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 On March 14th, I began posting COVID-19 updates to my facebook page, regarding the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have used data from worldometer as a primary source for daily and cumulative data, with frequent supplementation from various national and local sites.  This blog post compiles the period of October 13th through 24th. see  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  for more October 13 | October 14 | October 15 | October 16 | October 18 | October 19 | October 20 | October 21 | October 22 | October 23 | October 24 OCTOBER 13 Today's counts Location Total Cases Cases Today Total Deaths Deaths Today World 38.37 million 314,115 1.090 million 4,997 USA 8.09 million 51,536 220,873 843 Per worldometer, the USA passed 8 million total cases today. Colorado and Wisconsin set new single day records for cases...

There's an old saying, "sometimes you don't know what you had until it's gone." There's a corollary, I think: "sometimes you don't know what you need  until it shows up." Bruce Springsteen's next album, "Letter To You", won't be officially released for another 8 days, but in the finest internet tradition it leaked today. And, just a few seconds in, I realized just how much I needed  this record. From the opening notes of the first track, "One Minute You're Here," I could feel the world melting away with all its stresses and turmoil. The very first line in "Big black train comin' down the track." This is not a mystery ride; we've been around long enough to know exactly where the train is going. The track is melancholy; someone has disappeared, maybe forever. The singer may be next. Bruce is singing in his lower register, first with guitar, then the arrangement builds, and I'm immersed. And calm...

On March 14th, I began posting COVID-19 updates to my facebook page, regarding the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have used data from worldometer as a primary source for daily and cumulative data, with frequent supplementation from various national and local sites.  This blog post compiles the period of October 5th through 11th. see  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  for more October 5 | October 6 | October 7 | October 8 | October 9 | October 10 | October 11 OCTOBER 5 Today's counts Location Total Cases Cases Today Total Deaths Deaths Today World 35.74 million 270,322 1.049 million 4,269 USA 7.68 million 41,601 215,043 426 I've noted previously in my updates that USA numbers have bit of a weekly cycle to them. Monday totals tend to be on the low side as many states are reporting updates from Sunday. Today's US...

On March 14th, I began posting COVID-19 updates to my facebook page, regarding the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have used data from worldometer as a primary source for daily and cumulative data, with frequent supplementation from various national and local sites.  This blog post compiles the period of September 20th through October 3rd. see  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/  for more September 20 | September 21 | September 22 | September 23 | September 24 | September 28 | September 30 | October 1 | October 2 | October 3 SEPTEMBER 20 Today's counts Location Total Cases Cases Today Total Deaths  Deaths Today World 31.25 million 254,983 964,885 3,960 USA 7.01 million 33,344 204,118 294 Per worldometer, the USA passed the 7 million mark for total cases. Minnesota had a new record for cases on a single d...