Any speculations why New York was clobbered..

[Meathead]

...while Los Angeles has emerged nearly unscathed?

Was it just timing? New York drew the short straw and was unlucky enough to be first?

Warmer weather or more humid climate in LA?

Serious question...anyone have a theory?

I think warmer weather is important. Like the viruses of yore, this Chinese virus ha not affected warmer climes nearly as much anywhere in the world.

 

[linux07]

The study could have future implications on the treatment of coronavirus, as several different strains have been found throughout the world. The United States, which has the world's worst death toll at 42,897, and 799,515 overall cases, has been struck by different mutations. New York, which itself had the worst death rate in the US, and the eastern coast show a strain of coronavirus similar to that found in Europe, whereas the western US has shown similarities with strains found in China.

Coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different strains study finds

The study was carried out by Professor Li Lanjuan and colleagues from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China and published in a non-peer reviewed paper released on website medRxiv.org on Sunday.

www.jpost.com