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U.S. Hits 11 Million Coronavirus Cases, Adding 1 Million In A Week:
U.S. Hits 11 Million Coronavirus Cases, Adding 1 Million In A Week
More than 11 million confirmed coronavirus cases have been recorded in the United States, according to a COVID-19 tracker by Johns Hopkins University. The country reported 166,555 new cases on Sunday, with 1,266 new deaths.
The staggering milestone was reached only six days after the U.S. hit 10 million cases. Positive test rates and hospitalization rates are on the rise across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[...] Hospitalizations continue to climb. More than 69,000 people were hospitalized as of Sunday, more than ever before.
The pandemic also continues to disproportionately affect Black and brown communities in the U.S. According to data from the CDC as of Nov. 7, hospitalization rates for Hispanic or Latino people are 4.2 times higher than that of white people. American Indian or Alaska Native people have been hospitalized at 4.1 times the rate of white people, with Black people being hospitalized at 3.9 times the rate of white people.
[...] The Trump administration has blocked the current coronavirus task force from communicating with President-elect Biden's team.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 17 2020, @04:44AM (3 children)
You may be physically healthy but your mental health is very questionable. You should probably seek some professional help, at least in the form of some counseling.
Your posts imply that you believe the lives of elderly people and those with weight problems inherently have less value. Regardless of the reason you hold those views, they indicate dark personality traits. Aging is a natural process, one that you, too, experience. Weight and other health conditions are strongly related to socioeconomic status, much of which is determined by ones upbringing. Those who are born into wealthier families tend to be wealthier and have inherent advantages. It is far more complex than to simply dismiss overweight people as those who are too lazy to exercise and with too little willpower to make healthy lifestyle decisions. It shows extreme callousness for you to not seem to care about whether others are well.
You come across like a psychopath, showing a lack of empathy for others. I hope you find some peace so you don't have to live this way. Believe me, your posts make me angry because of the injustice that I see from your lack of regard for others. It's easier to understand why you might behave that way if you actually are a psychopath.
I wish you the best. Please seek help.
(Score: 2) by Dr Spin on Tuesday November 17 2020, @06:08AM
Aging is a natural process,
It may be natural, but its entirely avoidable.
When I first joined the computer industry, the head of HR was retiring, but sill looked young. We asked him how he retained his youthful looks. he replied:
"I never put sugar in my tea or coffee, and never put money in slot machines."
I took his advice, and still look as young as I did then, and I am every bit as foolish!
Warning: Opening your mouth may invalidate your brain!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 17 2020, @10:14AM
Look fat people ate more calories than the rest of us. They're killing this planet!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 17 2020, @02:05PM
Go yap at insurance companies that raise their premiums for those categories of people, or outright refuse them, then.
If you dare raise "your" voice against your paymasters, that is.