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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

But testing *is* increasing (a record test day) and the positive test rate has been fairly steady, raising some question of whether we're plateauing or still rising. It may be a mix: Plateaus in some of the worst-affected states, but rises elsewhere. https://t.co/QuTnMuFuSe — PolitiTweet.org

Cases are moving up not only because of the known hotspot states, but because the surge is broadening. Nine states… https://t.co/xY6MkLanql

Posted July 16, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Welp, a record for new cases. And deaths stayed below 1,000, but just barely. Seems likely (perhaps inevitable) that we're going to re-cross that threshold one of these days, which we haven't seen since late May. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 16, 2020 Hibernated

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One "fun" thought: the period from, oh, say, Nov. 3 through Jan. 20 could be critical to building out the US's vaccine infrastructure, and yet that's a period where you could have a lame-duck president and one can imagine Trump being less than helpful under those circumstances. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 17, 2020 Hibernated