Eighty thousand Americans have now died because of COVID-19, a third of them here in New York. The numbers boggle the mind, the heart doesn't know how to break anymore. Some think we're over the hill (New York does indeed seem to have passed its peak, but this conceals the 
continuing rise elsewhere, sure to accelerate further with premature "reopening"), but the numbers suggest we still barely have a grasp on how far it has spread. Because testing is so sparse, you'd think the fatality rate was almost 6% (8% in New York), which can't be right.
continuing rise elsewhere, sure to accelerate further with premature "reopening"), but the numbers suggest we still barely have a grasp on how far it has spread. Because testing is so sparse, you'd think the fatality rate was almost 6% (8% in New York), which can't be right.