The Corona Virus, December 23, 2022

US Cases

May 30-Jun 5-- 706,874

Jun 6 -Jun 12-- 722,351

Jun 13 -Jun 19-705,425

Jun 20 -Jun 26-745,145

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -792,645

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -752,731

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -909,566

Jul 18 - Jul 24- 892,292

Jul 25 - Jul 31- 864,871

Aug 1 - Aug 7-  822,948

Aug 8 -Aug 14-720,314

Aug 15-Aug 21-666,092

Aug 22-Aug 28-618,737

Aug 29-Sep 4-  611,107

Sep 5  -Sep 11- 463,113

Sep 12 Sep 18- 431,984

Sep 19 Sep 25- 379,673

Sep 26 Oct 2-   327,481

Oct 3 - Oct 9-  284,417

Oct 10-Oct 16-263,879

Oct 17-Oct 23-264,187

Oct 24-Oct 30-258,083

Oct 31-Nov 6- 279,769

Nov 5-Nov 11-279,503

Nov 12-Nov 18-282.037

Nov 19-Nov 25-298,683

Nov 26-Dec 2 -359,499

Dec 3-Dec 9 -  459,157

Dec 10-Dec 16-458,297

The numbers went flat nationally. That's interesting.

'New Jersey Cases

May 30-Jun 5--  19,849

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  18,224

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 15,084

Jun 20 -Jun 26-15,187

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -  17,251

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 - 17,121

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 - 19,482

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  21,444

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  19,955

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    17,760

Aug 8 -Aug 14-  15,532

Aug 15-Aug 21- 13,022

Aug 22-Aug 28-11,619

Aug 29-Sep 4-  10,285

Sep 5  -Sep 11-   9,895

Sep 12 Sep 18-  10,371

Sep 19 Sep 25-  13,288

Sep 26 Oct 2-   11,477

Oct 3 - Oct 9-   10,159

Oct 10-Oct 16-  9,034

Oct 17-Oct 23-  8.767

Oct 24-Oct 30- 9,538

Oct 31-Nov 6-   9,498

Nov 5-Nov 11-9,327

Nov 12-Nov 18-8,942

Nov 19-Nov 25-7,696

Nov 26-Dec 2 -11,437

Dec 3-Dec 9 -  12,519

Dec 10-Dec 16-14,246

A slight 5.8% increase.

Bergen County Cases

May 30-Jun 5--  2,268

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  2,133

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 1,784

Jun 20 -Jun 26- 1,896

Jun 27 -Jul 2  -   2,031

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -  1,915

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -  2.354

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  2,487

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  2.198

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    1,696

Aug 8 -Aug 14-   1,510

Aug 15-Aug 21-  1.359

Aug 22-Aug 28-1,068

Aug 29-Sep 4-   1,021

Sep 5  -Sep 11-   1,107

Sep 12 Sep 18-   1,109

Sep 19 Sep 25-  1,486

Sep 26 Oct 2-    1,328

Oct 3 - Oct 9-    1,104

Oct 10-Oct 16-  1.019

Oct 17-Oct 23-  1,116

Oct 24-Oct 30- 1,161

Oct 31-Nov 6-   1,263

Nov 5-Nov 11-1,256

Nov 12-Nov 18-1,186

Nov 19-Nov 25-1,103

Nov 26-Dec 2 - 1,551

Dec 3-Dec 9 -   1,570

Dec 10-Dec 16-1,722

Bergen County is now creeping up with a 9.7% increase.

I got my CT scan scheduled for December 30th at 4 PM. I can already see myself circling the parking lot looking for a space.

The 2022 World Cup, Final

 The third place match is to be held Saturday December 17th. The final will be Sunday December 18th.

Third Place Match

*Morocco - 1 Croatia - 2

Final

*France - 3(2)  Argentina - 3(4)

I'm going with Morocco and France.

Well, Morocco fell to Croatia but they can still be proud of what they accomplished. Making the semi-final is quite an accomplishment.

Wow, anyone watching the final would be out of breath. France came back twice only to lose on penalty kicks. Congrats Argentina and Lionel Messi.

The Corona Virus, December 16, 2022

 I still hate the cold. I'm getting bored with these virus posts. Maybe I'll go to once a month.

