A lot of bad things were smuggled into the massive economic rescue package. Here's a good, detailed list, from @paulwaldman1:https://t.co/MxirZdxO2O
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 30, 2020
Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus stats sources
This is the problem. The coronavirus stats should be coming from the federal government, not the networks and universities. Since they aren’t federal, that makes it easier for right wing extremists to question them.
Are conronavirus stats reliable?
Tucker Carlson suggested Tuesday that the coronavirus death toll may be inflated, because pneumonia deaths are being wrongly attributed to covid-19.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 8, 2020
The data he cited don't support that, though.https://t.co/g7ct4M65fQ
The battle to prevent Americans from understanding what went down January to April is going to be one of the biggest propaganda and freedom of information fights in modern US history. https://t.co/Ggf3vFZXcC Data erasure and the manufacture of mass confusion have already begun.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 5, 2020
Pro-Trumpers now arguing it's somehow wrong to attribute deaths to COVID if the deceased suffered other health troubles too.
— David Frum (@davidfrum) April 8, 2020
By this logic, we could reduce the tally of gun deaths. Yes, the victim was hit by a bullet. But she might have bled less if not for her hypertension!
A horrific reason Trump may not be eager to get more people tested:
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 5, 2020
More testing would help us cope with COVID-19 — but at the cost of revealing a higher death toll from the disease Trump did far too little too late to contain and then mitigatehttps://t.co/Naa8sg7NvJ
We have no idea how many Americans have had coronavirus since the outbreak began. We have no idea how many Americans have coronavirus right now, today, at the moment you read this. And we’re not sure how many Americans the coronavirus has killed so far https://t.co/sEPNqDE8mL
— Mark Berman (@markberman) April 5, 2020
Paraphrasing @RadioFreeTom’s “The Death of Expertise”: We have reached a point where ignorance is an actual virtue. To reject advice of experts is to assert autonomy. It is a new Declaration of Independence: we hold all truths to be self-evident, even the ones that aren’t true. https://t.co/TYxcGsDOhI
— David Goodman (@DavidAGoodman) April 4, 2020
The Trump infused right wing is now going all in on pandemic trutherism. These people are so fucking vile https://t.co/neXnURZztF
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) March 30, 2020
Diamond & Silk are speculating coronavirus deaths are being inflated to make Trump look bad pic.twitter.com/hBnB7422UP
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) March 30, 2020
Get ready for an incredibly ghoulish push by Trumpist media to question the number of deaths attributed to coronavirus in order to make the president look good. pic.twitter.com/CLlRgOJYLY
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) March 31, 2020
This has already started. How do I know? Because Trump surrogates are accusing Trump’s opponents of screwing with the coronavirus fatality numbers, and Trumpers ALWAYS falsely accuse others of whatever misconduct they plan to do THEMSELVES. Always. #projection #COVID19 1/ https://t.co/5fdiIOak5F
— Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 (@jennycohn1) March 31, 2020
Spain, Italy, Germany, Singapore publish daily, data-rich epi updates. In the US, situational awareness is largely courtesy of volunteer projects and 50 state health dept websites. We must modernize our surveillance and reporting infrastructure to be able to respond effectively.
— Caitlin Rivers, PhD (@cmyeaton) April 1, 2020
I’m not sure that counts as “inflated.” If someone with another condition dies because of Coronavirus-caused complications, that should qualify, imo. In other words, if a person dies, who would still be alive if not for Coronavirus, that’s a Coronavirus death. Disagree?
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) April 1, 2020
Limbaugh theorized “that with this new arrival of COVID-19, that coronavirus is being listed as a cause of death for many people who are not dying because of it.”
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 3, 2020
“They’re dying because of other things,” he added. “But it’s speculation. It’s fascinating.” https://t.co/dw1OTQfWCQ
That’s what happens when you don’t have one consistent source of data – people question it.
Dr. Deborah Birx said WH coronavirus task force is missing 50% of the data for coronavirus tests that have been conducted. https://t.co/o5LxAuHc56
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 3, 2020
The stats I’d most like to see for states/countries/whatever are:
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 3, 2020
(1) Cases per capita
(2) Percentage growth rate
I don’t love trying to eyeball the slope on log charts of raw case counts.
Florida has emerged as a test case of what happens when officials use guesswork against a highly contagious virus -> https://t.co/5cW4DnHOxf
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 5, 2020
Normally in NYC 20-25 people die at home each day.
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) April 5, 2020
We are now at 200-215. Every day.
For sure nearly all the increase is people w/ coronavirus. But not all are being counted that way.
One reason that the official NYC covid death count–already high–is certainly an undercount.
Fwiw, I think we’ll eventually learn that we’re significantly undercounting the deaths right now. https://t.co/Kefb1tzHjr
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) April 8, 2020
Stop airing Trump’s lies
It is a legitimately tough call for the networks and the cables to not show the President in this time of crisis. But if their reporting matches @nytimes and the President says he's doing it for free TV and ratings,it's time to cover them differently. For him its about him not us
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) April 6, 2020
"It’s the opposite of news because the information Trump dispenses is filled with misinformation. Airing it live, knowing Trump’s record for dishonesty, is professionally irresponsible." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch, editorial board. https://t.co/uRQQFHDvgG
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 5, 2020
On today's @ReliableSources, @gregggonsalves said live TV coverage of the WH briefings sows confusion by "amplifying misstatements and outright lies."https://t.co/YjdqtaCCw9
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 5, 2020
Former NBC News Senior VP: https://t.co/2sDtpUH1UQ
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) April 1, 2020
Well, good for @MSNBC and @CNN for saying they will “monitor” Trump’s ongoing rally/briefing, but not running it live wall-to-wall and for hours on end.
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) April 1, 2020
( Fox and presumably OANN are still with it.)
CNN's boss, Jeff Zucker, said today his network will continue to carry the briefings live. https://t.co/ddDvnnKK8o He also said he's “probably spent more time on this topic than anything else."
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 30, 2020
No. 3 trending topic in America is #BoycottTrumpPressConferences on Twitter.
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) March 29, 2020
Do you find @realDonaldTrump’s press conferences about #coronavirus effective or ineffective? Useful info or his new rally?
Should TV networks continue to air these press conferences? #COVID19
What’s the justification for cable networks broadcasting Trump’s daily briefings?
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 30, 2020
These aren’t news briefings. They're full of dangerous lies that put the public's health at risk.
Boycott the propaganda. Listen to public health experts.
Jeff Zucker was asked on a call today about the network's decision to carry the WH press briefings live. He defended CNN's decision to air them live, but also said the network has considered other options, including not airing parts of them. https://t.co/C4xrxJHIaI
— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) March 30, 2020
Interesting point made on #AMJoy just now by Carol Simpson. The trump propaganda-fests @ 5 pm each day are timed to preempt local news. People aren’t hearing how the virus is affecting their communities. Local stations must cease airing trump’s lies.
— Eric Slater (@ericsslater) March 29, 2020
Can we all agree to boycott & not air these “briefings” now please? pic.twitter.com/JATMoT00kg
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) March 29, 2020
Stop treating his crazy outbursts as serious and start explaining that the real, constructive work is achieved despite him, not because of him. It would help if the media chose not to cover live his news conferences, which are founts of misinformation. https://t.co/7V3O9v8U9a
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) March 29, 2020
Repeating for the umpteenth time his lies about inheriting a broken system and having no ammunition. In front of millions of people. Unchallenged again. Stop televising these lies! And if you do insist on televising, run the fact check on the screen while he is lying!
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) March 29, 2020
I prefer a combo of 2 alternatives instead of not covering the President's COVID-19 press conferences:
— Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) March 30, 2020
1. Give @JoeBiden equal time to explain what he would do – specifically and
2. Always do immediate fact checking of what 45 says.
I have nothing against the Pillow Guy or what he says, but it is evidence once again that the Trump admin is unable to attract actual professionals to do the work of government and that these "press" conferences are just open-mic entertainments that should not be televised live. https://t.co/fCPHXS0Ngc
— Richard Stengel (@stengel) March 31, 2020
They'll keep running Trump's daily campaign rallies unless we stop watching. Let's be part of the solution today.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) April 1, 2020
To the mainstream media:
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 2, 2020
The only news Trump makes at these “news briefings” is that his ego trumps the national interest. But this isn’t news. Stop covering them. https://t.co/DTgnXCh8xP
The lost time when Trump failed to deal with the pandemic
"When he catches Fauci sounding out of sync with Trump, the chief of staff admonishes the doctor to 'stay on message,' officials said — and he has impressed upon Fauci, Birx and other health professionals that they should not opine on restrictions… " https://t.co/vZqTjDALeT
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 8, 2020
This is really an excellent piece by @EdwardGLuce https://t.co/4pVRTaERKl https://t.co/kpNofm6tpv
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) May 16, 2020
"A weeks-long testing delay that effectively blinded public health officials to the spread of the coronavirus in the US might have been avoided had federal agencies fully enacted their own plan to ramp up testing during a national health crisis." https://t.co/OyBv8Df3wu
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 9, 2020
Coronavirus: Intelligence warned Trump of pandemic in January. They couldn’t get him to do anything about it. https://t.co/Gz8XjMuxBg
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 1, 2020
.@Morning_Joe: Examining how the Trump admin. handled the first 70 days of the coronavirus crisis.https://t.co/OgdpCDlTWu
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 6, 2020
The federal government’s testing failures cost the US a month in preparing for and fighting the spread of COVID. Mammoth investigation by NYT team > https://t.co/9fPzI1AecC
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 28, 2020
Just left the Administration briefing on Coronavirus. Bottom line: they aren't taking this seriously enough.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 5, 2020
Notably, no request for ANY emergency funding, which is a big mistake. Local health systems need supplies, training, screening staff etc. And they need it now.
"In 2018, the Trump admin fired the government’s entire pandemic response chain of command, including the WH management infrastructure. In numerous phone calls/emails with key agencies the only consistent response I encountered was distressed confusion." https://t.co/1PM8QZqqDb
— Denise Tate (@stateof_tate) February 5, 2020
From @gtconway3d and @carriecordero: What did Trump and Congress know about the coronavirus, and when did they know it? https://t.co/OF9H6uXgJe
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) March 25, 2020
When @realdonaldtrump was promising COVID would go away "like a miracle," the U.S government squandered its best chance to stop the disease.
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) March 30, 2020
Here's how.https://t.co/IRioKLgI8K
An example of one of the trademarks of Trump’s presidency – trusting foreign autocrats over his own intelligence advisors – actually costing American lives. https://t.co/tXskR6buk2
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 30, 2020
Trump was warned in January. Those saying he wasn’t are lying to try to cover his tracks. “Intel reports going back to January warned of coronavirus threat” | TheHill https://t.co/JuyAFrMcZI
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 1, 2020
A fact to remember.
— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) April 1, 2020
"In a White House meeting, Kushner told people Cuomo was being an alarmist. 'I have all this data about ICU capacity. I’m doing my own projections, and I’ve gotten a lot smarter about this. New York doesn’t need all the ventilators.'" https://t.co/yFOBPBZFU9
Denial and dysfunction plagued the U.S. government for 70 days as coronavirus spread, with battles over testing, spending, travel limits & a national approach, per interviews with four dozen people involved. A dive w/@yabutaleb7 @gregpmiller @nakashimae https://t.co/MxFXCFe3we
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 4, 2020
“A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers.” https://t.co/rCg9LeJeJI
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 5, 2020
The @POTUS owes an apology to every health care worker & first responder who doesn’t have equipment they need because of the months the admin squandered once the COVID-19 alarm was sounded. The impact of the delay on ventilators could be felt this week.https://t.co/kULH77aWoz
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) April 5, 2020
They knew in November. November. https://t.co/Ntji1jNtkN
— Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) April 8, 2020
Trump denies oversight for the fund to help businesses
1) Why should he oppose oversight if the money is being spent properly?
2) Did congressional Republicans know he would do this when they negotiated with the Democrats? Why didn’t Democrats expect this since it’s consistent with Trump’s previous behavior?
3) This will drag out in the courts if that’s how Democrats take that route. Meanwhile, the money will have been spent.
4) Just another example of Trump’s contempt for the law. He acts like he’s a dictator.
