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Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 05:48 PM Mar 2020

US now epicenter: The US now has the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak

Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the US have topped the totals in China and Italy, making the US the epicenter of the global outbreak.

Confirmed cases in the US hit 82,353 on Thursday evening, surpassing China at 81,782 and Italy at 80,589. The total number of confirmed cases globally is 523,163, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University.

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-us-has-worlds-biggest-outbreak-topping-china-2020-3?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=referral

At the beginning of March there were ten cases in Seattle.

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US now epicenter: The US now has the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak (Original Post) Generic Other Mar 2020 OP
Well, Trump can say he has "the most, the biggest, most deadly COVID-19" outbreak in history. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #1
I'm sick of all this winning. Bleacher Creature Mar 2020 #2
We're #1 Renew Deal Mar 2020 #3
yes... he takes credit for it handmade34 Mar 2020 #4
So much winning. Brother Mythos Mar 2020 #5
Go big or go home Chainfire Mar 2020 #6

hlthe2b

(102,105 posts)
1. Well, Trump can say he has "the most, the biggest, most deadly COVID-19" outbreak in history.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 05:51 PM
Mar 2020

and on this, he won't be wrong. The power of incompetence, indifference, and narcissism...

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
4. yes... he takes credit for it
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 05:56 PM
Mar 2020

it is all the result of "tremendous testing"

…it's not my fault
...testing
...but it is good because I stopped people coming from China... and you can't trust China
…it's Obama's fault (past administrations)
…it's all tremendous
…very tremendous
…tremendous business
blah...blah...blah...blah...blah.......

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