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In reply to the discussion: All K-12 schools in Pennsylvania shut down for 2 weeks amid coronavirus outbreak [View all]BumRushDaShow
(146,560 posts)consider the latest "spikes" as still part of the "first wave". The unique thing here being that the only thing "seasonal" about it is not summer temperature-related (because Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas are spiking despite undergoing high or extreme heat), but the fact that other areas of the country have had people either still "sheltered" or "outside" vs being "inside" places that could be considered a "congregate setting", but when outside or with others in retail shops, they are also doing more "social-distancing" and other protective things to avoid close-contact.
The U.S. is a large land area and you can see how the virus has been moving inward from the coasts and border states (north/south) from the 13 cities designated for tens of thousands of Europe-returning travelers (and some Asia-returning travelers shunted through WA & CA) who came home at the start of this -
As of 6/16/20 -
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CDC should put another color on there for states with 100,000 or more (at least 6 states are like that with NY over 400,000).
In comparison, what it was as of 4/22/20 -
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