Several followers provided additional info related to the numbers from yesterday. I extend my gratitude to everyone that chimed in. First, the Florida numbers are likely explained by the suspension of activities due to the hurricane. That's so obvious an explanation I can't believe it didn't occur to me. And, apparently Texas was in the middle of upgrading their reporting system, so that explains their missing numbers. Presumably, we will see things return to normal by the end of the week, and we'll see if the cases and deaths that weren't reported start to show up.
There has been a pretty good rebound in the number of cases and deaths. This is partly due to the usual upward bounce in the weekly oscillation, but it may also be a result of Texas and Florida adding in previously unreported numbers from the last day or two. The anomalous numbers have caused a decrease in the death rate.
It is interesting to note that the hurricane and system upgrade issues were revealed in the data even though I didn't know the source of the anomalies at the time. This supports my earlier proposition that if there is any funny business with accounting it will likely show up in the statistics.
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