[COVID NEWS] In All 50 States, Deaths Are Now Higher Than Normal

By artappraiser on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 7:43pm |

Since Covid arrived, 326,000 more Americans have died than would have in a normal year. https://t.co/el2F4irjhD pic.twitter.com/mxOBHcZIYw
— Margot Sanger-Katz (@sangerkatz) November 21, 2020

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html

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There is now no state where death statistics look normal. https://t.co/el2F4irjhD @DeniseDSLu @jshkatz
— Margot Sanger-Katz (@sangerkatz) November 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 7:48pm

very good summary of week thread:

Covid Epi Weekly Thread: Worser and Worser, Every Week

Cases increasing exponentially in most of US; current epicenter including increasing hospitalizations, deaths is in midwest. Likely half million new infections/day. In Dakotas, an estimated 1 in 11 people have Covid.

1/10 pic.twitter.com/jNbTgAGB2T
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) November 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 2:10am

ran out of prisoners to do the job?

9) Update. $27.2/hour morgue job posting in El Paso now. https://t.co/0Z4emh6rBA
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 3:16am

Santa Claus is 'immune' to COVID-19, says Dr. Anthony Fauci https://t.co/VRBeXv3pj7 pic.twitter.com/qrWXz2Qzt4
— New York Post (@nypost) November 20, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 4:47am

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 6:35am

Trump appears to be skipping a side-event at the G20 virtual summit focused on pandemic preparedness. The President has just arrived at his golf course in Virginia. https://t.co/4045RD0SQj pic.twitter.com/YBlNpZIW40
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 21, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 1:39pm

I don't know if it's accurate to focus just on him being in denialof pandemic issues now, though. Cause isn't he basically skipping not just the whole G-20 thing but all presidential duties? Fighting the election inbetween watching tv news and golfing is basically his new career?

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 1:46pm

Joe says

This afternoon, @KamalaHarris and I met with @SpeakerPelosi and @SenSchumer to discuss how we’ll get this virus under control, deliver much-needed relief, and build back better than before.

We’re getting right to work for the American people. pic.twitter.com/jbeNpsimdj
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 21, 2020

Anyone who wants a COVID-19 test should be able to get one. Period.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 3:53pm

U.S. hospitals are full; reconsider that risky behavior next week:

DEVASTATING ANIMATION—Containment measures #COVID19 case surges and hospitalizations by state.

Hospitals are now almost full nationwide and ICU beds will soon run out. Please don’t do anything to risk spreading the virus over the holidays. Please stay safe everyone. https://t.co/StOXYzm6Bd pic.twitter.com/dKM5l97VNC
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 4:02pm

BREAKING—FDA has granted emergency use authorization for @Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail REGEN-COV2 (Casirivimab and imdevimab), the same drug given to Trump when he was infected with #COVID19. Only for mild/moderate cases—not hospitalized. https://t.co/eEUxf3pvqm pic.twitter.com/5ITGMvNqd8
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 8:57pm

[Sensitive reader warning: joke follows (also known as wit, black humor, sarcasm)]

And we can do it again! https://t.co/TyvQVBJ2zQ
— gregorg (@gregorg) November 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 9:42pm

A 19-year-old from Utah who threw a massive Halloween has become the first in the state to face criminal charges for violating COVID-19 quarantine guidelines. https://t.co/MhZYdD3031
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/21/2020 - 11:44pm

The National Guard has been deployed to El Paso to provide support with the morgue crisis. https://t.co/u81v8xyFUT
— Nicholas A. Christakis (@NAChristakis) November 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 1:46am

The USA COVID death toll run-rate is now *1 per minute.*
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 22, 2020

If the death count goes up just a bit more, it would become the leading cause of death per day. It's already multiple times deadlier than the flu + car accident deaths + gun fatalities.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 22, 2020

On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, more than a thousand @UWHealth employees sign their names in 2-page @WiStateJournal ad urging ppl to avoid gatherings & wear masks. pic.twitter.com/cU7CFHcaef
— Kelly Meyerhofer (@KellyMeyerhofer) November 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 9:07pm

Confrontation with libertarian nut cases is not just a U.S. phenonmenon:

Incredible https://t.co/UYxNrvCjTW
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) November 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 9:11pm

Vermont has smart policy, and people are healthy. The Dakotas have stupid policy, and people are dead. https://t.co/JQAzoB1rAb
— Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) November 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 3:00am

This thread

Of how widespread the COVID surge is

How it is affecting hospitals across America

As told through local news stories https://t.co/wjoQO2Rlzy
— Ashish K. Jha (@ashishkjha) November 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/23/2020 - 3:07am

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