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calimary

(81,194 posts)
Fri May 15, 2020, 09:17 AM May 2020

The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 5/15/20

All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News

At 6:03am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,673
Deaths worldwide - 303,434
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,567
Deaths US - 86,904

And a mere few minutes later...
At 6:10am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,788
Deaths worldwide - 303,439
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,682
Deaths US - 86,909

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The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 5/15/20 (Original Post) calimary May 2020 OP
Thanks for information ... Iliyah May 2020 #1
Yep. That's a problem. They're operating out of a different playbook in those red states. calimary May 2020 #2
Update - calimary May 2020 #3
Update - calimary May 2020 #4
Update - calimary May 2020 #5
Another update - calimary May 2020 #6
And another update - calimary May 2020 #7
Update - calimary May 2020 #8
Update - calimary May 2020 #11
With a competent president, e.g. Obama, we might have skated with under 1000 deaths. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #9
The last figure I just saw (at 4:18pm) was 87,999 deaths. calimary May 2020 #10
Because of ignorant, short-sighted, unhinged selfishness, greed and lies. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #12
And EPIC deliberate, willful, negligence. calimary May 2020 #13

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. Thanks for information ...
Fri May 15, 2020, 09:20 AM
May 2020

Many red states are NOT fully giving their number of infections and deaths.

calimary

(81,194 posts)
2. Yep. That's a problem. They're operating out of a different playbook in those red states.
Fri May 15, 2020, 10:07 AM
May 2020

The "Wish Sandwich" theory of "government" or, maybe, as they view it, "gumnnt" or ...

I swear, there are little bits of me that sometimes just want to give up entirely...

The stupid is strong in them, Luke.

calimary

(81,194 posts)
3. Update -
Fri May 15, 2020, 10:11 AM
May 2020

At 6:03am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,673
Deaths worldwide - 303,434
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,567
Deaths US - 86,904

And a mere few minutes later...
At 6:10am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,788
Deaths worldwide - 303,439
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,682
Deaths US - 86,909


At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,647
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,541
Deaths US - 86,931 -- now watching this number. How soon do we get to 87-thousand deaths? Or, worse, 100-thousand?

A hundred-thousand deaths is no longer an unrealistic dread by now. It's actually within reach. Just give it a few days...

calimary

(81,194 posts)
4. Update -
Fri May 15, 2020, 11:10 AM
May 2020

At 6:03am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,673
Deaths worldwide - 303,434
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,567
Deaths US - 86,904

And a mere few minutes later...
At 6:10am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,788
Deaths worldwide - 303,439
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,682
Deaths US - 86,909


At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,647
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,541
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:07am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,655 -- the cases are inching up.
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,549 -- here, too.
Deaths US - 86,931

calimary

(81,194 posts)
5. Update -
Fri May 15, 2020, 12:13 PM
May 2020

At 6:03am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,673
Deaths worldwide - 303,434
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,567
Deaths US - 86,904

At 6:10am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,788
Deaths worldwide - 303,439
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,682
Deaths US - 86,909


At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,647
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,541
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:07am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,655
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,549
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:46am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,457,843
Deaths worldwide - 303,502
Confirmed cases US - 1,432,737
Deaths - 86,972

At 8:49am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,459,303
Deaths worldwide - 303,565
Confirmed cases US - 1,434,197
Deaths US - 87,035 -- there it is. Hit and passed 87-thousand deaths domestically =(

calimary

(81,194 posts)
6. Another update -
Fri May 15, 2020, 01:11 PM
May 2020

At 6:03am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,673
Deaths worldwide - 303,434
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,567
Deaths US - 86,904

At 6:10am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,788
Deaths worldwide - 303,439
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,682
Deaths US - 86,909


At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,647
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,541
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:07am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,655
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,549
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:46am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,457,843
Deaths worldwide - 303,502
Confirmed cases US - 1,432,737
Deaths - 86,972

At 8:49am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,459,303
Deaths worldwide - 303,565
Confirmed cases US - 1,434,197
Deaths US - 87,035


At 10:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,460,315
Deaths worldwide - 303,587
Confirmed cases US - 1,435,209
Deaths US - 87,057

