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Alex · March 26th, 2020, 05:56 PM

US passed both Italy and China in cases today. Uh, I guess you'd say, we're number one? (link to Johns Hopkins data)

1,209 deaths reported in the US as of this evening since the outbreak started, >250 of them today. Over a 300M+ population, that still seems quite tiny and even quite manageable. But one of our larger hospitals nearby is saying that 50% of the patients in the hospital right now are there for COVID19. At the current growth rate, it's going to be twice that in well under a week, and things are going to get pretty interesting. NYC is seeing this first, but likely only by a couple days. Italy has been seeing between 700 - 1000 deaths per day over the past few days on a much smaller population and comparatively more available healthcare. A week from now, I'd be very surprised if the US weren't seeing > 1000 deaths per day, on its way to an even higher peak 3 weeks from now.

March 26th, 2020, 05:56 PM	#156
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	US passed both Italy and China in cases today. Uh, I guess you'd say, we're number one? (link to Johns Hopkins data) 1,209 deaths reported in the US as of this evening since the outbreak started, >250 of them today. Over a 300M+ population, that still seems quite tiny and even quite manageable. But one of our larger hospitals nearby is saying that 50% of the patients in the hospital right now are there for COVID19. At the current growth rate, it's going to be twice that in well under a week, and things are going to get pretty interesting. NYC is seeing this first, but likely only by a couple days. Italy has been seeing between 700 - 1000 deaths per day over the past few days on a much smaller population and comparatively more available healthcare. A week from now, I'd be very surprised if the US weren't seeing > 1000 deaths per day, on its way to an even higher peak 3 weeks from now. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)