Month: April 2020

Since I’m getting all giddy about gettin’ out and grocery shopping this morning – who knew American cheese could be so exciting – I promise

Since some of my fabulous friends have asked me why I’m doing these daily coronavirus reports, here’s the story! First, every reasonable journalist implicitly understands

Since I have proposals and a book to write, let’s get right to it! Date   Cases   % Increase N Cases  N Tested  Prevalence    Deaths  3/18

Back in 2005, my very first newspaper managing editor warned me it would be quite the amazing accomplishment if I ever managed to get ten

It drives me nuts when the Chicago papers print stories plastered with headlines like “As cases surge…,” “Number of deaths continue to rise…,” and then

So, let’s get right to the table! Date   Cases   % Increase N Cases  N Tested  Prevalence    Deaths  3/18     288 3/19     422               46.5       

Since there isn’t a whole heck of lot to report today, let’s get right to the numbers! Date   T Cases    % Increase     

Since those Switch games seem to be calling my name and there aren’t any significant coronavirus revelations to report, I’m gonna do my damndest to

In fact, if it weren’t for a 37 percent drop in tests administered Wednesday over Thursday, considering our inexorably set course towards that mid-April coronavirus

Since I really need to get back to writing ‘The Diary of a Curmudgeon’ – how can you do a diary book if you fail