Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #72

[JerseyGirl]

I think MT is giving us the data and is not minimizing anything. These figures are from CDC I believe.

Death Rate by State/Territory
State/Territory Death Rate per 100,000
New York City*
279.8
New Jersey
177.2
Massachusetts
123.6
Connecticut
123.5
Rhode Island
94.8
District of Columbia
82.7
Louisiana
80.8
New York*
79.1
Michigan
64.1
Delaware
59.9
Illinois
59.6
Maryland
57
Pennsylvania
55.6
Mississippi
50.1
Arizona
46.1
Indiana
43.4
Georgia
33.3
Colorado
31.5
New Hampshire
30.2
Alabama
30.1
New Mexico
29.3
South Carolina
29.3
Minnesota
28.8
Ohio
28.3
Florida
27.5
Iowa
26.2
Nevada
25
Virginia
24.4
California
21.3
Washington
19.9
Missouri
19.5
Texas
17.6
North Carolina
17.2
Nebraska
16.4
Kentucky
15.7
Wisconsin
15.5
Tennessee
14.3
South Dakota
13.9
Arkansas
13.3
North Dakota
13
Oklahoma
12.6
Kansas
11.2
Vermont
8.9
Maine
8.9
Utah
8.7
Idaho
8.3
Oregon
6.9
Virgin Islands
6.7
Puerto Rico
6.3
West Virginia
5.7
Montana
4.4
Wyoming
4.3
Northern Mariana Islands
3.5
Guam
3
Alaska
2.7
Hawaii
1.8
Republic of Marshall Islands
N/A
Palau
N/A
Federated States of Micronesia
N/A
American Samoa
N/A
CDC | Updated: Jul 27 2020 5:45PM

This is the percentage ratio of deaths of the highest states (so far), even though New York has the MOST deaths. You can see how the percentage is higher on the east and slowly spreading south and west. Eventually, the south and west will catch up. Mostly all of the northeast states listed here have controlled the virus.

Connecticut - 9%
New Jersey - 8.8%
New York - 7.8%
Massachusetts - 7.4%
Michigan - 7.3%
Northern Mariana Islands - 6.5%
Pennsylvania - 6.3%
New Hampshire - 6.3%
Veterans Affairs - 5.5%
Rhode Island - 5.5%
Navajo Nation - 5%
Washington, DC - 4.9%
Indiana - 4.6%
Illinois - 4.3%
Maryland - 4.1%
Colorado - 4%
Delaware - 4%
Ohio - 3.9%
Louisiana - 3.4%
New Mexico - 3.2%
Minnesota - 3.1%
Maine - 3.1%

Washington - 2.8%
Mississippi - 2.8%
Missouri - 2.8%
Kentucky - 2.6%
Virginia - 2.4%
Georgia - 2.1%
Arizona - 2%
California - 1.8%
North Carolina - 1.6%
Florida - 1.4%
Texas - 1.4%

Global COVID-19 Tracker & Interactive Charts | Real Time Updates & Digestable Information for Everyone | 1Point3Acres

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Does someone have the livestream of the COVID Senate hearing right now...

I'm interested in what happens with the $600 regular payments discussion that so many got and therefore didn't want to go back to work as they were in rural areas and not comparable to New York cost of living etc. This paycheck protection program was merely to keep the unemployment numbers down.

MOOOOOO

 

[CharlestonGal]

Does someone have the livestream of the COVID Senate hearing right now...

I'm interested in what happens with the $600 regular payments discussion that so many got and therefore didn't want to go back to work as they were in rural areas and not comparable to New York cost of living etc. This paycheck protection program was merely to keep the unemployment numbers down.

MOOOOOO

U.S. Senate: Floor Webcast

 

[CharlestonGal]

National Guard to help manage portable morgues as deaths mount in Rio Grande Valley

WESLACO, Texas — The Texas National Guard will help the Rio Grande Valley manage portable morgues brought in for COVID-19 victims as deaths there continue to surge.

“The funeral homes are at capacity and overflowing,” said Gene Allen, president of the Texas Funeral Directors Association that’s helping with emergency response, including portable morgue management. “Most hospitals are at capacity, as well. It’s a major overflow problem all around.”

Allen said the refrigerated trucks were already filling up. The five trailers have the capacity to hold 200 bodies, according to Allen.

 

[CharlestonGal]

Herman Cain still hospitalized more than 3 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis

"We know it's been a few days since we last gave you an update on the boss. But he is still in the hospital being treated with oxygen for his lungs. In the meantime, the doctors say his other organs and systems are strong."Re-strengthening the lungs is a long and slow process, and the doctors want to be thorough about it."We'd like him to be able to come home now, which is frustrating, but we're glad the doctors are being thorough and making sure they do the job right. Thank you for praying, everyone. Please keep doing it. He really is getting better, which means it is working."

