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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCoronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
https://apnews.com/b5dc967808fb7964b531afa59b5a6f82NEW YORK (AP) A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.
The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down as states like Florida and Texas saw explosions in cases and hospitalizations and reported daily U.S. infections broke records several times in recent days.
Scientists warned it wouldnt last. A coronavirus death, when it occurs, typically comes several weeks after a person is first infected. And experts predicted states that saw increases in cases and hospitalizations would, at some point, see deaths rise too. Now thats happening.
Its consistently picking up. And its picking up at the time youd expect it to, said William Hanage, a Harvard University infectious diseases researcher.
According to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, the seven-day rolling average for daily reported deaths in the U.S. has increased from 578 two weeks ago to 664 on July 10 still well below the heights hit in April. Daily reported deaths increased in 27 states over that time period, but the majority of those states are averaging under 15 new deaths per day. A smaller group of states has been driving the nationwide increase in deaths.
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Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Jul 2020
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SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)1. Expect that trend to accelerate.
This is going to get worse.
Much much worse.
Nevilledog
(51,183 posts)2. We knew it was coming.
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)3. Over and Over we hear people say, "I thought it was a hoax"..By now people should know, NO HOAX
...137,000 deaths is not a hoax.