Happy Friday! Here is what’s cooking heading into the weekend.

-Nick

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Coronavirus By the #s:

U.S. Cases: 245,135 (from 216,197 yesterday am)

U.S. Deaths: 5,916 (from 4,833 yesterday am)

Global Cases: 1,017,693 (from 939,436 yesterday am)

Global Deaths: 53,179

Top 5 States by Confirmed Cases:

New York: 92,743 New Jersey: 25,590 California: 11,126 Michigan: 10,791 Louisiana: 9,159

This map from the Financial Times does a solid job displaying the spread of cases across the country and which states have “stay at home orders.”

What to Know:

The Bad. In a scary milestone, the world topped 1 million *official* coronavirus cases yesterday. I star *official* because lack of testing and questionable reporting means the total is really much higher. In fact, Australia’s chief medical officer said this morning that the global caseload was probably 5 to 10 times what official figures indicate. Speaking of case growth, the White House has now identified Michigan, Connecticut, Indiana, Georgia and Illinois as the next potential “hot spots” in the country. Finally, I wrote about the face mask debate yesterday, and it looks like the U.S. will officially announce today that all people in “hot zones” should cover their faces in some way when leaving the house. Reminder, the masks are not to protect you, but to protect others if you have the virus but are asymptomatic.

The Good. There are several promising treatment and vaccine trials in the works. The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (which President Trump has been touting for weeks) helped speed the recovery of a small number of patients who were mildly ill from the coronavirus in China. The authors of the report said that though the trial was promising more research needs to be done. This encouraging news comes as the FDA approved a new test for Coronavirus antibodies. The theory is that antibody testing can be used to divide the world into people who’ve had it and aren’t at risk anymore — and those who are; potentially allowing parts of the country to be reopened. It is unclear how available this test will be right away, but it is another step in the right direction.

Hope. After a week of nonstop depressing news, here is a story of amazing resilience. WWII vet William “Bill” Lapschies tested positive for COVID-19 during an outbreak at his Oregon veterans home. This week he celebrated turning 104 after fully recovering from the virus.

koin6 🥳 104-year-old Bill is celebrating both his birthday and his recovery from #covid19 on Wednesday! His family was able to celebrate with him outside of his home in Lebanon. Happy birthday, Bill! 🎂

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Each box below represents a TV show or movie. (For example: the Simpsons are #1). Can you tell which is which?

H/T Matt Schmaus

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Mysterious Shipwreck Buried In The Maine Coastline Identified As British Vessel 'defiance' That Went Missing During A Storm In 1769 Read from Smithsonian

“To identify the wreck, he sent pieces of its hull to the Cornell University Tree-Ring Laboratory, which analyzed the samples to determine their age, and visited the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem to do some “good old-fashioned historical research” The Cornell lab analysis found that the trees used to build the ship were felled in 1753. The cargo ship, bound for Portland’s Casco Bay, left Salem in 1769. Caught in a storm, it crashed into the rocks along Cape Neddick Cove.”

SXSW Film Festival Heads to Amazon Read from NPR

“Amazon Prime Video will be hosting some of the movies that never got screen time at this year's cancelled SXSW Film Festival. Amazon and SXSW announced today that the online film festival will be free to all audiences for 10 days — but you will need an Amazon account.”

This dog who delivers wine has become a local celebrity Read from TODAY.com

“Amid the ongoing coronavirus health crisis, one winery in Maryland has found a creative way to allow customers to follow safe social distancing protocols while still permitting them to stock up on the libations they love. Meet Soda Pup, a dog who delivers wine.”

stonehouseurbanwinery Come get your wine via curbside pickup @stonehouseurbanwinery Soda wants to make sure that you’re stocked up until next Wednesday.... or longer! We are here until 6pm today! Thank you to all of our loyal customers for your support!

Still Hungry (or thirsty)?

Ultimate Margarita Recipe (It’s Friday after all…)

Ingredients

1 lime, halved

Coarse salt

1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, from about 4 limes

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 cup orange-flavored liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)

1/4 cup Triple Sec

1 cup gold tequila

Ice

1/2 can good quality lager-style beer

Lime wheels, for garnish

Directions