history (1)

At 7:32am THIS MORNING
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,508,861
Deaths worldwide - 346,995
Confirmed cases US - 1,675,385
Deaths US - 98,973

At 8:02am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,509,396
Deaths worldwide - 347,026
Confirmed cases US - 1,675,920
Deaths US - 99,004 -- there it is, 99-thousand, and counting.

At 8:40am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,509,505
Deaths worldwide - 347,026
Confirmed cases US - 1,676,029
Deaths US - 99,004

At 9:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,014
Deaths worldwide - 347,033
Confirmed cases US _ 1,676,538
Deaths US - 99,011

At 9:02am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,049
Deaths worldwide - 347,034
Confirmed cases US _ 1,676,573
Deaths US - 99,012

At 10:09am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,272
Deaths worldwide - 347,035
Confirmed cases US - 1,676,796
Deaths US - 99,013

At 10:41am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,511,520
Deaths worldwide - 347,094
Confirmed cases US - 1,678,044
Deaths US - 99,072

At 11:06am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,512,274
Deaths worldwide - 347,155
Confirmed cases US - 1,678,798
Deaths US - 99,133

At 11:08
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,512,599
Deaths worldwide - 347,162
Confirmed cases US - 1,679,123
Deaths US - 99,140

At 11:12
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,513,229
Deaths worldwide - 347,180
Confirmed cases US - 1,679,753
Deaths US - 99,158

Inching up, but I still don't think we'll reach 100,000 deaths, domestically, today. Unless there's a spike of some sort.

calimary

(81,511 posts)

4. Another update -

Reply to calimary (Reply #3)

Tue May 26, 2020, 09:42 PM

May 2020

Last edited Tue May 26, 2020, 10:17 PM - Edit history (1)

At 7:32am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,508,861
Deaths worldwide - 346,995
Confirmed cases US - 1,675,385
Deaths US - 98,973

At 8:02am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,509,396
Deaths worldwide - 347,026
Confirmed cases US - 1,675,920
Deaths US - 99,004 -- there it is, 99-thousand, and counting.

At 8:40am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,509,505
Deaths worldwide - 347,026
Confirmed cases US - 1,676,029
Deaths US - 99,004

At 9:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,014
Deaths worldwide - 347,033
Confirmed cases US _ 1,676,538
Deaths US - 99,011

At 9:02am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,049
Deaths worldwide - 347,034
Confirmed cases US _ 1,676,573
Deaths US - 99,012

At 10:09am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,510,272
Deaths worldwide - 347,035
Confirmed cases US - 1,676,796
Deaths US - 99,013

At 10:41am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,511,520
Deaths worldwide - 347,094
Confirmed cases US - 1,678,044
Deaths US - 99,072

At 11:06am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,512,274
Deaths worldwide - 347,155
Confirmed cases US - 1,678,798
Deaths US - 99,133

At 11:08am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,512,599
Deaths worldwide - 347,162
Confirmed cases US - 1,679,123
Deaths US - 99,140

At 11:12am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,513,229
Deaths worldwide - 347,180
Confirmed cases US - 1,679,753
Deaths US - 99,158

At 6:17pm - only domestic data available
Confirmed cases US -1,689,905
Deaths US - 99,621

calimary

(81,511 posts)

5. Yet another update -

Reply to calimary (Reply #4)

Tue May 26, 2020, 10:16 PM

May 2020

edhopper

(33,625 posts)

6. the real number

Reply to calimary (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2020, 10:22 PM

May 2020

Is probably 20% to 30% more.

calimary

(81,511 posts)

7. Wouldn't doubt it.

Reply to edhopper (Reply #6)

Wed May 27, 2020, 12:39 AM

May 2020

We have already seen Florida and Georgia fudge their figures. Some of the meat packing plants aren't reporting data anymore. I would NOT be a bit surprised.

Don't forget - back when this started, trump didn't want to allow those poor people on that cruise ship to dock and disembark or otherwise be taken to hospitals because he didn't want their numbers messing things up for him. He wanted those numbers to stay low! And he even said so! How's that for BRAZEN as all-get-out?

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