Some actual numbers:
In New York State, there have been approximately 15,740 Covid-19 deaths so far out of a population of about 19,450,000. That works out to about 0.08% of the population dying from Covid-19, in arguably the hardest hit state in the country. California has approximately 34,510,000 people and about 1,531 Covid-19 deaths to date, which works out to about 0.0044% of the population. Nevada has a population of about 3,080,000 and, presently, a Covid-19 death toll of 197, which is about 0.0064% of the population. Washoe County has a population of about 471,519 and a Covid-19 death toll of 22 to date, which is about 0.0047% of the population. Here is an interesting truth. In Washoe County, 13 of the 22 deaths have been from one single convalescent home. Unfortunately, 3 of the 22 deaths were VA Hospital employees. That means that only 6 people out in the general public in Washoe County have died because of Covid-19.
As of the last count that I read, approximately 26,000,000 people have filed for unemployment across the nation. Nearly 370,000 unemployment claims have been filed just in Nevada.