 

[JerseyGirl]

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube remove viral video of doctors making false coronavirus claims

 

[tresir2012]

I've never had one either. I am allergic to a lot of antibiotics so I'm afraid of taking something unless I have to. I also have had the flu only one time in over 40 years and it was super mild. I'm not sure why but no one on my side of the family basically seems to ever get the flu. The flu vaccine is usually only 50% effective. So it never seemed worth it to me. I am considering it this year though.

Where does the 50% effective statistic come from? I haven't seen that.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

There is no vaccine for HIV mostly because it incorporates itself into the actual DNA strand in the host cell. It is not out and about where it can be attacked by the immune system. It also mutates extremely rapidly, even inside the same host.

Vaccine for SARS-CoV2 is pretty straight forward in comparison. The speed of development and manufacture makes me twitchy, to be sure. Alarmed, even. I'm just watching and waiting for now.

O/T but on topic? Did you see the 60 minutes show this past week that talked about Gene therapy. They acutally used HIV (intactivated) virus to infect stem cells from bone marrow of sickle cell patients, and then infused those infected (but with the hiv made to not give disease) virus which led to *poof*... sickle cell disease was gone.

As I stated back in February I think that so many studies are being funded for this virus, that it's going to give leaps and bounds to learnings for such much more in the future for other diseases. e.g. the travel to the moon in the 60's iykwim for those old as I am. The computers "brain power" on board were less than those you can buy now at Dollar Tree... for real.

To show my age... first year in college students were NOT allowed to use calculators as were not common and verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry expensive. I still remember.. what was it.. Scientifc Instrument TI125? I would have to google, but you get my point.

I ruled with slide rulers at that time! Those were amazing! I wonder if collectibles now.. ha.. many here may compare with the abacus... which is also an amazing tool MOO

I think I'm preaching to the choir as I think the median age here at WS will get this.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Don't know much about history. Don't know what a slide rulers for....

 

[CharlestonGal]

O/T but on topic? Did you see the 60 minutes show this past week that talked about Gene therapy. They acutally used HIV (intactivated) virus to infect stem cells from bone marrow of sickle cell patients, and then infused those infected (but with the hiv made to not give disease) virus which led to *poof*... sickle cell disease was gone.

As I stated back in February I think that so many studies are being funded for this virus, that it's going to give leaps and bounds to learnings for such much more in the future for other diseases. e.g. the travel to the moon in the 60's iykwim for those old as I am. The computers "brain power" on board were less than those you can buy now at Dollar Tree... for real.

To show my age... first year in college students were NOT allowed to use calculators as were not common and verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry expensive. I still remember.. what was it.. Scientifc Instrument TI125? I would have to google, but you get my point.

I ruled with slide rulers at that time! Those were amazing! I wonder if collectibles now.. ha.. many here may compare with the abacus... which is also an amazing tool MOO

I think I'm preaching to the choir as I think the median age here at WS will get this.

Also off-topic, but what the hay:

The human genome contains billions of pieces of information and around 22,000 genes, but not all of it is, strictly speaking, human. Eight percent of our DNA consists of remnants of ancient viruses, and another 40 percent is made up of repetitive strings of genetic letters that is also thought to have a viral origin.

The non-human living inside of you - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

 

[Knitty]

Latest CDC numbers on the rate of deaths with COVID-19 per population as of July 27, 2020 set forth below.

Note that the CDC reports counts for New York City and New York state separately, so data for New York State shows deaths for the State excluding data for NYC.

The numbers continue to show how much worse the New York City metro area has been compared to the rest of the country.

The rate for New York City continues to possibly be the worst death rate for any location in the world. New York City's death rate is:

more than 8 times the death rate of Georgia--which started opening back up 3 months ago;

more than 20 times the death rate of South Dakota--which never really closed;

more than 10 times the death rate in Florida, which has been called a COVID hot spot since all the way back to mid-June;

more than 15 times the death rate in Texas, another state that has been called a hot spot since all the way back to mid-June; and

about 6 times the death rate in Arizona, which was called “the new national hotspot for COVID-19” back on June 14th.

The greater NYC metro region including NJ, CT, MA, and RI continues to be way way out ahead of everywhere else in the country in deaths per population.

