The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 5/21/20

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Problems. Somebody in the MSNBC control room is asleep at the switch. The same graphic - "States With Most Cases" - has been frozen on there since at least the 7am hour. So to get any notion of how the numbers are tracking today, I have to switch to CNN.

Al times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins University

At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,022,064
Deaths worldwide - 328,639
Confirmed cases US - 1,551,853
Deaths US - 93,439

At 7:54am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,027,732
Deaths worldwide - 328,730
Confirmed cases US - 1,552,594
Deaths US - 93,471

At 8:33am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,034,458
Deaths worldwide - 329,186
Confirmed cases US - 1,555,537
Deaths US - 93,558

At noon
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,047,377
Deaths worldwide - 329,816
Confirmed cases US - 1,562,714
Deaths US - 93,863

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1. For comparison...

I'm using CNN stats for today, so far, because on MSNBC, they've been frozen on the "States with Most Cases" graphic since 7:01 this morning. I called and left a message... we'll have to see if anybody notices.

At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,022,064
Deaths worldwide - 328,639
Confirmed cases US - 1,551,853
Deaths US - 93,439

At 7:54am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,027,732
Deaths worldwide - 328,730
Confirmed cases US - 1,552,594
Deaths US - 93,471

At 8:33am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,034,458
Deaths worldwide - 329,186
Confirmed cases US - 1,555,537
Deaths US - 93,558

At noon
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,047,377
Deaths worldwide - 329,816
Confirmed cases US - 1,562,714
Deaths US - 93,863


Here are yesterday's stats on MSNBC, from beginning to end. The stats throughout the day either weren't actively changing or weren't being tracked that way. COMPARE:
At 8:58am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,925,129
Deaths worldwide - 324,396
Confirmed cases US - 1,543,705
Deaths US - 92,790

11:05am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,928,832
Deaths worldwide - 324,624
Confirmed cases US - 1,547,408
Deaths US - 93,018

At 1:11pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 4,930,682 (not 882)*
Deaths worldwide - 324,691
Confirmed cases US - 1,549,258 (not 458)*
Deaths US - 93,085


At 8:02pm - only domestic data available
Confirmed cases US - 1,556,603
Deaths US - 93,740

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2. Update -

At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,022,064
Deaths worldwide - 328,639
Confirmed cases US - 1,551,853
Deaths US - 93,439

At 7:54am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,027,732
Deaths worldwide - 328,730
Confirmed cases US - 1,552,594
Deaths US - 93,471

At 8:33am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,034,458
Deaths worldwide - 329,186
Confirmed cases US - 1,555,537
Deaths US - 93,558

At noon
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,047,377
Deaths worldwide - 329,816
Confirmed cases US - 1,562,714
Deaths US - 93,863


At 2:54pm (still on CNN)
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,073,775
Deaths worldwide - 330,981
Confirmed cases US - 1,573,534
Deaths US - 94,477

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3. Another update -

At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,022,064
Deaths worldwide - 328,639
Confirmed cases US - 1,551,853
Deaths US - 93,439

At 7:54am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,027,732
Deaths worldwide - 328,730
Confirmed cases US - 1,552,594
Deaths US - 93,471

At 8:33am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,034,458
Deaths worldwide - 329,186
Confirmed cases US - 1,555,537
Deaths US - 93,558

At noon
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,047,377
Deaths worldwide - 329,816
Confirmed cases US - 1,562,714
Deaths US - 93,863


At 2:54pm (still on CNN - numbers on the move again, after holding steady all morning)
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,073,775
Deaths worldwide - 330,981
Confirmed cases US - 1,573,534
Deaths US - 94,477


At 3:08pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,075,181
Deaths worldwide - 331,103
Confirmed cases US - 1,573,742
Deaths US - 94,566

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4. Some days it's below 1000 and I hope, then it jumps again.

The MAGAts are killing people.

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5. And one more update -

At 7:01am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,022,064
Deaths worldwide - 328,639
Confirmed cases US - 1,551,853
Deaths US - 93,439

At 7:54am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,027,732
Deaths worldwide - 328,730
Confirmed cases US - 1,552,594
Deaths US - 93,471

At 8:33am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,034,458
Deaths worldwide - 329,186
Confirmed cases US - 1,555,537
Deaths US - 93,558

At noon
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,047,377
Deaths worldwide - 329,816
Confirmed cases US - 1,562,714
Deaths US - 93,863


At 2:54pm (still on CNN - numbers on the move again, after holding steady all morning)
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,073,775
Deaths worldwide - 330,981
Confirmed cases US - 1,573,534
Deaths US - 94,477


At 3:08pm
Confirmed cases worldwide - 5,075,181
Deaths worldwide - 331,103
Confirmed cases US - 1,573,742
Deaths US - 94,566


And at 7:01pm, I checked back with MSNBC, and Lawrence O'Connell showed a graphic showing domestic data at the top of his show. Interesting to see the contrast. I'd used CNN figures all day, because MSNBC's revolving set of four graphics was frozen on "States With Most Cases", and stayed that way for hours. Frustrating! I gave up and went to CNN for the rest of the day. I have no idea how high the worldwide numbers are as of this evening. Hopefully MSNBC straightened things out so I can go back to more consistent-source tracking in the morning.

So here it is...
At 7:01pm
Confirmed cases US - 1,581,622
Deaths US - 95,003 - a new milestone marked.