In the weeks since America began reopening on a large scale, the coronavirus has persisted on a stubborn but uneven path, with meaningful progress in some cities and alarming new outbreaks in others.
A snapshot of the country on a single day last week revealed sharply divergent realities. As the United States marked the tragic milestone of 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the contrasting picture was unmistakable — a murky, jumbled outlook depending on one’s location.
Around Chicago, Wednesday was one of the most lethal days of the pandemic, with more than 100 deaths….In the Boston area, where an alarming crisis of a month ago has given way to cautious optimism, businesses were reopening that day and new cases numbered in the dozens, no longer the hundreds.
COVID peaked in Chicago three-four weeks ago, so of course deaths are still occurring. In fact, yesterday saw the lowest number of new cases reported since early April (and last week saw about 3,000 new cases the entire week, less than half the number three weeks ago). No doubt there are places where the pandemic is gaining steam, rather than losing it, but the example chosen is in fact irrelevant.
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