09 July 2020 Coronavirus Charts and News - Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic People Transmit Most COVID-19 Infections. Fed Officials Warn Economic Slowdown Coming.

Written by Steven Hansen

The U.S. and Global new cases 7-day rolling average today again set a new record – and this rolling average in the U.S. new cases are now 20 % higher than one week ago (yesterday it was 26 % so the rate of acceleration is slowing). Death rates due to coronavirus have been holding relatively steady but some are saying we will see a spike in deaths soon (although today deaths were near the upper end of the range). At the end of this post is a set of interactive graphs and tables for the world and individual states – as well as today’s headlines which include;

• Today is a record day for new cases in the U.S. and globally – as well as a record for the 7-day rolling averages
• States with bad outbreaks should consider ‘shutting down,’ Fauci says
• Job losses remain ‘enormous’: Coronavirus unemployment claims are worst in history
• Big restaurant chains are recovering faster than the rest of the industry
• WHO promises ‘honest evaluation’ of how world handled COVID-19
• Scientists warn of potential wave of COVID-linked brain damage

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