[U.S. spread stories] 1. Florida coronavirus cases are growing fast. Here’s what that means.

By artappraiser on Sat, 03/28/2020 - 11:01pm |

.@kmcgrory and I dug into Florida’s Coronavirus numbers. We found that infections in Florida are growing so quickly, we're on track to see tens of thousands of confirmed cases in the coming weeks: https://t.co/accheVcL19
— Adam Playford (@adamplayford) March 28, 2020

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https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/03/28/florida-coronavirus-cases-are-growing-fast-heres-what-that-means/

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The U.S. has failed at containment:

In China, no province outside of Hubei ever had more than 1,500 confirmed cases of #COVID19. In America, there are now 15 states with more than 1,500 diagnosed cases of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/pWiL9rPk9T
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) March 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 03/28/2020 - 11:38pm

'Off the charts': Virus hot spots grow in middle America https://t.co/hlFV36iRnS
— Jill Colvin (@colvinj) March 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/29/2020 - 1:39am

Excerpt from above, sounds like from an article describing "Trump country" from a couple years ago:

A cluster of three counties in rural Indiana have surging rates of confirmed cases. One of them, Decatur, population 26,000, has 30 cases with one confirmed death and another suspected, said Sean Durbin, the county’s public health emergency preparedness coordinator. Several cases were traced to large gatherings earlier in the month, including a religious retreat and a high school basketball tournament.

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/29/2020 - 1:52am

Not cancelling Mardi Gras was the worst idea ever. “New Orleans is on track to become the next coronavirus epicenter in the United States.” if only they needed warnings. #COVID19. https://t.co/nVP8ZvJzz5
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/29/2020 - 3:17am

this is # 1 trending story on CNBC, the kinda place where apolitical informed people might be going for their news:

The coronavirus is starting to hit rural America hard—here’s a map of the counties most affected/Data Visualization

March 29, updated 5 HOURS AGO

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/29/2020 - 7:30pm

El Paso coronavirus cases reach 40, community spread infection confirmed https://t.co/MVI66gqcTs
— El Paso Times (@elpasotimes) March 30, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 12:18am

To understand the scope of Covid-19's spread, look at Sunday's front pages across the USA – from Honolulu to Waterloo, Tuscaloosa to Chattanooga... pic.twitter.com/wGAvTtBjf1
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 12:20am

700+ New Jersey police officers test positive for the #coronavirus. https://t.co/jlWSRz2Zpj @NBCNews #COVID19
— David Beard (@dabeard) March 29, 2020

Thoughts and prayers are with the courageous women and men of the #NYPD . ⁦@NYPDShea⁩ ⁦@NYPDChiefofDept⁩ ⁦@NYPDDetectives⁩ https://t.co/6BSGaJ9dvR
— Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) March 30, 2020

So far 900 NYPD officers have tested positive for #COVID19. 5,000 are out sick. The city is going to begin fining those who aren’t social distancing in public @CBSNewYork
— Jessica Layton (@JLaytonTV) March 29, 2020

LAPD preparing scenarios in which many officers are out sick from coronavirus https://t.co/EyXbFgDHBk
— GI Wilson (@GIWilson) March 30, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 2:38am

one particularly tough NYPD guy who made it back from the brink:

Over the decades, a lot of people and now, things, have tried to kill NYPD Deputy Commish John Miller. I’m overjoyed none have been successful. Very glad to hear he’s out of the hospital. Wishing for a speedy recovery from covid.
— Seamus Hughes (@SeamusHughes) March 30, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 7:52pm

Florida may face some of the biggest challenges from #COVID19 in the coming week with multiple hot spots, especially Miami. The state was likely heavily seeded and slow to act. There should an urgency now to implement strong mitigation measures and prepare their healthcare system pic.twitter.com/bwxD0PTGSk
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) March 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 1:07am

The Defense Department quite possibly has a new, largest outbreak of the coronavirus on its hands, with the infection of dozens of people at the Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island.https://t.co/oMXVqj6iTa
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) March 30, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/30/2020 - 5:52pm

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