Dear Reader:

Worldometer, Sept 14: Getting close to reported 30 million cases and 1 million deaths worldwide.

There are close to 7 million cases and 200,000 deaths in the US, with almost 33 thousand new cases and 392 new deaths yesterday.

There are close to 5 million cases and over 80,000 deaths in India, with over 93 thousand new cases and 1,140 new deaths yesterday.

There are over 4 million cases and over 132 thousand deaths in Brazil, with over 14 thousand new cases and 389 new deaths yesterday.

France is experiencing a second wave of infections, starting in early August, having reached its peak Sept 12 with an all time record high of 10,561 new cases. The first wave record high was March 31 with 7,578 new cases. Second wave deaths haven’t caught up yet to the second wave increase in cases.

A second wave of infections in the U.K. is beginning has begun to form, beginning at the end of August, 3,330 new cases yesterday.

There are increases in cases in Italy and less so, in Germany. Japan’s second wave has reached its peak on Aug 3 with almost 2 thousand new cases; first wave peak was in April 11 with 743 new cases.

anita