In the 100 days since the U.S. reported its first coronavirus case, we've had more than 1.2 million cases and 73,000 deaths. But are things getting any better -- and what will 100 days from now look like?
from the departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services offered a much bleaker assessment, saying we could have 3,000 deaths and 200,000 new confirmed cases every day by early June.
“We’re on a very slow decline on a national scale, and it’s highly variable from state to state. Some places are still growing, some are flat, some are in decline,” says Shaman. “But you want to quash it, not flatten it -- you’d like to see a sharp decline.” That gives hospitals some breathing room, in case the numbers spike back up after restrictions are lifted.
Adalja points out that the outbreak hasn’t been uniform. Some areas, like New York, Seattle, and New Orleans, are on the other side of substantial outbreaks already, while elsewhere, new cases have come in a trickle. Smaller Midwestern cities and towns, particularly those connected to the meat processing industry or prisons, are now having full-blownMost rural areas have had fewer cases, in part because they’re naturally socially distanced. But even there, some places are worse than others.
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