Nate Silver @NateSilver538
Tuesdays are usually terrible as many states don't certify many deaths over the weekend, leading to a pileup on Tuesday. This Tuesday was also bad, but less bad than the two prior Tuesdays. Overall, the past 7 days have averaged 1,722 deaths, vs. 2,058 in the 7 days before that. — PolitiTweet.org