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2 states where COVID-19 cases are likely to grow – Texas and Kansas

Only Texas and Kansas were anticipated to see a growth in COVID-19 infections as of March 30, the CDC said.

The CDC calculates the potential growth or decline of cases using estimated time-varying reproductive numbers, a measure of transmission that is based on incident COVID-19 hospitalizations, and uncertainty intervals. Estimated values above 1 indicate epidemic growth.

Texas is expected to see growing cases, with an estimated time-varying reproductive number of 0.902, while Kansas is likely to see growing cases, with an estimated time-varying reproductive number of 0.759.

Meanwhile, 29 states plus Washington, D.C., are expected to see declining cases, and 19 states are stable or uncertain. The national COVID-19 hospitalization forecast predicts up to 3,400 daily COVID-19 hospital admissions in late April.

Source: 2 states where COVID-19 cases are likely to grow

Total solar eclipse 2024 thrills millions across North America (video, photos) | Space

The path of totality crossed four states in Mexico (Sinaloa, Nayarit, Durango and Coahuila) before sweeping over 15 U.S. states (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine) and seven Canadian Provinces (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland).

Some 31.6 million people live in the totality path in the U.S. alone, NASA officials have said.

“It was super unreal, I didn’t expect that,” Diamond Cromwell, an 18-year-old freshman studying business at the State University of New York Potsdam in Potsdam, New York, which canceled classes so students and the public could watch the eclipse in a festival. “It definitely blew my expectations out of the park.”

Cromwell almost missed totality  the 3 minutes and 14 seconds that started at 3:24 p.m. EDT where the moon blocked the sun over Potsdam, leaving a ring of the sun’s corona shining through a thin layer of clouds. “I had my [eclipse] glasses on, I didn’t know that during totality you could actually take your glasses off.” Another spectator urged him to take them off and he was able to see the view. “It was good, really good.”

Source: Total solar eclipse 2024 thrills millions across North America (video, photos) | Space

One Gold Band = Twenty TONS of TOXIC Waste! Yes, to make just One Gold Band, there is Twenty TONS of Toxic Waste !!!

written by Mary K. Doyle and posted on “Midwest Mary”, Thursday, May 11 2023  Environment, Jewelry, Mining Pollution  We do love our luxuries and …

One Gold Band = Twenty TONS of TOXIC Waste! Yes, to make just One Gold Band, there is Twenty TONS of Toxic Waste !!!