Yr. Of The Plague: Just Starting?

2021 asks you to hold its beer.

Usha Lee McFarling / STAT:

In LA, ambulances circle for hours and ICUs are full.  Is this what Covid-19 has in store for the rest of the country?  —  LOS ANGELES — The situation here is dire.  Every minute, 10 people test positive for Covid-19.  Every eight minutes, someone dies.  Ambulances circle for hours, unable to find ERs that can accept patients.

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Washington Post:   Coronavirus updates: Biden to give speech on pandemic as daily death toll again exceeds 4,000

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