What a surprise from the most corrupt treasury secretary ever https://t.co/dculny7lEN
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) April 2, 2020
This isn’t about playing politics. Especially during a crisis, the American people need to have confidence that our government is doing right by their families.
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) April 1, 2020
That’s why I’ve asked for a spot on the Congressional commission that oversees the $500 billion corporate bailout. https://t.co/ng1ROiwbAf
Congress has promised to keep a relentlessly watchful eye over the Trump administration’s implementation of the $2 trillion coronavirus relief law. But there’s a problem: They’re not in Washington to do it. https://t.co/OwRPXPZhiQ
— POLITICO (@politico) April 1, 2020
The signing statement threatens to undermine the authority and independence of this new IG. The Senate should extract a commitment from the nominee that Congress will be promptly notified of any Presidential/Administration interference or obstruction. https://t.co/5rxS3b3YoG
— Michael R. Bromwich (@mrbromwich) March 28, 2020
What the GOP did by allowing Trump to reneg on hard-fought provisions at his will is ensure that their word will never be taken seriously again. That’s cool if they are always in the majority. But what if they aren’t? 🤔
— Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) March 28, 2020
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
That is all.
Welp. Schumer and pelosi look, um, silly for trusting Mnuchin https://t.co/jabQxvDDHo
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 27, 2020
This great dive by @TimKMak outlines the new Pandemic Response Accountability Committee in the $2 trillion coronavirus package.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) March 27, 2020
In a signing statement, Trump is already trying to weaken that oversight, citing alleged "constitutional concerns." Thread. https://t.co/yc5vTBVyF6
Trump, whose admin stopped an inspector general from telling Congress about Ukraine whistleblower complaint, says he can override the new law requiring IG for the $500 billion virus corporate relief fund from disclosing if Mnuchin blocks info about the $$$ https://t.co/71aMKf1MTJ
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) March 28, 2020
Most obvious outcome and congressional Democratic leaders couldn’t see it. It’s astounding. https://t.co/ljMoUldgpN
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 28, 2020
Exactly! A signing statement is just a note saying "I will fight you." And what does Trump want to fight over? He says he wants to to fight to keep Congress and regular Americans from knowing about fraud, waste and abuse in implementing the bailout. Congress must fight back! https://t.co/85463Vziat
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 28, 2020
It's not normal for a president to announce when they sign a bill that they won't cooperate with oversight. We can't act like this is normal.https://t.co/mkNe3oFQsw
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 31, 2020
Senate Democrats urge White House to quickly nominate new inspector general for coronavirus programs. Trump on Friday took a step that could weaken an inspector general’s independence, but Democrats said strong oversight is needed to ensure accountability https://t.co/VYWvetf2JI
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) March 31, 2020
The President’s decision to name one of his own staff lawyers to serve as the independent Inspector General overseeing the disbursement of hundreds of billions of federal dollars in coronavirus crisis emergency aid smacks of the proverbial ‘fox guarding the henhouse.’
— James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) April 4, 2020
Cuomo says Trump didn’t speak to him about a quarantine
I believe Cuomo. Trump lies all the time.
Pres. Trump says he is considering "enforceable quarantine" for New York, parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) March 28, 2020
“I don’t even know what that means. I don’t know how that could be legally enforceable,” Gov. Cuomo says. “I don’t even like the sound of it.” https://t.co/xcgxJtxnBK
Cuomo denies speaking to Trump about possible NY quarantine, as President just claimed.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) March 28, 2020
Cuomo: “I don’t even know what that means”
Gov. Cuomo says he has no idea what Trump is talking about. He has no idea how this would be legally enforceable.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) March 28, 2020
President Trump said he is thinking about a possible “short term, two week” quarantine for “New York, probably New Jersey and certain parts of Connecticut.”
There it is. He's pushing a bullshit line that "a lot of New Yorkers are going down" to Florida, which is why FL is having an outbreak. Same bullshit De Santis pushed. They think they can bullshit away culpability for their failures by blaming it on NY. https://t.co/r4OCO0QaAZ
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) March 28, 2020
As President Trump weighs a possible quarantine for the New York area, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says "I don't think it's legal": "I don't believe that any federal administration could be serious about a physical lockdown … I don't think the American people would stand for it" pic.twitter.com/YM9IXb7iZC
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 28, 2020
US wanted G7 to use the term “Wuhan virus”
Trump is a bigot. It’s us against our allies again. This is disgraceful.
