This map shows the census tracts (in black) where about 67% of the USA population lives (2010 data) overlaid onto the NYTimes map of COVID19 cases (3/22/2020). Sorry about the problem with northwest Washington state!
The implication is obvious, and should have been clear to everyone for a while now: Two thirds of the population of the USA is at immediate risk of infection from the virus. If unconstrained, that’s more than 200 million cases, with a mortality rate somewhere between 0.1% and 1.0%. That’s a lot of people at risk of death, up to two million.
Let’s hope that the increasing number of areas on lock-down slow the spread and reduce the number!
Be well, readers. (Both of you!)
Signing in. I had no social life anyway, so the beat goes on.
Keep those reviews coming!
Thanks, Gary. I’m sure you are making good use of your time.
Be well, whoever you are😄