We are starting to see signs that death rates are plateauing in some European countries. This follows a couple of weeks of flattening case counts and increased lockdowns, so it doesn’t come as a surprise. The United States, on the other hand, is still accelerating upward. I’d guess that we have a minimum of a couple of weeks before we see any flattening.
BTW, here’s my Thanksgiving advice: Don’t. No excuses. Just don’t. Postpone it until next year and we can all have, say, a June Thanksgiving instead.
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through November 18. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here.
