#HCoV19 #COVID19 About the new #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus cases in the US (and around the world): we have not had testing capacity until late last week. We are still ramping up testing around the country. That means there will probably be a lot of new cases in a short period of time.

That does not mean that there was a sudden inexplicable surge of cases. It means that there was a sudden and expected increase in testing and identifying cases that were already here.

Some of these cases are very worrisome. The nursing home in Kirkland, WA, for example. Many of the patients in high risk categories (elderly or with pre-existing conditions) will likely need hospital care. There are likely to be more deaths.