US push to include "Wuhan virus" language in G7 joint statement fractures alliance https://t.co/L7bMbKraqK pic.twitter.com/LRrVm3cAR5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 27, 2020
—>> The G7 failed to issue a joint statement on the Coronavirus response because the Trump administration insisted on including the phrase “Wuhan virus.”
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) March 26, 2020
WaPo: G-7 failed to agree on statement after U.S. insisted on calling coronavirus outbreak "Wuhan virus" https://t.co/HaLOdK9ERw
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) March 25, 2020
Trump lies at his briefings
No, people getting on planes aren’t being tested.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 7, 2020
No, Trump didn’t inherit old tests.
No, there’s no evidence of bias by the HHS deputy IG.
No, it’s not true Obama barely even noticed H1N1.
No, China didn’t just start spending money in the US. https://t.co/t6e0VDM7EB
Fact check: President Trump made another series of false, misleading or dubious claims at a coronavirus briefing that began with an off-topic discussion of his administration's efforts to fight drug trafficking https://t.co/iIfuclNfQv
— CNN (@CNN) April 2, 2020
Rather than the usual barrage of specific false claims, this briefing has featured a dishonest overall narrative — a Trump effort to cast himself as the leader who stood strong against the faction that downplayed the severity of the virus.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 31, 2020
Fact check on tonight’s briefing: Trump denies saying two things he said on television in the last four days. https://t.co/cq608GRtTr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 30, 2020
Smart piece by @YLindaQiu categorizing Trump's coronavirus dishonesty. Her list of main themes: playing down the severity of the pandemic; overstating medical progress and policy promises; inaccurately blaming others; rewriting history. https://t.co/2mFYVvMoSs
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 28, 2020
Inaccuracies about the stock market. Baffling statements about a closed GM plant. Stating you can call coronavirus the flu. President Trump has continued the false and misleading claims that have become a part of White House briefings on coronavirus. https://t.co/qPzWaTVonF
— CNN (@CNN) March 28, 2020
These are just some of the false claims from today's briefing… https://t.co/wWwba1RePw
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 28, 2020
It's not true that nobody ever thought this crisis could happen. It's not true that the WaPo report on Inslee's comments to Trump was "fake news." It's not true that "everybody" wants businesses reopened rapidly amid the pandemic. https://t.co/DZOp17cfdr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 27, 2020
Trump wrongly describes tariffs on imported Chinese products, paid by Americans, as China paying "interest."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 27, 2020
Again, the Trump sections of these briefings are thoroughly dishonest. Can't even keep up today.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 27, 2020
Trump could not have become President without unprecedented free media from TV networks in 2015-16. Now the same networks are giving him a daily platform to spread disinformation in a pandemic. https://t.co/LGEaN9ErSA
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 27, 2020
Trump says he doesn't want to stand here for two hours at these briefings, but "it's important for the public to know." He says "it gives our country confidence." He says, "I'm very transparent."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 23, 2020
He's been relentlessly dishonest and inaccurate in these briefings.
Trump: GM and Ford are making ventilators "right now."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 23, 2020
AP fact check: GM and Ford are not yet making ventilators. https://t.co/Dlkn4U8fB3
He understated the extent of the crisis. He overstated the availability of tests. He falsely blamed Obama. He said he didn't shake hands in India despite many photos of him shaking hands in India.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 22, 2020
Trump has been serially dishonest about the coronavirus: https://t.co/93Uu30PVqS
He didn’t “misstate the facts”. He lied. It’s called lying. Just say the word.
