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packfan98
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I'm seeing a positive test rate of 9%.
I tend to believe they have been lying about cases for a while. That or deaths. I didn’t look yesterday, but they have been averaging way more deaths than AL despite AL’s big case rise.
SnowE73
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No problem NY I would rather go anywhere else anyway. The only thing I remember about visiting NYC was that it smelled like a gas station bathroom.
Florida is going to start reporting current hospitalizations.
Hospitalizations spiked back to 908 today, though it is still slightly lower than Tuesday last week. 28% spare hospital bed/25% spare ICU capacity is significantly better than last week, IIRC.
They haven't updated the % positive on the NCDHHS website... you'll notice the last date on the chart is 6/29.
I took the total number of confirmed cases for today (1186) and divided that by the number of reported tests (18,676) to get the 6% positive rate.
For what it's worth, over the past 7 days if you take the total number of tests administered and compare them to the number of reported cases we're trending right about a 7% positive rate.
What's never really made sense to me is how the "seven day average" (yellow line) appears to be higher than almost all the data points. If it's an average, there should be, roughly, half the individual data points above the average and half below the average (give or take). That's definitely not the case with the NCDHHS chart.
Excellent decision by the SAV mayor:
Savannah mayor: Face masks required in public spaces
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson issued an emergency order Tuesday mandating the wearing of face masks when out in public...
www.savannahnow.com
South Carolina reports 1,755 new cases and 19 new deaths.
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Georgia reports 1,874 new cases and 21 new deaths.
I was digging in the Georgia data and the rural areas are being hit very hard right now. Their rate of infection per population dwarfs the city areas.
That is unfortunately what we saw with this earlier on too, first rural then cities. You would think it would be the other way around. I wonder if it has to do with how and when they are testing. I know there are several sites in Region 2 DPH that they are closing at 1pm now due to the heat. I wonder how they expect people who are still working to get tested......I guess the idea is that if you are sick you are not at work, but that does not seem to be how it is playing out.......
ForsythSnow
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If that's the case, the protests had little to do with the spike.
I’m encouraged that deaths don’t seem to be spiking precipitously today. Tuesdays are usually the worst days, after all.
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----, i thought it was monday all day today
NoSnowATL
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Hospitalizations looks very concerning.
Snowflowxxl
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Texas hospital CEO: COVID inpatient count 'misinterpreted,' level of alarm 'unwarranted'
In Texas, focal point of national anxiety about a coronavirus 'second wave,' the state counts every COVID-positive hospital patient as a hospitalization for COVID itself, which may be exaggerating numbers.
t.co
Webberweather53
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Snowflowxxl
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ForsythSnow
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Twisted wording. From another source you may or may not like, same person, different general message.Texas hospital CEO: COVID inpatient count 'misinterpreted,' level of alarm 'unwarranted'
In Texas, focal point of national anxiety about a coronavirus 'second wave,' the state counts every COVID-positive hospital patient as a hospitalization for COVID itself, which may be exaggerating numbers.
“We are definitely seeing this affect young people, and they’re getting quite ill,” Houston Methodist CEO Dr. Marc Boom said on “Squawk Box.” “So we really need everybody to do their part.”
So saying people don't need to be that worried about hospitalizations is just putting a band aid on a larger problem. People need to take the virus seriously.
CEO of major hospital in epicenter of Texas' coronavirus surge issues a warning to young adults
"We are definitely seeing this affect young people, and they're getting quite ill. So we really need everybody to do their part," Houston Methodist CEO Dr. Marc Boom told CNBC on Monday.
In GA this is reportedly separately.
ETA: From DPH
COVID-19 Testing
| Viral (PCR/ Molecular) | Antibody (Serology) | Total COVID-19 Tests | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Tests | 833,878 | 157,623 | 991,501 |
| No. Positive | 74,214 | 8,547 | 82,761 |
| % Positive | 8.9% | 5.4% | 8.3% |
NoSnowATL
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Yea I wonder what states include them. Haven’t really wanted to check.
Young minorities more likely to be hospitalized by the coronavirus
It's not true that young people have nothing to worry about.
www.axios.com
Snowflowxxl
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NCSNOW
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The wuhan Corono Virus is losing its punch. Good news and as time rolls on, it will be rolling out of our way,lives. Good riddance!
Webberweather53
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Death rates lag case counts, it’s way too early to say that
Brent
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I am so ready to be done with this nonsense
Webberweather53
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Too bad Covid-19 doesn't care about our feelings. I hate to give you and other conservatives a harsh dose of reality but this isn't going anywhere anytime soon and will get much worse before it gets better.
Tomorrow will be day 7 since I tested positive on my swab. That is supposed to be the worst day according to survivors. I just want to put It on the record that I’ve had common colds that have packed more punch than this.
Webberweather53
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"Recovery"
Jon
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For those using deaths as an argument for it getting better, it’s clearly just killing people at a slower rate, which is largely due to our medical interventions.
That should be extremely obvious... as cases are exploding, and hospitalizations are increasing, deaths are decreasing.
Why???
Our knowledge on how to treat a Covid-19 patient has gone from ZERO to in depth protocols at every hospital in the nation.
See here for a nice summary of a protocol from a teaching hospital on how they treat Covid 19 patients: https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_pub...cine/EVMS_Critical_Care_COVID-19_Protocol.pdf
It’s not because the virus is slowing down, it’s not because the virus has mutated to a weaker virus, it’s because our doctors are doing their job and kicking ass.
That should be extremely obvious... as cases are exploding, and hospitalizations are increasing, deaths are decreasing.
Why???
Our knowledge on how to treat a Covid-19 patient has gone from ZERO to in depth protocols at every hospital in the nation.
See here for a nice summary of a protocol from a teaching hospital on how they treat Covid 19 patients: https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_pub...cine/EVMS_Critical_Care_COVID-19_Protocol.pdf
It’s not because the virus is slowing down, it’s not because the virus has mutated to a weaker virus, it’s because our doctors are doing their job and kicking ass.
Jon
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Many also report turning worse week 2. Good luck to you sir, I hope you’re not too confident and take care of yourself. Plenty of rest and fluids. You’re lucky you’ve had such a mild case. I did too, but now have post viral/chronic fatigue syndrome and joint pain and I’m on day 80. I’d take a common cold any day at this point. My punch was soft but the bruise this virus has left is quite obviously long lasting.
Jon
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I’m sure the folks in the ICU feel the same way
Webberweather53
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Agreed. We need many more people to die.
Jon
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That’s obviously not what he’s saying, you know that.
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