Tag: New York

Day 30 Happy Easter

The United States now has the highest number Coronavirus related deaths in the world, at 20,000 and that number is only growing. While New York remains optimistic about the numbers of reported cases of Corona infections has flattened, they still lost 783 lives over the last 24 hours, This marked the fifth straight day of more than 700 deaths per day.

I can’t believe that I have been sheltered in place for 30 days. During the last 30 days I’ve used the time to engage with my family. My favorite was the Day 12 Family Picture Project. I am also reaching out to all of my friends, even the ones I haven’t spoken with in years. Its a wonderful time to chat with an old friend.

#staysafe

Day 28 Global Infections Climb towards 2 Million

Reports indicate that New York is flattening its curve of new coronavirus cases. Which is great news. But New Jersey is projected to hit its peak in 2 to 3 days. That might translate in to 14,000 people needing to be hospitalized.

Globally, Africa and South America should be cause for major concern. While the reported numbers have been slow to increase, I am confident that they are much higher. Consider that many of these countries do not have anywhere the level of medical support that developed countries have, and they do not have the same level societal controls. I read that many countries in Africa only have 5 hospital beds per million people. Imagine how many people will have access to a ventilator. Even basic safety procedures can not be practiced in many of these countries, especially if you don’t have clean water to drink. The death rate could explode in Africa and South America.

Day 27 Coronavirus Continues to Spread

Its hard to tell if the tri-state area is in a better place today than it was yesterday. According to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the total coronavirus deaths across New York hit a third-straight daily record with 799 fatalities on Wednesday. New Jersey reported 198 more deaths bring their total to 1,700.

I had to go for a walk late last night to avoid going house crazy. My daily highlight was placing my recycling curbside.

Day 23 Bronx Zoo Tiger tests positive for coronavirus

As Corona infections and deaths continue to increase throughout the U.S., I watched a live stream of Palm Sunday services. But today a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger tested positive after developing a dry cough and is expected to recover, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo. It seems like everyone (including animals) can get COVID-19.

Day 21 Unemployment rate jumps to 4.4%

As expected, U.S. jobless claims are skyrocketing.

The Department of Labor released its monthly jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg:

  • Change in non-farm payrolls, March: -701,000 vs. -100,000 expected and +275,000 in February
  • Unemployment rate, March: 4.4% vs. 3.8% expected and 3.5% in February
  • Average hourly earnings, month on month: 0.4% vs. 0.2% expected and 0.3% in February
  • Average hourly earnings, year on year: 3.1% vs. +3.0% expected and +3.0% in February