CDC: We Appear to be Turning a Corner

From the story: The CDC’s director says we’re “nearing the peak.” Daily death counts, after climbing for some time, seem to have leveled off at around 2,000, though these data are often revised as more deaths are reported. The much-watched University of Washington model says we’re a few days past the peaks of deaths and hospital usage. Estimates of the virus’s “reproductive number” in the U.S. (from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) are headed toward one, the magical threshold beneath which the problem starts to decline rather than spreading further (National Review).  

Daily new cases, one of the last charts on this site (see above) show the peek was April 4 (Worldometers).   An interesting note: One hospital began testing women who came in to give birth.  15 percent had the coronavirus.  Very few showed any symptoms (Hot Air).