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& #39;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& #39;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& #39; 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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