US Cases

May 30-Jun 5-- 706,874

Jun 6 -Jun 12-- 722,351

Jun 13 -Jun 19-705,425

Jun 20 -Jun 26-745,145

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -792,645

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -752,731

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -909,566

Jul 18 - Jul 24- 892,292

Jul 25 - Jul 31- 864,871

Aug 1 - Aug 7-  822,948

Aug 8 -Aug 14-720,314

Aug 15-Aug 21-666,092

Aug 22-Aug 28-618,737

Aug 29-Sep 4-  611,107

Sep 5  -Sep 11- 463,113

Sep 12 Sep 18- 431,984

Sep 19 Sep 25- 379,673

Sep 26 Oct 2-   327,481

Oct 3 - Oct 9-  284,417

Oct 10-Oct 16-263,879

Oct 17-Oct 23-264,187

Oct 24-Oct 30-258,083

Oct 31-Nov 6- 279,769

Nov 5-Nov 11-279,503

Nov 12-Nov 18-282.037

Nov 19-Nov 25-298,683

Nov 26-Dec 2 -359,499

Dec 3-Dec 9 -  459,157

That's another pretty big bump. I'm guessing the cold weather is the source.

'New Jersey Cases

May 30-Jun 5--  19,849

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  18,224

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 15,084

Jun 20 -Jun 26-15,187

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -  17,251

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 - 17,121

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 - 19,482

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  21,444

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  19,955

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    17,760

Aug 8 -Aug 14-  15,532

Aug 15-Aug 21- 13,022

Aug 22-Aug 28-11,619

Aug 29-Sep 4-  10,285

Sep 5  -Sep 11-   9,895

Sep 12 Sep 18-  10,371

Sep 19 Sep 25-  13,288

Sep 26 Oct 2-   11,477

Oct 3 - Oct 9-   10,159

Oct 10-Oct 16-  9,034

Oct 17-Oct 23-  8.767

Oct 24-Oct 30- 9,538

Oct 31-Nov 6-   9,498

Nov 5-Nov 11-9,327

Nov 12-Nov 18-8,942

Nov 19-Nov 25-7,696

Nov 26-Dec 2 -11,437

Dec 3-Dec 9 -  12,519

A smaller increase of around 9.5% but the numbers are getting up there.

Bergen County Cases

May 30-Jun 5--  2,268

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  2,133

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 1,784

Jun 20 -Jun 26- 1,896

Jun 27 -Jul 2  -   2,031

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -  1,915

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -  2.354

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  2,487

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  2.198

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    1,696

Aug 8 -Aug 14-   1,510

Aug 15-Aug 21-  1.359

Aug 22-Aug 28-1,068

Aug 29-Sep 4-   1,021

Sep 5  -Sep 11-   1,107

Sep 12 Sep 18-   1,109

Sep 19 Sep 25-  1,486

Sep 26 Oct 2-    1,328

Oct 3 - Oct 9-    1,104

Oct 10-Oct 16-  1.019

Oct 17-Oct 23-  1,116

Oct 24-Oct 30- 1,161

Oct 31-Nov 6-   1,263

Nov 5-Nov 11-1,256

Nov 12-Nov 18-1,186

Nov 19-Nov 25-1,103

Nov 26-Dec 2 - 1,551

Dec 3-Dec 9 -   1,570

Bergen County was pretty flat which is unusual if the state is going up

Nothing new on the home front other than the usual stuff.

The 2020 World Cup, Semi-finals

 The semi-finals to be held Tuesday December 13th and Wednesday December 14th.

*Argentina - 3 Croatia - 0

*France - 2 Morocco - 0

Sorry Cinderella but the ball ends here.

No real surprise that Argentina has moved to the finals. I think it will be France but it would be cool if it were Morocco.

So, the Cinderella story comes to an end but it was good while it lasted. Thanks Morocco for making this World Cup special.

The 2022 World Cup, Round of 8 Results

 My weekly virus post got in the way so I had to do a separate results post.

*Argentina - 2(4)  Netherlands - 2(3)

*Brazil - 1(2)  Croatia - 1(4)

*France - 2 England - 1

*Morocco  - 1 Portugal - 0

Come on Morocco. I would love it if a team that no one expected won the World Cup.

Croatia taking out Brazil was a bit of a surprise. It certainly raises Argentina's stock.

Morocco wins again! Now this is really getting interesting. They will play the winner of France vs England. Oh no, what if it's France? Who will I choose?

On to the semi-finals.

