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Native

(5,942 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:17 PM Mar 2020

Coronavirus is now in all 50 states

Source: CNN

Coronavirus is now reported to be in all 50 US states after West Virginia confirmed its first case Tuesday .

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced at a news conference Tuesday that the state had a case of coronavirus.

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Coronavirus is now in all 50 states (Original Post) Native Mar 2020 OP

and still 80% are in 3 states evertonfc Mar 2020 #1

80% of the cases we know of. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #5

It's the nature of the curve. The other states are on the same curve, but further behind. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #12

Twitter Link.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #2

Well, they were.......Almost heaven, West Virginia. Funtatlaguy Mar 2020 #3

1+ ReformedGOPer Mar 2020 #4

They've been refusing to test and report for weeks. defacto7 Mar 2020 #6

We have been testing and reporting. Staph Mar 2020 #11

Just watching the stats and reading the reports defacto7 Mar 2020 #13

West Virginia come on down. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #7

A friend with an acquaintance who works in the WH Master_Monstruwacan Mar 2020 #8

We think its coming.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #9

Nailed it, unfortunately VWolf Mar 2020 #10

I now want this shirt! Staph Mar 2020 #14

First case on the Navajo Reservation confirmed as well. bluedigger Mar 2020 #15

evertonfc

(1,713 posts)

1. and still 80% are in 3 states

Reply to Native (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:19 PM

Mar 2020

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)

5. 80% of the cases we know of.

Reply to evertonfc (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:28 PM

Mar 2020

We continue to test "grudgingly".

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,007 posts)

12. It's the nature of the curve. The other states are on the same curve, but further behind. . . . nt

Reply to evertonfc (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:06 PM

Mar 2020

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)

2. Twitter Link....

Reply to Native (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:24 PM

Mar 2020

Link to tweet

Funtatlaguy

(10,878 posts)

3. Well, they were.......Almost heaven, West Virginia.

Reply to LovingA2andMI (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:26 PM

Mar 2020

ReformedGOPer

(478 posts)

4. 1+

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:27 PM

Mar 2020

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

6. They've been refusing to test and report for weeks.

Reply to Native (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:36 PM

Mar 2020

Staph

(6,251 posts)

11. We have been testing and reporting.

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:05 PM

Mar 2020

But we have only been given 500 tests for a state with a population of 1.8 million. Tests have been limited to those who have been overseas or who have been in contact with an infected person. So far, 121 tests have been given to find this one infected person.

Don't make assumptions.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

13. Just watching the stats and reading the reports

Reply to Staph (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:09 PM

Mar 2020

of people who have been turned down and have all the symptoms. I may be under informed but I assume nothing.

gibraltar72

(7,506 posts)

7. West Virginia come on down.

Reply to Native (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:40 PM

Mar 2020

Master_Monstruwacan

(71 posts)

8. A friend with an acquaintance who works in the WH

Reply to Native (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 06:51 PM

Mar 2020

says martial law is coming. Soon. That will almost certainly mean a substantial curb on civil liberties and an opportunity for Trump to seize power for a long time. I don't think he will allow elections to proceed.