At 10:06am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,460,434
Deaths worldwide - 303,587
Confirmed cases US - 1,435,328
Deaths US - 87,057

calimary

(81,194 posts)
7. And another update -
Fri May 15, 2020, 03:15 PM
May 2020

At 6:03am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,673
Deaths worldwide - 303,434
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,567
Deaths US - 86,904

At 6:10am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,788
Deaths worldwide - 303,439
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,682
Deaths US - 86,909


At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,647
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,541
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:07am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,655
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,549
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:46am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,457,843
Deaths worldwide - 303,502
Confirmed cases US - 1,432,737
Deaths - 86,972

At 8:49am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,459,303
Deaths worldwide - 303,565
Confirmed cases US - 1,434,197
Deaths US - 87,035


At 10:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,460,315
Deaths worldwide - 303,587
Confirmed cases US - 1,435,209
Deaths US - 87,057

At 10:06am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,460,434
Deaths worldwide - 303,587
Confirmed cases US - 1,435,328
Deaths US - 87,057


At 12:05pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,464,011
Deaths worldwide - 303,955
Confirmed cases US - 1,438,905
Deaths US - 87,425

calimary

(81,194 posts)
8. Update -
Fri May 15, 2020, 04:15 PM
May 2020

At 6:03am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,673
Deaths worldwide - 303,434
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,567
Deaths US - 86,904

At 6:10am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,788
Deaths worldwide - 303,439
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,682
Deaths US - 86,909


At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,647
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,541
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:07am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,655
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,549
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:46am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,457,843
Deaths worldwide - 303,502
Confirmed cases US - 1,432,737
Deaths - 86,972

At 8:49am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,459,303
Deaths worldwide - 303,565
Confirmed cases US - 1,434,197
Deaths US - 87,035


At 10:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,460,315
Deaths worldwide - 303,587
Confirmed cases US - 1,435,209
Deaths US - 87,057

At 10:06am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,460,434
Deaths worldwide - 303,587
Confirmed cases US - 1,435,328
Deaths US - 87,057


At 12:05pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,464,011
Deaths worldwide - 303,955
Confirmed cases US - 1,438,905
Deaths US - 87,425


At 1:08pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,465,155
Deaths worldwide - 304,163
Confirmed cases US - 1,439,566
Deaths US - 87,465

calimary

(81,194 posts)
11. Update -
Fri May 15, 2020, 07:30 PM
May 2020

At 6:03am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,673
Deaths worldwide - 303,434
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,567
Deaths US - 86,904

At 6:10am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,455,788
Deaths worldwide - 303,439
Confirmed cases US - 1,430,682
Deaths US - 86,909


At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,647
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,541
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:07am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,456,655
Deaths worldwide - 303,461
Confirmed cases US - 1,431,549
Deaths US - 86,931


At 8:46am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,457,843
Deaths worldwide - 303,502
Confirmed cases US - 1,432,737
Deaths - 86,972

At 8:49am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,459,303
Deaths worldwide - 303,565
Confirmed cases US - 1,434,197
Deaths US - 87,035


At 10:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,460,315
Deaths worldwide - 303,587
Confirmed cases US - 1,435,209
Deaths US - 87,057

At 10:06am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,460,434
Deaths worldwide - 303,587
Confirmed cases US - 1,435,328
Deaths US - 87,057


At 12:05pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,464,011
Deaths worldwide - 303,955
Confirmed cases US - 1,438,905
Deaths US - 87,425


At 1:08pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,465,155
Deaths worldwide - 304,163
Confirmed cases US - 1,439,566
Deaths US - 87,465


At 4:18pm - only domestic data available
Confirmed cases US - 1,449,194
Deaths US - 87,999 -- =(

calimary

(81,194 posts)
10. The last figure I just saw (at 4:18pm) was 87,999 deaths.
Fri May 15, 2020, 07:28 PM
May 2020

Seriously. ONE away from 88-thousand. Which is way too close to an even hundred thousand.

Deaths. That many deaths. As in - you will never see them again. Not EVER. Never hear their voices. Never share jokes or coffee or beer or dessert or whatever. Never be able to call them to chat, or even exchange texts or emails. Never. NEVER AGAIN. Never. Death is FINAL. But it leaves lots of time to cry.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,318 posts)
12. Because of ignorant, short-sighted, unhinged selfishness, greed and lies.
Fri May 15, 2020, 09:01 PM
May 2020

Even in a completely selfish view, we have lost all they might be or might have done.

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