The USA Is Now World Leader In Covid-19 Cases: What We Still Don’t Know

Exponential growth continues in the US

Today, the New York Times reported that Covid-19 cases in the USA have exceeded the number reported in China, making the US the world leader for the country with the most cases.

As New York City struggles to contain almost half of the reported cases nationwide and the US Government finally passes legislation to deal with some of the economic fallout we’re experiencing, grim projections are still rolling in. Fivethirtyeight.com is estimating 246,000 American deaths on the basis of a poll issued to experts around the nation.

“As a group, they think hospitalizations won’t peak for several more weeks or months, and they expect around 246,000 deaths related to COVID-19 in 2020.”

The peak of the epidemic is expected to occur in May in terms of hospitalizations, but Dr. Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has warned that we can expect another wave as we move into winter.

The good news, if there is any, is that Covid-19 now has the full attention of the powers that be. The US economy is taking a beating, thousands if not millions of people who are currently doing okay will likely die horrible, painful deaths in the coming…