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evertonfc

(1,713 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:02 AM Mar 2020

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NYC has 42% of Covid-19 cases

That is staggering. There places in rural America so isolated that individuals have heard little about this virus to date. I don't think people realize how secluded some are.

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NYC has 42% of Covid-19 cases (Original Post) evertonfc Mar 2020 OP

NYC is also testing more than most places, so I'm not surprised. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2020 #1

Ten new cases were confirmed in Ulster County, NY. In_The_Wind Mar 2020 #2

They are testing a LOT more. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #3

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

1. NYC is also testing more than most places, so I'm not surprised.

Reply to evertonfc (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:06 AM

Mar 2020

And dense urban centers will of course have more cases.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. Ten new cases were confirmed in Ulster County, NY.

Reply to evertonfc (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:07 AM

Mar 2020

This morning, I placed an order for grocery pick up. Most items had a limit of 2. I'm glad the stores are trying to stop hoarding.

Happy Hoosier

(7,283 posts)

3. They are testing a LOT more.

Reply to evertonfc (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 10:09 AM

Mar 2020

Only a little over 500 people tested in ALL of Indiana. They need to be testing THOUSANDS.

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