Good news: COVID-19's grip is fading

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Opinion
Good news: COVID-19's grip is fading
by Bruce Thompson
 | May 16, 2020 12:00 AM

The daily news about the novel coronavirus is bad. Every day, we are told that the pandemic is out of control and that there is no end in sight. We read that the number of new cases is rising, deaths are climbing, and the United States has by far the most deaths of any country in the world. The economy is collapsing, unemployment is spiking, and a depression is coming. But experts warn us that reopening the economy will just mean more suffering and death.

It is true that the pandemic's toll on our health and economic well-being has been devastating. But a review of public reports, statistics, and studies shows that the future is not as dire as we are being told by the national media.

In fact, there is ample evidence that we are turning the corner on the virus and that the overwhelming majority of people are not at serious risk if they take commonsense precautions and follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

Here are eight reasons why things are starting to look a little better.

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Even as blue state governors' tighten.

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Title:
"Good news: COVID-19's grip is fading"

The "grip" ain't fadin' here in Connecticut.
Here are the latest numbers, just updated my spreadsheet a minute ago:

Date  Total       Daily  Total    Daily
           Infec.      Inc.    Deaths  Inc.
5/2    29,287    523    2,436     97
5/3    29,973    686    2,495     59
5/4    30,173    200    2,556     61
5/5    30,621    448    2,633     77
5/6    30,995    374    2,718     85
5/7    31,784    789    2,797     79
5/8    32,411    627    2,874     77
5/9    32,984   573    2,932     58
5/10   33,554   570   2,967     35
5/11   33,765   211   3,008      41
5/12   34,333   568   3,041     33
5/13   34,855   522   3,125     84
5/14   35,464   609   3,219     94
5/15   36,085   621   3,285     66
5/16   36,703   618   3,339     54
5/17   37,419   716   3,408     69

It was first predicted that CT would be "over the top" around April 11.
What a miscalculation THAT turned out to be.
You'll note that in the past 4 days, new infections actually seem to be upticking a bit.

Pay particular attention to the Daily Increase of new infections.
All that talk about "flattening the curve"...
... I'm wondering if the current daily increase level is going to become our "flattened state" here? In other words, a "steady" but "manageable" state of continuing infection...