Just to keep track of the nonsense that has wrecked our economy and generally made our politicians run around as if their fool heads were on fire, each day I publish the corona virus total death toll in the US based upon the latest data I can find. A single death is an immense tragedy if you love the person. However, we are not talking about love, but rather public policy, which should always involve a sober analysis of risk and cost. Please recall that in a bad normal flu year our death toll in the US can be as high as 90,000.
Note: this will be a total death toll since the beginning of this bad farce, and not a daily toll. As of the beginning of April 18 the death toll is 37,175 . May the Perpetual Light shine upon them.
This wrecked economy had put a lot of people in a bad situation where they need help. Donating to local food banks and/or other ways of helping out that we are able is something we should all think about during this time.