India has reached 3 million cases, out of the world's 23 million cases (and 800,000 deaths). Panama has surpassed China, which is now only #35 in cases worldwide. In the US, #2 Texas has hit 300,000 cases but #3 Florida has not; #5 Georgia is over 250,000 cases (all college students, if the mainstream media is anything to judge by). Massachusetts (#13) hit 125,000 cases yesterday, with little further development today (a tenth of a percentage point) due to a shortened reporting period. (PlagueBlog readers are aware of how much the MDPH enjoys mixing things up every now and again.)
NPR reports on how voting is as safe as grocery shopping, if not more so, despite people's persistent misperceptions. They even cite a paper about Wisconsin's election in April, which produced no detectable surge.
The Hill also covered the Franklin Templeton poll results on real vs. perceived dangers of coronavirus; they give a bit more detail about the polling, but no pretty graphs.
Saturday, August 22, 2020
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