Saturday, March 28, 2020

Day 57: Turkey Sightings

With the world at 663,000 cases and 30,000 deaths, the US is firming up our grip on the lead with over 123,000 cases and over 2,000 deaths. Only Italy has also surpassed China, with 92,000 cases and 10,000 deaths (despite undercounting their deaths).

Today's count for Massachusetts is 4257, up 1017 (31%) from yesterday. In a surprise upset, Suffolk County has surged ahead of Middlesex County by one case (843-842). There have been 9 more deaths, for a total of 44. Quest is up another 3,000 tests to over 17,000, which is almost half the tests ever done in the state.

We have not taken to hunting down New Yorkers like the neighbors yet, though we are quarantining visitors to the state. (Presumably Rhode Islanders with homes straddling the state line can travel to the kitchen and back without being quarantined, but they should not hunt New Yorkers while they're here in Massachusetts. Apparently people in distant places like New York disapprove.) Instead, the new sport here is turkey-spotting. They've been seen all over the Boston area, including at the Anna's in Brookline.

In other local news, New Balance is ramping up to produce masks, and the Public Health Commissioner has COVID-19 and so is working from home. Partners hospitals are banning visitors, and a Scituate animal shelter has set up a pet food food pantry.

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