The Corona Virus, December 7, 2022

I hate the cold.

US Cases

May 30-Jun 5-- 706,874

Jun 6 -Jun 12-- 722,351

Jun 13 -Jun 19-705,425

Jun 20 -Jun 26-745,145

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -792,645

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -752,731

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -909,566

Jul 18 - Jul 24- 892,292

Jul 25 - Jul 31- 864,871

Aug 1 - Aug 7-  822,948

Aug 8 -Aug 14-720,314

Aug 15-Aug 21-666,092

Aug 22-Aug 28-618,737

Aug 29-Sep 4-  611,107

Sep 5  -Sep 11- 463,113

Sep 12 Sep 18- 431,984

Sep 19 Sep 25- 379,673

Sep 26 Oct 2-   327,481

Oct 3 - Oct 9-  284,417

Oct 10-Oct 16-263,879

Oct 17-Oct 23-264,187

Oct 24-Oct 30-258,083

Oct 31-Nov 6- 279,769

Nov 5-Nov 11-279,503

Nov 12-Nov 18-282.037

Nov 19-Nov 25-298,683

Nov 26-Dec 2 -359,499

That's a pretty big bump but I'm not sure how Thanksgiving is affecting the numbers being reported.

'New Jersey Cases

May 30-Jun 5--  19,849

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  18,224

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 15,084

Jun 20 -Jun 26-15,187

Jun 27 -Jul 3  -  17,251

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 - 17,121

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 - 19,482

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  21,444

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  19,955

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    17,760

Aug 8 -Aug 14-  15,532

Aug 15-Aug 21- 13,022

Aug 22-Aug 28-11,619

Aug 29-Sep 4-  10,285

Sep 5  -Sep 11-   9,895

Sep 12 Sep 18-  10,371

Sep 19 Sep 25-  13,288

Sep 26 Oct 2-   11,477

Oct 3 - Oct 9-   10,159

Oct 10-Oct 16-  9,034

Oct 17-Oct 23-  8.767

Oct 24-Oct 30- 9,538

Oct 31-Nov 6-   9,498

Nov 5-Nov 11-9,327

Nov 12-Nov 18-8,942

Nov 19-Nov 25-7,696

Nov 26-Dec 2 -11,437

There's that big increase I was talking about. That's a jump of about 48%

Bergen County Cases

May 30-Jun 5--  2,268

Jun 6 -Jun 12--  2,133

Jun 13 -Jun 19- 1,784

Jun 20 -Jun 26- 1,896

Jun 27 -Jul 2  -   2,031

Jul 4 -   Jul 10 -  1,915

Jul 11 -  Jul 17 -  2.354

Jul 18 - Jul 24-  2,487

Jul 25 - Jul 31-  2.198

Aug 1 - Aug 7-    1,696

Aug 8 -Aug 14-   1,510

Aug 15-Aug 21-  1.359

Aug 22-Aug 28-1,068

Aug 29-Sep 4-   1,021

Sep 5  -Sep 11-   1,107

Sep 12 Sep 18-   1,109

Sep 19 Sep 25-  1,486

Sep 26 Oct 2-    1,328

Oct 3 - Oct 9-    1,104

Oct 10-Oct 16-  1.019

Oct 17-Oct 23-  1,116

Oct 24-Oct 30- 1,161

Oct 31-Nov 6-   1,263

Nov 5-Nov 11-1,256

Nov 12-Nov 18-1,186

Nov 19-Nov 25-1,103

Nov 26-Dec 2 - 1,551

Bergen County had a big bump as well of about 40^.

My aneurisms are OK. Next on the menu is the lung CT scan which I'm not expecting to go as well. I suspect that I have a biopsy in my future.

The 2022 World Cup, Round of eight.

 On to the round of eight. Same deal, my picks are marked by an asterisk.

*Argentina - Netherlands

*Brazil - Croatia

*France - England

*Morocco - Portugal

Come on Morocco. I would love it if a team that no one expected won the World Cup.

The 2022 World Cup, The Round of Sixteen

Ok, so on to the Round of Sixteen and I think I will start making myself look silly and make predictions. My picks have an asterisk.