— Gary Andover (@andover_gary) March 20, 2020
Fact check: Trump falsely claims drug approval https://t.co/GFRKCA1QcH
President Trump is rapidly seeking to rewrite the history of the coronavirus pandemic and his administration's reaction to it, even as its scale continues to escalate rapidly in the US as more and more tests for it are conducted. | Analysis by @CillizzaCNN https://t.co/cmygbmpEuF
— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2020
This is a really disturbing display from the podium, one in keeping with the president's view of and statements about the press for three years, but taking place during a pandemic. He talks about how poorly he feels he's treated.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 19, 2020
Latest coronavirus stats
Hey y'all. I have a deep dive today on how the number of *known coronavirus cases* isn't really a good way to know what's happening with the disease. Unless you know something about testing, anyway. Hope you'll check it out.https://t.co/VK7rCgBNMc
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) April 4, 2020
Reported US coronavirus deaths via @CNN:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 4, 2020
5 weeks ago: 0 deaths
4 weeks ago: 17 deaths
3 weeks ago: 49 deaths
2 weeks ago: 249 deaths
1 week ago: 1,588 deaths
Right now: 7,152 deaths
Reported US coronavirus cases via @CNN:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 4, 2020
5 weeks ago: 64 cases
4 weeks ago: 332 cases
3 weeks ago: 2,204 cases
2 weeks ago: 18,763 cases
1 week ago: 101,242 cases
Right now: 277,953 cases
Reported US coronavirus deaths
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 4, 2020
3/11: 38
3/12: 41
3/13: 49
3/14: 58
3/15: 65
3/16: 87
3/17: 111
3/18: 149
3/19: 195
3/20: 263
3/21: 323
3/22: 413
3/23: 541
3/24: 704
3/25: 938
3/26: 1,195
3/27: 1,588
3/28: 2,043
3/29: 2,419
3/30: 3,004
3/31: 3,835
4/1: 4,762
4/2: 5,949
Now: 7,152
States with the 10 highest number of infections per 1,000,000 people.
— Sean T at RCP (@SeanTrende) April 3, 2020
New York 4767.4
New Jersey 2881
Louisiana 1970.2
Massachusetts 1290.2
Michigan 1080.5
Connecticut 1072.6
DC 925.3
Washington 866.1
Colorado647.4
Rhode Island620.2
Reported US coronavirus cases via @CNN:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 3, 2020
4 weeks ago: 227 cases
3 weeks ago: 1,645 cases
2 weeks ago: 13,229 cases
1 week ago: 82,100 cases
Right now: 245,070 cases
NEW: Michigan is now reporting the racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases. So far, 10,791 positive cases have been reported & 417 deaths. Of that, African Americans account for 35% of cases & 40% of deaths. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, just 14.1% of MI’s population is black. pic.twitter.com/3e4dKIusFB
— Kat Stafford (@kat__stafford) April 2, 2020
In order to be on track for an estimated ~100,000 deaths from coronavirus in the United States, and a peak of ~2,500 deaths per day, the University of Washington model cited by the White House would expect 899 deaths today.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 2, 2020
The latest @CNN number is 946 deaths reported today.
Coronavirus growth in Western countries: March 31 update (via @kdrum) https://t.co/aAQ4pMT1yV
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 1, 2020
Reported US coronavirus cases and deaths via @CNN:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 1, 2020
Beginning of March: 71 cases, 1 death
End of March: 185,469 cases, 3,835 deaths
For comparison purposes, US death toll in past pandemics:
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 31, 2020
Spanish Flu, 1918-20: 675,000
H2N2, 1957-58: 116,000
H3N2, 1968: 100,000
H1N1, 2009: 12,469https://t.co/nDSii3SsGG
Not a very encouraging data on the data front.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 31, 2020
* Number of tests in the US has stagnated.
* 807 deaths recorded today vs. 511 yesterday.
