Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #29

[NuttMegg]

Well here's a very calming article:

Billionaire Bill Ackman: "Hell is Coming' Without U.S. Shutdown

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

Good heavens! Maybe I’m just dense but why in the heck would anyone falsely identify as testing positive??! I hope it doesn’t happen but I understand and appreciate the probability of someone keeping a positive test hidden, but I’m missing the rationale behind the other way around.

Good luck to him if he does catch it. No one is going to take him seriously now. Until he gets a toe tag.
MOO.

 

[PommyMommy]

FLORIDA

Experience
COVID-19 in Florida
Total Cases 328

Last update: a few seconds ago
Positive Florida Residents 299
Positive Non-Florida Residents 29
Florida Deaths 8
Persons Under Surveillance 2,800
Currently Monitored 967

 

[Tillicum]

Coronavirus: 19 investigated in Troy assisted living facility

 

[stattlich1]

The incidences of Covid-19 are to increase in the United States quite dramatically in upcoming days and weeks due to extensive testing. Further, death rate expected to go down as a result.

 

[PommyMommy]

OHIO

Dayton VA coronavirus case tied to assisted living center; more than a dozen tested
[...]

Clark County Combined Health District Commissioner Charles Patterson and Miami County Health Commissioner Dennis Propes spoke at a Wednesday evening press conference to announce the cases.

“Understand that this is a trying time and its definitely an unprecedented time in our history,” Patterson said of the COVID-19 crisis.

The woman is presumed positive but still awaiting official confirmation, Propes said.

Both residents are hospitalized, one at the VA and one at Upper Valley Medical Center. No conditions were available.

“Koester Pavilion did absolutely everything they were supposed to do following those orders … its’ just a community spread incident. We can’t give you any details when and where it started because we don’t have enough information yet,” Propes said.

Patterson added the counties “have already been in contact with individuals, we’ve placed them under quarantine to make sure that these case contacts aren’t in turn able to spread it to additional folks out there.”

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

OKLAHOMA

SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 03/18/2020 | COVID-19 | Oklahoma State Department of Health
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 03/18/2020

• As of this advisory, there are 29 positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
• The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) call center received more than 1,000 calls Tuesday. In addition, the webpage dedicated to the Oklahoma COVID-19 response had 155,710 views.
• The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) recommends daycares and child care centers remain open to serve their community, increase sanitization practices and remain vigilant in providing hygiene protocols to children and employees, follow best practices on social distancing and sanitization, and remain flexible while maintaining child safety as the top priority.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

Covid-19 cases in the US in the last few hours

3/18/20 at 3:36p.m.
States: 50
Treated: 8272
Died: 130

3/18/20 at 7:15 pm
States: 50
Treated: 9231
Died: 149

COVID-19/Coronavirus Real Time Updates With Credible Sources in US and Canada | 1Point3Acres

 

[SkylarSid]

Coronavirus: 19 investigated in Troy assisted living facility

We need a sad and crying button for that. These are the ones that need human love, compassion. and most of all, companionship than anyone.

 

[PommyMommy]

OREGON

Oregon coronavirus cases surge, bringing state tally to 68
Oregon state and county health officials on Tuesday reported a profusion of new cases of the novel coronavirus and the second death in Oregon with a known link to the disease.

The 60-year-old woman died March 14 at a Lane County hospital, but it wasn’t until late Tuesday that tests confirmed she had contracted COVID-19, county officials said.

[...]

There are now known coronavirus cases in 14 of Oregon’s 36 counties: 22 in Washington County; 15 in Linn County; six each in Clackamas and Deschutes counties; four in Marion County; three in Multnomah County; two each in Benton, Jackson, Lane and Umatilla counties, and; one each in Douglas, Klamath, Polk and Yamhill counties.

State health experts have said they expected the number of reported cases to increase as testing capacity expands throughout Oregon and as the virus continues to spread rapidly among people.

“Oregon’s health care providers and public health officials have prepared for a pandemic,” said Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority. “We have a plan.”

 

[EstrellaEspectral]

FLORIDA

Experience
COVID-19 in Florida
Total Cases 328

Last update: a few seconds ago
Positive Florida Residents 299
Positive Non-Florida Residents 29
Florida Deaths 8
Persons Under Surveillance 2,800
Currently Monitored 967

And the beaches are full of partying spring breakers. I’m a (older) millennial and I’m angry. I can list at least 15 people I care about that are at-risk. I don’t understand why they aren’t shutting the beaches down yet.

 

[Sunny123]

I found this in the WAVE, local paper in Norfolk, the Pilot has a pay wall.

Norfolk-based USNS Comfort ‘floating hospital’ heading to New York City to give aid during outbreak

The Comfort would be used to treat patients with other medical needs and not those diagnosed with the coronavirus, the Navy emphasized.

I was happy when I saw that, but then I saw this from a later article.

“The Comfort is currently in for maintenance in Norfolk, so they are going to expedite the maintenance if they can and prepare it,” said Jonathan Hoffman, assistant Defense secretary for public affairs.

