I wasn't really looking forward to getting back to this.
182,172 new cases, about 5k more than last Tuesday. Don't even ask about Nebraska.
Top 20:
California: 16,893 new cases; 113 deaths
Texas: 13,234 new cases; 237 deaths
Illinois: 12,542 new cases; 146 deaths
Ohio: 9,030 new cases; 119 deaths
Fuck Florida.
New York: 7,614 new cases; 74 deaths
Michigan: 6,511 new cases; 195 deaths
Arizona: 5,983 new cases (new record); 48 deaths
Pennsylvania: 5,717 new cases; 170 deaths
Tennessee: 5,693 new cases; 36 deaths
Indiana: 5,396 new cases; 141 deaths (new record)
Louisiana: 5,326 new cases (new record); 35 deaths
New Jersey: 5,062 new cases (new record); 84 deaths
Missouri: 5,016 new cases; 134 deaths
Georgia: 4,842 new cases; 63 deaths
Colorado: 4,405 new cases; 72 deaths
Kentucky: 4,127 new cases (new record); 35 deaths (new record)
Wisconsin: 4,078 new cases; 107 deaths (new record)
Minnesota: 3,549 new cases; 22 deaths
Alabama: 3,376 new cases (new record); 60 deaths
Other states with new case/death records: Oregon, New Hampshire, Delaware and Maine.
I don't really think reporting is back to normal yet and I know for certain that some of the totals listed above include previously unreported numbers from the long weekend, but I don't think it's too far off from what we're seeing today. I would take most of the records--particularly death totals--with a grain of salt, but again they don't seem too far off the mark. The next couple of days will give us a better picture of how things are going...but again we'll likely start seeing Thanksgiving Day spikes in a week.
Florida became the third state to pass 1 million cases...but they probably did so unofficially a month ago. Fuck Florida.
2,611 deaths is 400 more than last Tuesday and brings the total to 276,976. This is also likely a bit inflated--but close to the truth. 9 states had triple-digit death totals. 32 others had 2-digit totals. Again, we'll have to wait for the next few days to see how things are shaking out, but I'm certain we'll be seeing similar totals if not this week then soon.
Related news:
As US sees new high for Covid-19 hospitalizations, states are preparing for vaccine rollouts--It's good news that they're going to start getting rolled out, but that still leaves the vast majority of the US vulnerable until early next year at least.
Already had the coronavirus? You could get it again--We've heard this before, but more and more studies are proving it to be a thing. Trump's crowing about being immune might come back to haunt him. Oh no.
Biden’s COVID Team Sounds the Alarm Over Trump’s Vaccine Distribution Plan--Because Trump's not done fucking over the country and killing its population.
Stay safe, folks.