Dear Reader:

Worldometer (July 26): over 16 million cases and over 649 thousand deaths worldwide, roughly 16 millions cases and 0.65 million deaths worldwide. Roughly 4.3 million cases and 0.15 million (almost 150 thousand) deaths in the US. Most cases in the US, roughly 0.45 million, are in California, and most deaths occurred in New York, roughly 0.03 million deaths.

msn. com/ en-us/ news/ us/ coronavirus country tops 1000 coronavirus deaths 4 days in a row as experts urge to shut down (Sunday, July 26):

“models project that there will be up to 175,000 deaths linked to the virus by August 15, according to an ensemble forecast published  by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… on Thursday, more than 150 prominent medical experts, scientists, teachers, nurses and other experts signed a letter urging leaders to shut the country down and start over to contain the rampant spread of the virus.

“‘Right now, we are on a path to lose more than 200,000 American lives by November 1st. Yet, in many states people can drink in bars, get a haircut, eat inside a restaurant, get a tattoo, get a massage, and do myriad other normal, pleasant, but non-essential activities,’ the letter read, which was sent to the Trump administration, members of Congress and state governors”.

anita