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What number will spark societal changes to slow exponential rise?The USA has 3 million documented cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, a virulent bug that crawled into the national consciousness early in the year and is likely to consume the rest of it.
The grim milestone reached Wednesday represents roughly a quarter of the worlds cases and the same percentage of its deaths.
Though many Americans may be numb to the growing coronavirus toll, avoiding the reality will probably make matters worse.
Consider these statistics: It took the USA a little more than three months to hit 1 million cases on April 28. It took about half that time, 44 days, to get to 2 million on June 11 and only 26 days to reach 3 million on July 8. By that gauge, if no new measures are taken, 4 million cases could be tallied as soon as July 22.
https://news.yahoo.com/us-hits-3m-coronavirus-cases-155353963.html
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Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)Dr. Fauci's 100,000 a day is a reality...only question is when? Reopening schools will be the "when".
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Think 2 weeks from today
BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)Think of the timing when schools open, the lag time for people to show any infections, the families getting sick.... then the Nov election right smack in the middle of a new surge. BOOM! It is almost like he wants to screw up.
This will harm his chances enormously.
panader0
(25,816 posts)But not to worry, we're doing great!
2naSalit
(86,646 posts)Volaris
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Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)semis are being used as make shift morgues.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)going to increase from here on.
JHB
(37,161 posts)Nothing will stabilize while the Howler Monkey is doing his chaos dance.
rurallib
(62,423 posts)Sadly I think it will take children in bodybags before something happens.
Nevilledog
(51,121 posts)Until it's their kids.