Fun with MA COVID-19 Reporting 03-Oct-2020

Yesterday: "Cases on a given day continue to come in for around a week to a week and a half... with that said... this week we've already seen that Monday and Tuesday have higher counts than any other day since May 28... and for Monday's count, you have to go back to May 26 to find a single day increase so high."...

Today: Both Monday and Tuesday are now higher than any day going back to May 26 and Monday is now close to going back to May 21 (increased 9 since yesterday and is now only 5 away from reaching May 26th's total).

This past Wednesday (just 3 days ago so expect continued increases for at least 4 more days) saw more than any single day in June, July and August (all the way from May 29 up till Sep 8). This past Thursday (5 more days of increases at least, including probably a triple digit increase tomorrow) already is higher than any day Jun 4 through Aug 30. I predict that tomorrow I'll be posting that we already know that this week has been another increase despite still being days away from no longer seeing double digit increases to several of the days.

PLEASE behave as you did back in late April/early May, because that's where we're very much about be, regardless of what the Governor says.

Oh, and we've surprised 9,500 confirmed+probable deaths and I would put money that election night we'll be one day away from reaching the 10,000 mark.

Stay safe. Stay sane. Stay informed.

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