The year 2020 will be most prominently known for the COVID-19 pandemic, which has currently killed 1.8 million people. Hopefully, with the vaccination process already… Read More »Epidemics – Welcome to the New Normal
In 2020, according to Worldometer more than 350,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. There was a significant surge after Thanksgiving, but… Read More »A Little Good News at the Year-End for COVID-19 Nationally, but Not for Alabama or Tennessee
Over the last two weeks, Tennessee has been number one in the one week average of the number of daily new cases for COVID-19 per… Read More »Why Is the Spread of COVID-19 So Bad in Tennessee?
On a population adjusted basis, Tennessee still leads the world in the spread of COVID-19. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee held a virtual briefing Sunday night.… Read More »Tennessee Still Leads the World in New COVID-19 Cases
Since my last update, new cases of COVID-19 have continued to surge in many U.S. states. The previous top hotspots have shifted little. The spread… Read More »COVID-19 Cases Continue to Surge in Many U.S. States
Four U.S. states – Tennessee, Rhode Island, Arizona, and Ohio – now lead the world in new COVID-19 cases. The European country of Georgia (not… Read More »Four U.S. States Lead the World in New COVID-19 Cases
I recently saw a sobering statistic about the impact of COVID-19 on the United States – 1 in every 500 residents of New Jersey has… Read More »U.S. States Are Among the Hardest Hit Places in the World by COVID-19
A recent meme making the rounds on social media purports to list the 10 deadliest days in U.S. history and lists several recent days among… Read More »Ten Deadliest Days in U.S. History? The Meme Making the Rounds Is Wrong
There is a screen shot of a data analysis that purports to show that deaths in the United States for 2020 is about the same… Read More »Yes, Deaths Really Have Increased in 2020
In my last post, I discussed the surge in COVID-19 cases that is affecting all regions. Deaths from the virus are also increasing and rose… Read More »Daily Deaths from COVID-19 Rose Dramatically in November