- Since data collection began, over half a million people (534,000) have died from Covid-19.
- The US ’employment-population’ ratio dropped to 54.6% because of Covid-10.
- Global population is expected to peak at 9.7 billion, lower than previous estimate of 11 billion.
- Two of Covid’s main effects on the US: ~150,000 dead, so far; second quarter annualized GDP down 32.9%.
Pretending Not To Panic 