Stewart Myrent
I just wanted to update everyone on the latest Covid-19 statistics. As of this morning, the total death rate (which is soon to exceed 100,000 deaths) is currently at 6%, which is even higher than the death rate, that had been pretty steady at 5.5%, the past few weeks. As most of the states have plans to segue out of the stay-at-home restrictions, I am expecting an even larger surge in cases and, of course, the resultant deaths. With temperatures in the 80s the past few days, I can certainly understand that everyone would love to get outside & mingle w/other people (& I understand that we are SOCIAL animals), but I am also thinking that it might be a huge mistake. I am very glad, though, that other states (like IN, MI & WI, just to name a few) are easing their restrictions before we do so, here in IL - we will have the benefit of seeing if those states experience huge surges in cases & deaths. Hope it doesn't happen & I'll be so glad if I'm totally wrong about this. But, we'll see.
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