United States Passes China in Number of Cases

United States Passes China in Number of Cases

Assuming China’s numbers are to be trusted (Johns Hopkins).  Many have noted Jim Acosta’s tweet that “The US has just passed China, a country four times larger In population” (Twitter).  From Jay Cost: Stop shilling for the Communists, Jim (Twitter).  From Amy Swearer: I’m genuinely curious about why we’re trusting the numbers coming out of China…as though they’ve been transparent and honest about everything (anything?) related to the virus (Twitter).  Meanwhile, a 21-year-old girl, who bragged social media that she’s not going to get the disease, has it and says “It’s really hard to breathe. I’ve coughed until my throat has bled” (Fox News). This New York Post story looks at how quickly coronavirus damaged the lungs of a 59-year-old patient (NY Post).  From John Sexton: The next coronavirus hot spot in the United States is likely to be New Orleans. Some doctors believe the reason is obvious: Mardi Gras which brought a million people out into the streets last month (Hot Air).