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23. There are 35 confirmed -

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 22, 2020, 01:11 AM

Feb 2020

and an unspecified number more that are presumptively positive (tested positive once, but they are being retested).

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CDC is preparing for the 'likely' spread of coronavirus in the US, officials say [View all] left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 OP

Yes, of course. There are people out there rationalizing dewsgirl Feb 2020 #1

Hey girl - just ran into this Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #2

Hey, hi. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #15

GULP Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #20

I came across this after I replied to your post, I've known they were hiding dewsgirl Feb 2020 #18

Thank you, I had seen yesterday (on DU) that 726 people were being supervised in WA, and that Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #21

Sorry, I don't have a better source, when it comes to this it's dewsgirl Feb 2020 #25

Makes you wonder DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #39

Rumors that there are many in Florida and NY and a few dewsgirl Feb 2020 #42

Most of us don't know what to believe DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #45

When they brought the passengers back from Japan, from the dewsgirl Feb 2020 #46

There are 35 confirmed - Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #23

In one of my non-DU forums ... left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #3

Western medicine is respected there but priced out for a lot of people Warpy Feb 2020 #10

It's beginning to look very grave, we couldn't have dewsgirl Feb 2020 #17

Didn't Trump also cut millions of dollars from the CDC? gab13by13 Feb 2020 #28

I believe it is much higher than that. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #31

Perhaps. Igel Feb 2020 #38

This really should be on the front of the front page news, but - it's not. Leghorn21 Feb 2020 #4

Agreed Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #29

Think of this ... left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #5

we have already had schools close locally this month due to sickness (non covid). nt yaesu Feb 2020 #6

There are 2 things concerning to me about todays news, first S Korea going into shutdown mode & yaesu Feb 2020 #7

I noticed the number of US cases has jumped to 35. n/t Coventina Feb 2020 #8

Someone posted recently "It's no worse than the flu" left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #9

This virus makes people sick for a very long time. Coventina Feb 2020 #11

"When people die of the flu it's usually pretty quick due" left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #12

My father in law (an anti-vaxxer) didn't get his flu shot. Coventina Feb 2020 #13

That is what I have been trying to tell ppl makes this DIFFERENT alittlelark Feb 2020 #16

The flu is actually worse crimycarny Feb 2020 #24

Death rate is currently about 15 time that of the flu Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #26

Death rate in certain individuals crimycarny Feb 2020 #40

No. The death rate I quoted is overall, Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #44

Death rates largely in China crimycarny Feb 2020 #47

That is the same issue you have with the flu - Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #48

We still have a functioning CDC? progressoid Feb 2020 #14

Pretty sure I read where Trump cut millions of dollars from the CDC. gab13by13 Feb 2020 #30

Trump will handle it, he's the greatest there ever was or BootinUp Feb 2020 #19

When is it expected to become widespread here? n/t splat Feb 2020 #22

No one knows. Ms. Toad Feb 2020 #27

If we did have a problem, gab13by13 Feb 2020 #33

KICK Mike 03 Feb 2020 #32

Coronavirus is killing what are to be considered "healthy" people, beachbumbob Feb 2020 #34

Good article on who is most vulnerable crimycarny Feb 2020 #41

Case in northern Calif. CountAllVotes Feb 2020 #35

We're missing a lot because we're not testing spinbaby Feb 2020 #36

There's a major outbreak in Italy, now. n/t Coventina Feb 2020 #37

And Trump is cutting the CDC budget*** MRDAWG Feb 2020 #43