VIRUS HITTING CLOSE TO HOME

No way? Really?

Carry on.

30,000 dead in a month. I don't think the numbers are quite meaningless.
People are dying. People are being tested. The numbers will change.
I'll stick with what I've said before.
That would be 30,000 (now more) since they started counting, which is more than a month ago, probably around two months ago-which doesn’t detract from your concerns at all.