* The rate of increase in detected new cases has slowed (partly because the number of tests has flattened), but they're still increasing. https://t.co/G7fcfXlBuQ
42% of people in New York City say they personally know someone who has tested positive for coronavirus via new Siena College poll out today.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 31, 2020
Reported US coronavirus cases:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 31, 2020
3/10: 1000
3/11: 1267
3/12: 1645
3/13: 2204
3/14: 2826
3/15: 3505
3/16: 4466
3/17: 6135
3/18: 8760
3/19: 13229
3/20: 18763
3/21: 25740
3/22: 34276
3/23: 42663
3/24: 52976
3/25: 65273
3/26: 82135
3/27: 101295
3/28: 121176
3/29: 139773
Now: 160377
Reported US coronavirus cases via @CNN:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 31, 2020
Four weeks ago: 102
Three weeks ago: 678
Two weeks ago: 4,459
One week ago: 42,663
Right now: 160,377
to understand the magnitude of the devastation in New Orleans, here's how it compares per capita to other major hotspots…
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) March 30, 2020
DEATHS PER 100K RESIDENTS:
– Orleans Parish, LA: 22.0
– New York City, NY: 9.1
– King County, WA: 6.5
– Detroit, MI: 5.2
US coronavirus cases via @CNN:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 30, 2020
Four weeks ago: 89
Three weeks ago: 558
Two weeks ago: 3,485
One week ago: 32,502
Right now: 139,773
US coronavirus cases:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 30, 2020
3/10: 1,000
3/11: 1,267
3/12: 1,645
3/13: 2,204
3/14: 2,826
3/15: 3,505
3/16: 4,466
3/17: 6,135
3/18: 8,760
3/19: 13,229
3/20: 18,763
3/21: 25,740
3/22: 34,276
3/23: 42,663
3/24: 52,976
3/25: 65,273
3/26: 82,135
3/27: 101,295
3/28: 121,176
Now: 139,773
An incredibly informative page tracking U.S. coronavirus deaths and confirmed cases — by state and county https://t.co/nqVIyabmlS
— Julie Vitkovskaya (@Julie_Vit) March 29, 2020
US coronavirus deaths:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 29, 2020
3/1: 2
3/2: 6
3/3: 9
3/4: 11
3/5: 12
3/6: 17
3/7: 19
3/8: 21
3/9: 26
3/10: 31
3/11: 38
3/12: 41
3/13: 49
3/14: 58
3/15: 65
3/16: 87
3/17: 111
3/18: 149
3/19: 195
3/20: 263
3/21: 323
3/22: 413
3/23: 541
3/24: 704
3/25: 938
3/26: 1,195
3/27: 1,588
Now: 2,043
We just hit 2000 confirmed US deaths.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 29, 2020
It took a month to hit 1000, and then two days for that to double.
"and officials say the worst is yet to come"https://t.co/1Efq4kKRkw pic.twitter.com/XGbtRSnQZ1
The US coronavirus statistics should be coming from the federal government, not the media and universities. At some point, I expect right wing people who downplay the seriousness of the crisis to question the statistics.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) March 27, 2020
Since January, health authorities have identified more than 101,000 Covid-19 cases throughout the United States. So far, more than 1,500 of those patients have died. Here's a state-by-state breakdown of coronavirus cases. https://t.co/2oJzca2iHm
— CNN (@CNN) March 28, 2020
Reported US coronavirus cases and deaths via @CNN:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) March 27, 2020
4 weeks ago: 61 cases, 0 deaths
3 weeks ago: 265 cases, 14 deaths
2 weeks ago: 1,899 cases, 41 deaths
1 week ago: 15,905 cases, 208 deaths
Right now: 95,174 cases, 1,451 deaths
There is, incredibly, no government agency publicly tracking all corona cases in the US.
— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) March 27, 2020
So the NYT is doing it. https://t.co/GBPbosTpvD
As the U.S. is about to be the first country to hit 100,000 official Coronavirus cases, the fatality rates are all over the place:
— Brian McGill (@brian_mcgill) March 27, 2020
Italy: 10.6%
Spain: 7.8%
U.K.: 6%
France: 6%
U.S.: 1.5%
South Korea: 1.5%
Germany 0.5%
I tweet some version of this every day, so here's today's version:
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 27, 2020
It's still very hard to make overly precise interpretations about where you are on the curve unless you know a lot about tests: how many tests, who's getting tested, how and when results are reported.
Trump supporters Coronavirus denial
Right wing nonsense
The politics of Covid denial are exactly like the politics of climate change denial, except accelerated by a factor of 100 https://t.co/u0yTOODNKa
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 27, 2020
Newsflash:
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 30, 2020
When one side shapes its coronavirus response around facts and science, and the other prioritizes cultlike devotion to Trump over protecting American lives, this isn't "tribalism" or "partisanship."
We need a deep language reset.
New piece:https://t.co/WfW5BLW6kk
Sad! 