US cases dip as world sets record for new coronavirus cases in 24-hour period

[mystery-ak]

US cases dip as world sets record for new coronavirus cases in 24-hour period
The record saw new cases exceed 200,000 for the first time

By Peter Aitken | Fox News

The United States recorded fewer than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, while the world set a global record for confirmed infections in a 24-hour period, the World Health Organization reports.

The new single-day mark stands at 212,326 cases, Sky News reported.  The U.S. contributed the most in that time frame, with large numbers also reported in Brazil and India.

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Experts cautioned that the dip in U.S. cases to just over 45,000 could be due to a number of factors, including reduced reporting during a national holiday. That same holiday might also end up accelerating the spread, with millions of Americans gathered in public spaces to celebrate Independence Day.

Florida reported its own single-day high, with 11,445 new cases confirmed Saturday.

The previous global record for new infections was 189,077, notched on June 28.

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[jmyrlefuller]

Like the author said, I wouldn't read TOO much into it because it is indeed both a weekend and a holiday and these numbers tend to go down most weekends anyway—but in the early days of the New York outbreak, new cases continued to rise even on weekends without much of a weekly pattern. So that would indicate the current outbreaks aren't as extreme and that public health authorities are quite a bit further ahead of the curve than New York's were.

[GtHawk]

Like the author said, I wouldn't read TOO much into it because it is indeed both a weekend and a holiday and these numbers tend to go down most weekends anyway—but in the early days of the New York outbreak, new cases continued to rise even on weekends without much of a weekly pattern. So that would indicate the current outbreaks aren't as extreme and that public health authorities are quite a bit further ahead of the curve than New York's were.

I would still like to see a breakdown of just what those positives are, infectious, asymptomatic that have recovered but testing positive fore antibodies, etc. As long as the WHO, CDC and states commingle positives and continue to count flu cases as positives and just about any death as Covid caused I refuse to hit the red alert button. And again I am considered high if not very high risk.

[Fishrrman]

Prediction:
Big jump UP in new cases Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday due to late reporting.