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More on 'spiking', Indiana went from less than 300 new cases and 9 deaths yesterday to over 400 new cases and 55 46 deaths today. However, you can't look at that and scream "SPIKE'. Mondays are historically the lowest number of the week because many counties do not tabulate totals on Sunday, which is what gets reported on Monday. Again, the 7, 14, and monthly trends show that the number of cases and deaths in Indiana are trending down. Not a steep dip, but trending down nonetheless. Edit: Just noticed the state's official death tally for today is 46. Some of the COVID reporting sites like to include 'possible' deaths in the numbers, and the 55 I mentioned above comes from there. For further comparison, the Indiana Department of health reports 2,022 total deaths, while the other site is reporting 2,197.

Okay. I went for the general trend, but if you want to argue that, on May 28th, or only 3 days before yesterday, the number was 86. so again there is no 'spike' The bottom line is if there are 55 cases on Monday and 56 cases on Tuesday, the media is going to call Tuesday a spike. The 7 day, 14 day, and one month trends show cases going down in DC The media simply wants to influence gullible people that only read headlines and nothing else.

Headline on CNN states 'Coronavirus cases SPIKE in DC'!. I looked it up. DC reported 56 new cases today. One month ago, on May 1st, DC reported 335 new cases. It's unbelievable the lengths the press will go to in order to misinform. https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/district-of-columbia

I was just looking at Spain's trends and noticed on May 25th that they removed 1,915 deaths from their books. Double counting? Change in criteria? In any event, much like Italy, this thing is definitely on the decline in Spain. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/spain/

I'll give Russia this. Their numbers are probably closer to being accurate than China's.

As of today, respirator usage related to Covid-19 in Indiana is only at 4.8% of available machines. the ICU bed percentage is 14.5% of available beds.

I think you are improperly using the word 'spike'. i don't know of any location in the U.S. that has a significant percentage of more cases now than it did 3-4 weeks ago, unless you're talking about a random county in Montana that had 2 cases then and has 3 now, for a 50% increase.. Numbers may be slightly up in other places, but testing has increased significantly as well, so that explains a lot in regards to those locations. That said, are the numbers declining as much as we hoped they would as the weather warms up? No, they are not. Should people still take precautions, social distance, wear masks, etc.? Absolutely. But, every headline I see online about cases 'spiking' has no factual basis once you click the link and read the corresponding story. Now, in Brazil, the virus is spiking at an alarming rate.. Not in the U.S. though.

Very good news if source is legitimate. Thanks for sharing. hopefully, the U.S. trends will follow suit over the next few weeks.

We need more Louis Armstrong right now.

Overhead view 6 hours after I replaced the dripping faucet in my master bath.

Damn avocados. You can't trust them. Now, canned pineapple. There's a fruit you can trust.

Billboards on the Indiana / Michigan border.

New study claims up tp 80% of virus cases are asymptomatic. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/up-to-80-of-covid-19-infections-are-asymptomatic-a-new-case-report-says/ar-BB14GB3y?ocid=msedgntp

News reporter criticizing folks in Wisconsin for not wearing masks. Guy in Packers jersey walks into the picture and tells the world the cameraman isn't wearing a mask. Now, I think people should be wearing masks, but for the media to go out of their way to bash people but not even make their off air staff wear a mask just makes me shake my head.

I absolutely do not get the refusal to wear a mask thing. Such a simple thing to follow that reflects concern for your fellow man.

Main headline on CNN this morning: Americans crowd public places as Covid-19 cases surge in several states Story title once you click Americans are crowding public places and officials fear possibility of spikes in coronavirus cases Those two sentences don't say the same thing, do they?

I see the wife doesn't trust you with the baby.

Kid Rock - All Summer Long 'Trying different things and smoking funny things'. Not to mention pole dancing

Well, Rats! https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/us/cdc-rodent-control-rat-restaurants-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

I see some potential flaws in this study. First off, there are 4 cell phones in my house. Me, the wife, and the two teenagers. Are we getting penalized for not social distancing because we are all in the same location. Meanwhile, an extended family of 15 living together somewhere in the world with only one cell phone in the group probably appears to be social distancing. Big potential flaw in this study in my opinion. Also, I walk the neighborhood for about an hour each night. Take my cell of course. Just because I'm walking by a neighbor's house does not mean I'm stopping in for a visit.

The rankings are Premium content. I was able to go to Players, filter on Indiana and pick a year, but it appears that gives me committed players only.

Where are you getting the state rankings. I would be interested in seeing those for Indiana.

Is Montgomery still playing SS? Is there a chance he plays a less demanding position in college to better take advantage of his bat?

I've been banned from most public golf courses. Something about slow play. With a triple digit handicap, what do they expect.