The Corona Virus June 7, 2020

There are currently 1,986,688 reported case in the US and 112,241 deaths.

New York has 383,198 cases and 30,374 deaths
New Jersey has 164,164 cases and 12,176 deaths
California has 130,615 cases and 4,633 deaths
Illinois has 127,757 and 5,904 deaths
Massachusetts has 103,436 cases and 7,316 deaths

I've continued to track the number of case increases across the country, the state and Bergen County. I've added the numbers for the previous week and updated the numbers for the week before that.

US Cases and Percentage Increase
March 30 - April 5 -- 196,983, 155.5%
April 6 - April 12 ---- 226,490, 66.7%
April 13 - April 19 -- 206,029, 36.4%
April 20 - April 26 -- 215,086, 27.9%
April 27 - May 3 ---- 198,464, 20.1%
May 4 - May 10 ----- 175,910, 14.8%
May 11 -- May 17 ---  158,286, 11.6%
May 18 - May 24 ---  161,280, 10.6%
May 25 - May 31 ---  149,072,  8.9%
June 1 - June 7 -----  156,375,  8.5%

The US cases continue to hold at a plateau. There was no obvious spike from Memorial Day but there's some concern that the George Floyd protests might cause one due to the crowds.

New Jersey Cases, Percentage Increase and Positive Tests
March 30 - April 5 -- 24,119, 180.2%, 51.8%
April 6 - April 12 ---- 24,345, 64.9%, 54.6%
April 13 - April 19 -- 23,451, 37.9%, 53.4%
April 20 - April 26 -- 23,737, 27.8%, 45.3%
April 27 - May 3 ---- 17,706, 16.2%, 34.1%
May 4 - May 10 ----- 11,788,   9.3%, 31.5%
May 11 -- May 17 ---   7,802,   5.6%, 12.7%
May 18 - May 24 ---   7,820,   5.3%,  6.7%
May 25 - May 31 ---   6,291   4.1%,    3.7%
June 1 - June 7 ------  3,719  2.3%,   2.0%

The numbers in New Jersey took a good sized drop despite testing reaching 184,000 tests for the week.

Bergen County Cases and Percentage Increase
March 30 - April 5 -- 4,018, 185.2%
April 6 - April 12 ---- 3,597, 58.1%
April 13 - April 19 --  2,855, 29.2%
April 20 - April 26 -- 2,326, 18.4%
April 27 - May 3 ----  1,220, 8.2%
May 4 - May 10  ----    744, 4.6%
May 11 -- May 17 ---    432,  2.6%
May 18 - May 24 ---    443,  2.6%
May 25 - May 31 ---    468,  2.6%
June 1 - June 7 ------  240,  1.3%

The Bergen County numbers dropped as well. The virus certainly appears to be dying out in New Jersey. Why, and how long it will last I'm not sure anyone knows.

I got my prescription for an antibody test. We're doing that next Thursday. In the meantime Suburu says my car is due for it's 5,000 mile/6 month servicing. I only have 1,250 on the car but I suppose I'll have to bring it in in the not too distant future.

My wife and I went out this afternoon thinking to maybe spend some time in a local park. I never saw it so crowded. We couldn't even find a place to park. No one was wearing a mask and I didn't see much concern for social distancing.

People are going about their business as if this is all over. I hope they're right. I suppose we'll see in the coming months.