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Although the comparative data continues to find the U.S. lagging well-behind our friends in Italy, France, Germany, and the UK, we find an 18 percent decline across America in deaths and a 17 percent decline in new cases over the past 14 days. Yet that is nationwide, with seven states in the”higher and staying high” category and five states in the “lower but going up” category. The other countries cited below are also a mix of improvement and increase in the number of cases. To give you a more in depth understanding, after our usual start with comparative data, we immediately link you to the most recent data illustrated in The NY Times “Latest data and case count” and an article from VOX that reminds us that “The official case count for Covid-19 in America is declining. But that’s not a reason to relax just yet.”
On Sept. 14 in the U.S. there were 34,529 new cases (6,745,999 total cases): 377 deaths and the total has reached 198,897. In comparison: 1,008 new cases (289,000 total cases) and 14 deaths (35,624 total) in Italy; – in France, 7,183 new cases (387,000, total cases) and six deaths (30,950 total) in Germany – 927 new cases (26,035 total cases) and two deaths (9,421 total deaths) – the United Kingdom had 3,350 new cases (371,125 total cases), five deaths, increasing their Covid death total to 41,637.
The Curators have not escaped the recent Bob Woodward revelations, yet before we get to that we think it best to turn to some interesting science and public health stories. Statnews got us away from Woodward’s Rage and into a “forthcoming study from 23andMe that shows a person’s genetic code could affect how severely they experience Covid-19 – an important confirmation of earlier work on the subject.” StatNews in another article drew us in with the question “If the virus that causes Covid-19 always circulates, will it always have the capacity to make us so sick?” Remember Sweden? No not streaming Nordic Noir mystery shows but rather their unique and controversial approach to the pandemic. The The NY Times takes us there in a story that leads with “Sweden carried out a record number of new coronavirus tests last week with only 1.2% coming back positive, the health agency said on Tuesday, the lowest rate since the pandemic began at a time when countries across Europe are seeing surges in infections.” Please do dip into this article before you turn to streaming television for that Nordic Noir.
To conclude we introduce to these pages the folks at GZero World and its Signal Publication. The founder and leader is Ian Bremmer whose interviews on CNN and a PBS show (Gzero World) is an always watch for us. We link to Signal’s “Coronavirus Coverage” found on its top tab. You will find Bremmer’s most recent written and video column as well as their global Covid-19 coverage that merges business and politics. Scroll and you will find a deep dive into populist-right wing governments failing to respond to Covid-19 as well as a look at the populist movements' response to the pandemic. Additionally in the “red pen” column, the GZero world team with Bremmer play editor/fact checker, the most recent effort is checking a Ross Douthat NY Times editorial on Trump’s response to Covid.
From smog covered Culver City, Calif., newsrooms across the U.S,. and the world this is the Revitalize list for Sept. 16, 2020:
