Dear Reader:

Worldometer, Dec 4: Yesterday in the U.S. there were more than 218 thousand new cases, yet another all-time pandemic record high of new cases, and 2,918 new deaths.. an all-time pandemic record high of new deaths, getting close to the feared 3 thousands daily deaths.

Yesterday there were close to 51 thousand new cases and 776 new deaths in Brazil;  more than 38 thousand new cases and 570 new deaths in India; more than 28 thousand new cases and 554 new deaths in Russia; more than 23 thousand new cases and 993 new deaths (an all-time pandemic record high of new deaths) in Italy; close to 15 thousand new cases and 414 new deaths in the UK; more than 12 thousand new cases and 324 new deaths in France.

anita