*Netherlands - 3  USA - 1

*Argentina - 2  Australia - 1

Japan - 1(1) *Croatia - 1(3)

*Brazil - 4 South Korea - 1

*England - 3 - Senegal - 0

*France - 3 Poland - 1

Morocco - 0(3) *Spain 0(0)

*Portugal - 6 Switzerland - 1

Obviously I think the European and South American teams have the edge. Let's see if I'm right.

Morocco! Morocco! whoohoo. Looks like we have a Cinderella. On to the round of eight.

FIFA Rankings and the 2022 World Cup

 The FIFA top 20 rankings as of October 2022 were.

#1 - Brazil - In Knockout Round

#2 - Belgium - Eliminated in Group Round

#3 - Argentina - In Knockout Round

#4 - France - In Knockout Round

#5 - England - In Knockout Round

#6 - Italy - Did Not Qualify

#7 - Spain- In Knockout Round

#8 - Netherlands - In Knockout Round

#9 - Portugal - In Knockout Round

#10 - Denmark - Eliminated in Group Round

#11 - Germany - Eliminated in Group Round

#12 - Croatia - In Knockout Round

#13 - Mexico -  Eliminated in Group Round

#14 - Uruguay - Eliminated in Group Round

#15 - Switzerland - In Knockout Round

#16 - USA - In Knockout Round

#17 - Columbia - Did Not Qualify

#18 - Senegal - In Knockout Round

#19 - Wales - Eliminated in Group Round

#20 - Iran - Eliminated in Group Round

Teams in the World Cup not ranked in the top 20.

#21 - Serbia - Eliminated in Group Round

#22 - Morocco - In Knockout Round

#24 - Japan - In Knockout Round

#26 - Poland - In Knockout Round

#28 - South Korea - In Knockout Round

#30 - Tunisia - Eliminated in Group Round

#31 - Costa Rica - Eliminated in Group Round

#38 - Australia- In Knockout Round

#41 - Canada - Eliminated in Group Round

#43 - Cameroon - Eliminated in Group Round

#44 - Ecuador - Eliminated in Group Round

#50 - Qatar - Eliminated in Group Round

#51 - Saudi Arabia - Eliminated in Group Round

#61 - Ghana - Eliminated in Group Round

The 2022 World Cup, 12/2/2022

 Match results.

Friday, December 2

South Korea  - 2, Portugal - 1 

Uruguay - 2, Ghana -0

Switzerland - 3, Serbia - 2

Cameroon - 1, Brazil - 0 (woah)

Group A - The Netherlands and Senegal both won so they're both in.

Group B - England and the USA both won so they're both in.

Group C - Argentina won so they're in. No real surprise even with the first match loss. Mexico beat Saudi Arabia but lost out to Poland on goal differential so Poland is in.

Group D - France is in. Australia won so they're in.

Group E - Japan won so they're in. Even though Spain lost they win the goal differential tie breaker over Germany so they are in and Germany is out. I'm sure Brazil feels better that Germany is out after 2014.

Group F - Croatia had a draw with Belgium so they're in. Morocco won so they're in. Belgium is out.

Group G - Brazil is in. Switzerland won so they're in.

Group H - Portugal is in. South Korea beat Portugal and Uruguay beat Ghana so South Korea is in by virtue of the 2nd tie breaker which is total goals.

Standings (I'm using W-L-D rather than W-D-L)

