Cases make new highs in the four "second wave" states, other than Texas -- but fatalities aren't budging. Meanwhile, Brazil reports 54.771 new cases -- probably a data irregularity, but even half of that is astonishing.
Covid-2019
Covid-2019
Friday, June 19, 2020
The gigantic spike in Chile's new cases yesterday now looks like loading many past cases into a single day's data -- but the small country's 4 thousand new cases today are still horrific.
Covid-2019
Thursday, June 18, 2020
South America is now the world's Covid-2019 hot-zone, with tiny Chile reporting 36 thousand new cases, ahead even of Brazil.
Covid-2019
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Record new cases in Florida and Texas, but statistically unrelated to economic re-opening. The real issue is India and Africa, where days-to-double-fatalities are falling, indicating acceleration -- not just growth -- in the spread of Covid-2019.
Covid-2019
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
The mad modelers just won't stop. US fatalities by October 1 just upped by another 31,000. Back in the real world, it's another day with well under 1,000 fatalities anywhere.
Covid-2019
Monday, June 15, 2020
Under 20,000 new cases in any country. Well under 1,000 deaths. Why the "second wave" hysteria?
Covid-2019
Sunday, June 14, 2020
While the paranoid press continues to talk about "surges," "spikes" and "second waves," the statistical reality is that the exponential growth of Covid-2019 fatalities has slowed and continues to slow everywhere but Africa and India.
Covid-2019
Saturday, June 13, 2020
If there is a second wave, then why is the trend in new cases and share of positive test results falling in the US and in the majority of states?
Covid-2019
Friday, June 12, 2020
The mad modelers in Washington have extended their prediction horizon to October. Fatalities fall and then -- you guessed it -- their crystal ball sees a "second wave."
Covid-2019
Thursday, June 11, 2020
The new media narrative is that a US second wave has already started. Meanwhile, in last week's hotspots, Covid-19 is rolling over in India and Russia.