Today's graph hasn't changed much from yesterday. Note that yesterday's numbers have been adjusted slightly (upward) to account for reports that trickled in late. Today's 7038 will likely be adjusted slightly upward tomorrow.
Based on the orange trend line, we will come in just a little bit under 10,000 tomorrow. For reference, we crossed 1000 on the 11th. So, a 10-fold increase in one week. If the trend continues, we'll be at 100,000 at this time next week. The actual number of infections is probably 10 to 100 times larger.
Medical services are really starting to feel the pressure. I get this info directly from personal contacts I have working at the hospitals on the front lines. If that's what happens at 10,000, imagine next week at 100,000. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE and KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. Mortality rate from this is anywhere from 1-5% on average, and much higher for older and higher-risk persons. I'll let you do the math. (What is 5% of 10,000? What is 5% of 100,000? What is 5% of 1,000,000?)
All data except for today is coming from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_the_United_States Today's data is from the CDC: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html