Navy hospital ship won't be ready to help New York for weeks, Pentagon says

 

[margarita25]

In Chinese cities, each block has a committee and leader that keeps charge of that area and works for the communist party. It is their job to report anything they determine is wrong-doing to the authorities. They also can organize a city block to keep people out. So social control in Chinese cities - same in rural communities - is a way of life since Chairman Mao - and everyone is used to it and it is highly organized.

Edited to correct typo

Do you hope and plan to go back to Beijing at some point when this blows over? Iirc you were over there before all this.

 

[Sunny123]

And the beaches are full of partying spring breakers. I’m a (older) millennial and I’m angry. I can list at least 15 people I care about that are at-risk. I don’t understand why they aren’t shutting the beaches down yet.

Yeah, why wait until Monday?

 

[otto]

The incidences of Covid-19 are to increase in the United States quite dramatically in upcoming days and weeks due to extensive testing. Further, death rate expected to go down as a result.

Death rate expected to go down? Is the idea that more testing means more people will receive health care all at the same time so the more people will survive?

 

[PommyMommy]

PENNSYLVANIA

Coronavirus update: News from Erie region, Wednesday, March 18
[...]

7:10 p.m.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered all state courts to shut down by the close of business Thursday until at least April 3, although the justices laid out numerous exceptions, including hearings for emergency bail review, protection from abuse and emergency petitions for child custody.

The high court also temporarily halted evictions.

Erie County President Judge John J. Trucilla said he planned to meet with other court officials Thursday to discuss the details of what a court closure will look like.

[...]

6:25 p.m.

Beginning on Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will reopen select rest areas across Pennsylvania for truck parking.

PennDOT rest areas were closed at midnight Tuesday in response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s mitigation guidance regarding COVID-19.

To address safety concerns, PennDOT has identified 13 of its 30 rest areas in critical locations that will be available for truck parking starting Thursday.

[...]

6 p.m.

Home Depot stores nationwide on Thursday will adjust their hours to close at 6 p.m. daily, company officials announced in a statement. Opening hours will remain unchanged.

[...]

Adjusted hours will allow staff to restock and perform additional cleaning and sanitizing of stores, the statement said.

4:23 p.m.

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration confirmed Pennsylvania’s first COVID-19-related death on Wednesday. The person who died was an adult from Northampton County who was being treated at a hospital.

4:09 p.m.

Marquette Savings Bank will close its lobby services beginning Thursday.

Customers will still have full access to their money and can use the drive-thru windows, online and mobile banking and other options, such as ATMs and debit cards.

4:07 p.m.

Erie Arts & Culture has formed an emergency fund for artists who have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Artists can request up to $500 in aid from the new fund.

[...]

To apply for support, visit the Erie Arts & Culture website at Home

[...]

2:33 p.m.

All Pennsylvania State University campuses including Penn State Behrend will use remote instruction through at least the end of the spring semester, Penn State announced Wednesday. Spring commencement ceremonies are postponed.

[...]

 

[Tillicum]

OHIO

Dayton VA coronavirus case tied to assisted living center; more than a dozen tested
[...]

Clark County Combined Health District Commissioner Charles Patterson and Miami County Health Commissioner Dennis Propes spoke at a Wednesday evening press conference to announce the cases.

“Understand that this is a trying time and its definitely an unprecedented time in our history,” Patterson said of the COVID-19 crisis.

The woman is presumed positive but still awaiting official confirmation, Propes said.

Both residents are hospitalized, one at the VA and one at Upper Valley Medical Center. No conditions were available.

“Koester Pavilion did absolutely everything they were supposed to do following those orders … its’ just a community spread incident. We can’t give you any details when and where it started because we don’t have enough information yet,” Propes said.

Patterson added the counties “have already been in contact with individuals, we’ve placed them under quarantine to make sure that these case contacts aren’t in turn able to spread it to additional folks out there.”

[...]

Almost all our family members are in Clark County. We're 3 miles outside the county line. My temp is up to 100.6 today and still feels like a cold. No shortness of breath. Haven't been able to snuggle up with my husband for 6 days. Every morning I make the bed and put the pillows to the very edge but the next morning they're against each other again.

 

[Trudie]

Yes, it was on last weekend so I got to see it again. I will NEVER eat chicken again, nor can I look at it in the grocer case, I’d be violently ill.

has anyone watched the netflix series pandemic? it is giving me chills. they KNEW it was coming, not if but when. Theres a part where the main guy says "no one knows where the next pandemic will start but we should keep close eyes on certain places, like china..." its actually eerily chilling. it feels so surreal right now. i cant quite believe whats even happening in the world... and they say this is the calm before the storm...

stay safe everyone.

 

[JerseyGirl]

NJ woman charged with lying about coronavirus, coughing on cops

 

[PommyMommy]

Almost all our family members are in Clark County. We're 3 miles outside the county line. My temp is up to 100.6 today and still feels like a cold. No shortness of breath. Haven't been able to snuggle up with my husband for 6 days. Every morning I make the bed and put the pillows to the very edge but the next morning they're against each other again.

(((((Tillicum))))) I hope you are feeling better soon.