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Coronavirus in the United States - news and thoughts

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by GatorNorth, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. RIP

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  2. dangolegators

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    Based on WorldOmeter, we had the highest new case total today since July. Spike 3 has started.
     
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  3. buckeyegator

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    maybe the Maginot line can hold back the virus
     
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  5. buckeyegator

    buckeyegator Premium Member

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    there were also 1.1million tests,daily positive % at 5.8, again, despite some here, more tests will yield more positives. back in july the average daily tests were about 750-800,000 a day, and still more positive cases than now, so yes, we have improved, obviously however, not enough forb some.
     
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  6. gators81

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    Let’s just say there were 1,000 new people infected across the country today. If you tested 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, or 1,000,000 people, there would still only be 1,000 new cases. Testing more does not automatically equal more positives. Yes, you are likely to find more to more you test, you will probably never find all cases on any given day. But at some point, if cases are actually going down, you won’t discover more no matter how many you test because no more will exist. Cases are going back up because there are more cases.
     
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  7. BLING

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    Sinclair owns a lot of local news stations, so unfortunately the “nutzo programs” is moving in to local news. Much more serious than the infowars nonsense since you mostly have to seek that kind of infowars stuff out. A lot of innocent people will probably see this on local news and think it’s trustworthy.
     
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  8. StrangeGator

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    We have not improved… 62,000 new positive tests reported today. Some of the states with the highest positivity rate have the lowest per capita testing rate.
     
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    It's like Groundhog day- same crap over and over... people don't learn until someone close to them dies or is seriously ill. Look at what Chris Christie is saying after spending 7 days in the ICU with covid.
     
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  11. gator4ever88

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    Well you better just hunker down and keep out of sight. Just stay inside and keep reading the brainwashing, you’ll be fine.
     
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  12. gator4ever88

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    Yea let that run your life. God luck stay inside.
     
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  13. gator4ever88

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    Hmmm, he always seemed to be in such good shape. Weird.
     
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  14. OklahomaGator

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    Friday morning update from world o meter as of 8 am EDT. I haven't done this since Monday. There were 8 states with a decrease in active cases since Monday, lead by Florida which had a drop of around 20,000 active cases. There were 11 states with between 1-10 deaths and just 1 state, Vermont with O deaths.
     
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    It's a pretty good bet 99% of these guys have not left their houses in 7 months. They are abnormally scared, can work from home and have zero concerns for feeding their families or keeping a roof over their heads.
     
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  16. OklahomaGator

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  17. OklahomaGator

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    The death rate per reported case continues to fall and it is been cut in half in the last 3 months.
     
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  18. rivergator

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    Sinclair has 191 local tv stations and is the second largest chain in the country. So when they air this stuff, it's seen by millions of people.
     
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    leave the house everyday, travelled cross country 2x with a third trip next month. even go out for dinner but only if properly spaced outdoor seating available. it isn't about isolation, it is about proper precautions, but you know that
     
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  20. G8trGr8t

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    is there a way to determine the death rate of those admitted to hospital or to ICU? Increased testing catching more low or asym cases helps drive the rate down but it would be interesting to know if rate among those with more severe infections has changed much due to changes in treatments

    especially after seeing WHO study about remdisivir not making a difference in mortality
     
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