Coronavirus

America has now suffered 2,133 deaths from the coronavirus, more than a third of them in New York State. That’s an increase of 487, or 30 percent, since yesterday. In another sad milestone, Italy surpassed 10,000 deaths, a point the U.S. could reach in a week if we continue to progress at our current rate.

I start out every day with at least $40 of cash in my pocket. Thanks to the Coronavirus, I’ve unloaded the same $40 from my pocket every night for several weeks. I guess you could say it’s being quarantined.

The United States surpassed 100,000 cases of COVID 19 yesterday, adding 17,255 cases in the past 24 hours to reach a total of 102,636. That reflects an increase case load of 20 percent. The death toll is now 1,646, an increase of 375 or 30 percent.

We had French toast for breakfast, made with our homemade bread, and it wasn’t bad. As you can see in the photo, I let the load bake a bit too long and the crust was thicker and harder than I like. This bread would make great croutons, stuffing, or bread crumbs. But it is filling; two slices will hold you for many hours.

The U.S. broke a couple records yesterday, and none of them were good. First, we surpassed Italy and China in terms of the most reported cases. Second, we zoomed past the 1,000 deaths threshold. Third, New York experienced more than 100 deaths due to the coronavirus.

My youngest called today to tell me that she is going to quarantine with her boyfriend for the duration of their city’s COVID-19 lockdown. ...

Today’s news seems to put to rest any hint that we may have started “flattening the curve” as reported COVID-19 cases across the U.S. grew by more than 14,500 to 68,534, an increase of 27 percent. Cases in New York climbed to 33,066, an uptick of 7,401, or 29 percent. New York once again accounted for more than half the new cases in the U.S.

Day 11 and 12 of quarantine continued to be fairly low key. The weather has been wet, so we’re largely staying indoors. The highlight of my day was a nap in the late afternoon and a number of lengthy phone calls with friends and family.

The United States saw another day in which reported COVID-19 cases grew by more than 10,000. This morning’s number was 53,852, up 10,353 or 24 percent. One might argue that this represents a flattening of the curve, but one day does not make a trend.

If the federal government does not declare a total travel ban due to the coronavirus, we must consider the possibility that the ever-escalating steps...