Day 54: Diana's Revenge

Basically everyone on the internet has informed PlagueBlog that Prince Charles has come down with coronavirus, so we're passing it on to you. Take it as you will.

Here in Massachusetts, things have gone from bad to worse, or at least from untested to tested. The total is now 1838 cases, up 679 from yesterday (59%). We also have 4 new deaths, all over 70 and most with pre-existing conditions. The jump is mostly due to testing by Quest, whose numbers have gone up from 379 positive out of over 5,000 tested yesterday to 805 positive out of over 9,000 tested today. The state comes in a distant second with 4,774 tested. LabCorp remains in third place, and the lab count is up to thirteen, plus "other".

P.S. If you're on hydroxychloroquine, PlagueBlog hopes you're also a prepper and stocked up ahead of the rush. Buzzfeed reports Kaiser Permanente is denying hydroxychloroquine prescriptions to lupus patients in California. Also, PlagueBlog recommends against drinking your fish tank cleaner because you don't understand chemistry (or for any other reason).