That’s the number of daily infections reported to the CDC — which they mistakenly call “cases”, but let that pass.
The bump up is, as you’ve heard, caused by the Ominous Omicron. More infections are being reported now than ever before. Of course, testing is now at the highest rates ever, too. Some three million tests each and every day, and increasing!
The testing is asinine, but the soaring infections are to be celebrated. It’s terrific news. I mean it. Here’s why.
Because up to 90%+ of Americans have already been infected with the coronadoom, one way or another. Once that figure reaches 100%, surges in deaths should subside to background levels, like flu, and any remaining justification for declaring a crisis or “emergency” evaporates.