the graphs on these 2 sites should wake anyone up who thinks this is a big nothingburger

[NRaleighLiberal]

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Total cases and total deaths are going near vertical since around March 7

https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en

US cases on this link show a real slope change just a few days ago - around March 12.

And we are barely beginning testing in any significant level.

Also - and this is possibly a sign of more testing, more infections, or both - the exponential nature of the increases is evident.

numbers of new cases in the US over the last week

March 9 - 178
March 10 - 290
March 11 - 247
March 12 - 425
March 13 - 567
March 14 - 723
March 15 - 779
March 16 - 899 (so far - three hours yet)

I don't scare easily and tend to be an optimist. But in my 64 years, few things leap out of me as totally life changing for so many as this.

[DonaldsRump]

1. It is now "The Trump Virus" n/t

[Phoenix61]

2. That's what an exponential curve looks like. Why understanding math is important.

It's why they are pushing "flatten the curve"

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. yes indeed. that's going to be a hard curve to flatten, esp when so many are still so flippant about

it.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

4. US one isn't even valid due to lack of tests

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. absolutely - that's why we have that false low number of cases per million.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. I found another site too

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd