Total confirmed cases in US: 29,495,907 365 days ago when I wrote my first plague diary there were 3,774 confirmed cases in the US. Since then, the covid-19 pandemic cut a rough path through some unmapped territory in the human psyche. At first, it was terrifying but novel, then it became sorrowful and several newContinue reading “Plague Diary – Day 365”
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Day 7
Day 7 – Total confirmed cases in US: 26,747 The numbers have septupled in less than a week. The opportunity to “flatten the curve” has passed and we won’t know for a while how successful our social distancing has been. Welcome to the first weekend without restaurants, bars, theaters, and zoos. In keeping with ourContinue reading “Day 7”
Day 5
Day 5 – Total confirmed cases in US: 14,250 Some of us are not coming back from this. I’m not talking about physical health, although some of us are not coming back that way either. Some of us are not coming back financially, even to the place we were a few weeks ago. Some willContinue reading “Day 5”
Day 3
Day 3 – Total confirmed cases in US: 6,510 Today was supposed to be my first day on vacation in Aruba. I had been pushing myself to finish up a few things, like a job, so I could relax and enjoy a few days away from everything. Then I was reminded that there are someContinue reading “Day 3”
Plague Diary – Day 2
Day 2 – Total confirmed cases in US: 4,661 In 1762, when a map of our collection of colonies looked like this: the first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was marched in New York City. From then until now, through wars and blizzards, the parade was never canceled. Until this year. I have lived in thisContinue reading “Plague Diary – Day 2”
