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All times Pacific, source: Johns Hopkins/NBC News
At 8:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,309,151
Deaths worldwide - 695,237
Confirmed cases US - 4,739,766
Deaths US - 156,929
calimary
(81,283 posts)At 8:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,309,151
Deaths worldwide - 695,237
Confirmed cases US - 4,739,766
Deaths US - 156,929
At 9:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,314,597
Deaths worldwide - 695,527
Confirmed cases US - 4,745,212
Deaths US - 157,219
calimary
(81,283 posts)At 8:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,309,151
Deaths worldwide - 695,237
Confirmed cases US - 4,739,766
Deaths US - 156,929
At 9:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,314,597
Deaths worldwide - 695,527
Confirmed cases US - 4,745,212
Deaths US - 157,219
At 11:08am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,322,481
Deaths worldwide - 695,734
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,096
Deaths US - 157,426
"It is what it is."
At 8:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,309,151
Deaths worldwide - 695,237
Confirmed cases US - 4,739,766
Deaths US - 156,929
At 9:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,314,597
Deaths worldwide - 695,527
Confirmed cases US - 4,745,212
Deaths US - 157,219
At 11:08am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,322,481
Deaths worldwide - 695,734
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,096
Deaths US - 157,426
At 11:13am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,323,014
Deaths worldwide - 695,741
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,629
Deaths US - 157,433
At 11:14am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,323,158
Deaths worldwide - 695,742
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,773
Deaths US - 157,434
At 8:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,309,151
Deaths worldwide - 695,237
Confirmed cases US - 4,739,766
Deaths US - 156,929
At 9:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,314,597
Deaths worldwide - 695,527
Confirmed cases US - 4,745,212
Deaths US - 157,219
At 11:08am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,322,481
Deaths worldwide - 695,734
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,096
Deaths US - 157,426
At 11:13am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,323,014
Deaths worldwide - 695,741
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,629
Deaths US - 157,433
At 11:14am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,323,158
Deaths worldwide - 695,742
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,773
Deaths US - 157,434
At 11:21am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,324,456
Deaths worldwide - 695,797
Confirmed cases US - 4,755,071
Deaths US - 157,489
At 11:22am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,324,480
Deaths worldwide - 695,797
Confirmed cases US - 4,755,095
Deaths US - 157,489
calimary
(81,283 posts)At 8:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,309,151
Deaths worldwide - 695,237
Confirmed cases US - 4,739,766
Deaths US - 156,929
At 9:04am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,314,597
Deaths worldwide - 695,527
Confirmed cases US - 4,745,212
Deaths US - 157,219
At 11:08am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,322,481
Deaths worldwide - 695,734
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,096
Deaths US - 157,426
At 11:13am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,323,014
Deaths worldwide - 695,741
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,629
Deaths US - 157,433
At 11:14am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,323,158
Deaths worldwide - 695,742
Confirmed cases US - 4,753,773
Deaths US - 157,434
At 11:21am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,324,456
Deaths worldwide - 695,797
Confirmed cases US - 4,755,071
Deaths US - 157,489
At 11:22am
Confirmed cases worldwide - 18,324,480
Deaths worldwide - 695,797
Confirmed cases US - 4,755,095
Deaths US - 157,489
At 3pm - domestic data only
Confirmed cases US - 4,771,246
Deaths US - 157,848
At 6:05pm
Confirmed cases US - 4,775,882
Deaths US - 157,887
At 7:03pm
Confirmed cases US - 4,777,446
Deaths US - 157,917 *
* There will likely be an American death toll of 158-THOUSAND - AND COUNTING - by tomorrow morning.
And I wonder how long it'll take before we have FIVE MILLION cases of COVID-19 here in this country. Just a matter of days, probably.
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)calimary
(81,283 posts)Thanks for following along, my friend! Visual
We're taking care, as meticulously as possible. I just got back from an hour of tai chi - the first since March-something! Outside in the local park, with lots of room to spread out I'm amazed at how much I didn't forget! And EVERYBODY wore either masks or neck gaiters. And we stood at least eight feet apart, if not morel We know because one of the women in the group brought a tape measure!
calimary
(81,283 posts)Psssssst: ... and they hide a crepey neck!
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)in the late evening when there are few if any people about. Yup, we have to do our best to hold on to every bit of sanity we can muster because we are in for a real bumpy ride in the coming months.
Gotta check out those neck gaiters. Thanks.
calimary
(81,283 posts)I'm now pulling one on, over my head, when I'm getting dressed in the morning, and wearing it around all day - kinda like a stretchy fabric necklace - all the way through til bedtime. You forget you have it on. But then, if you have to go to the store or the pharmacy or pick up dinner, you already have it on and you just pull the top of it up over your nose, and you're good to go!
I love 'em! I have several and I mix 'n' match 'em with whatever else I'm wearing, and they're fun! A rather chic little accessory for these COVID-afflicted times. Not terribly expensive, either. Six to seven bucks at most.