Group A

Netherlands 2-0-1, PTS = 7, GF = 5, GA = 1

Senegal 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 5, GA = 4

Ecuador 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 4, GA = 3

Qatar 0-3-0, PTS = 0, GF = 1, GA = 7

Group B

England 2-0-1, PTS = 7, GF = 9, GA = 2

USA 1-0-2, PTS = 5, GF = 2, GA = 1

Iran 1-2-0, PTS = 3, GF = 4, GA = 7

Wales 0-2-1, PTS = 1, GF = 1, GA = 6

Group C

Argentina 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 5, GA = 2

Poland 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 2, GA = 2

Mexico 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 2, GA = 3

Saudi Arabia 1-1-0, PTS = 3, GF = 2, GA = 3

Group D

France 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 6, GA = 3

Australia 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 3, GA = 4

Tunisia 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 1, GA = 1

Denmark 0-2-1, PTS = 1, GF = 1, GA = 3

Group E

Japan  2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 4, GA = 3

Spain 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 9, GA = 3

Germany 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 6, GA = 5

Costa Rica 1-2-0, PTS = 3, GF = 3, GA = 11

Group F

Morocco 2-0-1, PTS = 7, GF = 4, GA = 1

Croatia  1-0-2, PTS = 5, GF = 4, GA = 1

Belgium 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 1, GA = 2

Canada 0-3-0, PTS = 0, GF = 2, GA = 7

Group G

Brazil 2-0-0, PTS = 6, GF = 3, GA = 1

Switzerland  2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 4, GA = 3

Cameroon 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 4, GA = 4

Serbia 0-2-1, PTS = 1, GF = 5, GA = 8

Group H

Portugal 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 6, GA = 4

South Korea  1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 4, GA = 4

Uruguay 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 2, GA = 2

Ghana 1-2-0, PTS = 3, GF = 5, GA = 7

The 2022 World Cup, December 1, 2022

 Match results.

Thursday, December 1

Germany  - 4, Costa Rica - 2 

Japan - 2, Spain -1

Morocco - 2, Canada- 1

Belgium - 0, Croatia - 0

Group A - The Netherlands and Senegal both won so they're both in.

Group B - England and the USA both won so they're both in.

Group C - Argentina won so they're in. No real surprise even with the first match loss. Mexico beat Saudi Arabia but lost out to Poland on goal differential so Poland is in.

Group D - France is in. Australia won so they're in.

Group E - Japan won so they're in. Even though Spain lost they win the goal differential tie breaker over Germany so they are in and Germany is out. I'm sure Brazil feels better that Germany is out after 2014.

Group F - Croatia had a draw with Belgium so they're in. Morocco won so they're in. Belgium is out.

Group G - Brazil is in. Switzerland is in with a win against Serbia. If they draw with Serbia then they're in if Cameroon doesn't beat Brazil. Serbia is in if they beat Switzerland and Cameroon doesn't beat Brazil. Cameroon needs to beat Brazil and then it will depend upon the result in the Switzerland-Serbia game.

Group H - Portugal is in. Ghana is in with a win against Uruguay or if they draw and South Korea doesn't beat Portugal. South Korea can only win via tie breaker if they beat Portugal either with Uruguay if Uruguay beats Ghana or with Ghana if Ghana and Uruguay draw. Uruguay is in if they beat Ghana and South Korea doesn't beat Portugal.

Standings (I'm using W-L-D rather than W-D-L)

Group A

Netherlands 2-0-1, PTS = 7, GF = 5, GA = 1

Senegal 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 5, GA = 4

Ecuador 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 4, GA = 3

Qatar 0-3-0, PTS = 0, GF = 1, GA = 7

Group B

England 2-0-1, PTS = 7, GF = 9, GA = 2

USA 1-0-2, PTS = 5, GF = 2, GA = 1

Iran 1-2-0, PTS = 3, GF = 4, GA = 7

Wales 0-2-1, PTS = 1, GF = 1, GA = 6

Group C

Argentina 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 5, GA = 2

Poland 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 2, GA = 2

Mexico 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 2, GA = 3

Saudi Arabia 1-1-0, PTS = 3, GF = 2, GA = 3

Group D

France 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 6, GA = 3

Australia 2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 3, GA = 4

Tunisia 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 1, GA = 1

Denmark 0-2-1, PTS = 1, GF = 1, GA = 3

Group E

Japan  2-1-0, PTS = 6, GF = 4, GA = 3

Spain 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 9, GA = 3

Germany 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 6, GA = 5

Costa Rica 1-2-0, PTS = 3, GF = 3, GA = 11

Group F

Morocco 2-0-1, PTS = 7, GF = 4, GA = 1

Croatia  1-0-2, PTS = 5, GF = 4, GA = 1

Belgium 1-1-1, PTS = 4, GF = 1, GA = 2

Canada 0-3-0, PTS = 0, GF = 2, GA = 7

Group G

Brazil 2-0-0, PTS = 6, GF = 3, GA = 0

Switzerland  1-1-0, PTS = 3, GF = 1, GA = 1

Cameroon 0-1-1, PTS = 1, GF = 3, GA = 4

Serbia 0-1-1, PTS = 1, GF = 3, GA = 5

Group H

Portugal 2-0-0, PTS = 6, GF = 5, GA = 2

Ghana 1-1-0, PTS = 3, GF = 5, GA = 5

South Korea  0-1-1, PTS = 1, GF = 2, GA = 3

Uruguay 0-1-1, PTS = 1, GF = 0, GA = 2