The latest statistics WHO Numbers Total Worldwide Cases: 822,914 Total Worldwide Deaths: 40,598 This chart from the WHO showed a plateau in numbers. The last few times this has happened, it didn’t stick. This time it did not, either. CDC Numbers Total United States cases: 186,101 — Travel-related: 1,110 — Close contact: 3,128 — Under investigation: 181,863 Total deaths: 3,603… Read more →
It was a busy weekend. A lot happened with respect to COVID-19 and the fight to find a vaccine, treatment and a way to slow the spread. A quick reminder: I’m not a doctor. These posts are not intended to claim any expertise on any medical subject matter. The goal of these posts is to relay, to you, what the… Read more →
If I can slide in some science and math for a second because I know sometimes this stuff is tough to wrap one’s head around. So please bare with me while I be the annoying nerdy friend… I had a friend from college post a link to a column titled, “South Korea proves we don’t need to shut down the… Read more →
I’m not a doctor. I’m just a scientist. I’m here to bring you some information directly from official sources and offer some context to that information. As always, please follow the CDC guidelines. Speaking on guidelines, the President today highlighted a new social distancing recommendation to continue our efforts to slow the spread through the end of April. The latest… Read more →
Nick, are you a meteorologist or a doctor? It is a question I’ve received a handful of times lately. Sometimes as a friendly ribbing, others as a means to “throw shade” as the kids say. I think of myself as human. One who cares. After kicking these updates out for a month now, we have come a long way from… Read more →
