Except that Wuhan is at the same latitude as Texas. You also failed to mention Washington, which was the site of the first outbreak in the US, and is about as

Except that Wuhan is at the same latitude as Texas. You also failed to mention Washington, which was the site of the first outbreak in the US, and is about as north as you can go and still remain in the union, excluding Alaska. Washington currently has the second-slowest death-count doubling-rate out of any state with at least 10 deaths. Their deaths double every 7 days. It used to be every 3 days. Can’t attribute that to the heat. You know what you can attribute it to? Washington’s response to the outbreak. Florida’s deaths double every 3 days. Louisiana’s deaths double every 3 days. Texas’s deaths double every 3 days. Vermont, another northern state that borders New York state, has the slowest death count doubling rate, at every 12 days. This is exponential growth. Please stop dealing with absolute numbers. Some states are later into their epidemics than others. Texas is relatively early into their outbreak at ~7 days since the 10th death, but their deaths are growing exponentially as well. The exponential growth curve should be what you’re observing, or else you will make the same mistake that everyone who thinks they’re exceptional makes.