[grey_whiskers]

Now

There are currently 17,386 confirmed cases worldwide, including 362 fatalities.

Last update: 2 February 2020 at 6:54 p.m. ET

618 new cases in 44 minutes.

Unless they are just cleaning up late-submitted paperwork from last time.

[greeneyes]

You know what they say about a drop of water in a stadium and exponents? Really short time, and you are under water.

[grey_whiskers]

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/

There are currently 16,768 confirmed cases worldwide, including 361 fatalities.

Last update: 2 February 2020 at 6:10 p.m. ET

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There are currently 17,386 confirmed cases worldwide, including 362 fatalities.

Last update: 2 February 2020 at 6:54 p.m. ET

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There are currently 20,626 confirmed cases worldwide, including 426 fatalities.

Last update: 3 February 2020 at 7:17 p.m. ET

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So in about 25 hours, fatalities increased by 18%, and confirmed cases by 23%.

This does not strike me as something that is slowing down tremendously.