The current surge in #COVID19 cases in the USA is the largest day-on-day increase America, or any other country, has experienced since the #coronavirus crisis started in Wuhan in December.
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"There were 45,255 additional #COVID19 cases reported across the nation on Friday, bringing the total to more than 2.46 million cases. As of Fri, the U.S.′ 7-day average of new cases increased more than 41% compared with a week ago."
We're back to log scale, >early April.
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Today the US #COVID19 total is more than double the next largest toll, Brazil. Combined, US + Brazil + Russia + India = 4,911,950 cases, out of a world total of 9,882,496: nearly half of the world's #pandemic .
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World distribution of the #COVID19 #pandemic is clearly skewed to the USA, Brazil, Russia and India. Each of these countries' governments have failed to wrestle with the virus, while most of Europe, China, SE Asia, Canada & the Asia Pacific govts have found working strategies.
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