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Squinch

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12. Remember when the NY "cases per capita" number was jaw dropping? Now 6 states have

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 09:05 AM

Aug 2020

exceeded NYs, and about 6 more are racing to beat NY.

About 90% of the deaths in ALL OF THOSE PLACES were avoidable. We in NY had it first. We made the mistakes. We died in large numbers learning what to do. But when we were done, WE ALL knew what to do.

None of this had to happen.

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Holy f**king sh*t ... Iowa reports 2,007 new cases in one day [View all] UpInArms Aug 2020 OP

Could be more . . Iliyah Aug 2020 #1

Likely, IMO! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #4

Reality finally comes to Iowa reporting. rurallib Aug 2020 #2

Strugis flow through no doubt berni_mccoy Aug 2020 #3

Exactly my immediate reaction DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #6

My thought as well Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #15

U of Iowa students a TON of that JT45242 Aug 2020 #5

The New York Times claims Ames and Iowa City have the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country suegeo Aug 2020 #16

I'm seeing different numbers at that link gristy Aug 2020 #7

Not a very hygenically minded populace out there apparently Blues Heron Aug 2020 #8

????? Iowa is Showing 1566 New Cases Not 2007 at the Worldmeters Site. Indykatie Aug 2020 #9

Check the "Now" statistics UpInArms Aug 2020 #11

My site shows 1566. But still, your point stands. Squinch Aug 2020 #10

That spreadsheet is dated Aug 27, today's totals are here... ramblin_dave Aug 2020 #13

Oh, God! I stand corrected. So that's 1566 yesterday and 2114 today (and apparently Squinch Aug 2020 #14

Remember when the NY "cases per capita" number was jaw dropping? Now 6 states have Squinch Aug 2020 #12