State/Territory Death Rate per 100,000

Disaster Spot
New York City* 279.8

Disaster Spot’s Little Brother
New Jersey 177.2

Awful Spots
Massachusetts 123.6
Connecticut 123.5
Rhode Island 94.8

Really Bad Spots
District of Columbia 82.7
Louisiana 80.8
New York* 78.5

Bad Spots
Michigan 64.1
Delaware 59.9
Illinois 59.6
Maryland 57.0
Pennsylvania 55.6

Borderline Spots
Mississippi 50.1
Arizona 46.2
Indiana 43.4

Good Spots
Georgia 33.3
Colorado 31.5
New Hampshire 30.2
Alabama 30.1
New Mexico 29.3
South Carolina 29.4
Minnesota 28.8
Ohio 28.3
Florida 27.5
Iowa 26.2
Nevada 25.0
Virginia 24.4
California 21.3
Washington 19.9
Missouri 19.5
Texas 17.6
North Carolina 17.2
Nebraska 16.4
Kentucky 15.7
Wisconsin 15.5
Tennessee 14.3
South Dakota 13.9
Arkansas 13.3
North Dakota 13.0
Oklahoma 12.6
Kansas 11.2
Vermont 8.9
Maine 8.9
Utah 8.7
Idaho 8.3
Oregon 6.9
Virgin Islands 6.7
Puerto Rico 6.3
West Virginia 5.7
Montana 4.4
Wyoming 4.3
N Mariana Isls 3.5
Guam 3.0
Alaska 2.7
Hawaii 1.8

CDC COVID Data Tracker

Posting the cumulative numbers is fine, as long as it's noted that they are cumulative numbers and irrelevant to the NOW.

Surely nobody would seriously argue that New York (yesterday's numbers 577 new cases and 19 deaths) is doing worse than California (yesterday's numbers 7,630 new cases and 92 deaths) or Florida (8,892 new cases and 78 deaths).

And yet, both California and Florida are listed as GOOD spots.

 

[SouthAussie]

Posting the cumulative numbers is fine, as long as it's noted that they are cumulative numbers and irrelevant to the NOW.

Surely nobody would seriously argue that New York (yesterday's numbers 577 new cases and 19 deaths) is doing worse than California (yesterday's numbers 7,630 new cases and 92 deaths) or Florida (8,892 new cases and 78 deaths).

And yet, both California and Florida are listed as GOOD spots.

To me, cumulative numbers won't be relevant until this whole pandemic is over and people are shown what the sad and huge final death toll was.

Right now we need to see where this virus is moving, what current trends are like, what damage is being done, so that hopefully something can be done about it.

 

[tresir2012]

PA has agreed a rent moratorium till 31 Aug. I wonder if other states have done anything?

Pa. issues new eviction moratorium after fears rent relief would be too slow | PA Post

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Don't know much about history. Don't know what a slide rulers for....

:giggle:

Also off-topic, but what the hay:

The human genome contains billions of pieces of information and around 22,000 genes, but not all of it is, strictly speaking, human. Eight percent of our DNA consists of remnants of ancient viruses, and another 40 percent is made up of repetitive strings of genetic letters that is also thought to have a viral origin.

The non-human living inside of you - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Yep, and it's so amazing that just one reverse A/T amino acid in one of the codons of the entire thing causes sickle cell disease! Just ONE reverse in the entire genome.

 

[MsArk]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A former Memphis homicide detective with a reputation for outsmarting the bad guys is the latest victim of COVID-19 in the community.

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He thought he had a mild case of COVID-19. But Sunday night, the deadly virus claimed his life.

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Many Memphians may remember Merritt as one of the Memphis police officers featured on A&E’s “The First 48” in 2006 and 2007.

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Merritt was just 56 years old. He leaves behind his wife and two sons.

Former MPD detective, ‘First 48 Star’ dies from COVID-19

 

[tresir2012]

This is the percentage ratio of deaths of the highest states (so far), even though New York has the MOST deaths. You can see how the percentage is higher on the east and slowly spreading south and west. Eventually, the south and west will catch up. Mostly all of the northeast states listed here have controlled the virus.

Connecticut - 9%
New Jersey - 8.8%
New York - 7.8%
Massachusetts - 7.4%
Michigan - 7.3%
Northern Mariana Islands - 6.5%
Pennsylvania - 6.3%
New Hampshire - 6.3%
Veterans Affairs - 5.5%
Rhode Island - 5.5%
Navajo Nation - 5%
Washington, DC - 4.9%
Indiana - 4.6%
Illinois - 4.3%
Maryland - 4.1%
Colorado - 4%
Delaware - 4%
Ohio - 3.9%
Louisiana - 3.4%
New Mexico - 3.2%
Minnesota - 3.1%
Maine - 3.1%

Washington - 2.8%
Mississippi - 2.8%
Missouri - 2.8%
Kentucky - 2.6%
Virginia - 2.4%
Georgia - 2.1%
Arizona - 2%
California - 1.8%
North Carolina - 1.6%
Florida - 1.4%
Texas - 1.4%

Global COVID-19 Tracker & Interactive Charts | Real Time Updates & Digestable Information for Everyone | 1Point3Acres

Why is that source different to CDC list? Are the dates different?

 

[ilovewings]

Another possible horror story. What's wrong with people?

We are camped next to a couple (very social distancing) who are next week headed to a resort with 23 family members they haven't seen since last year. Nice, huh? Not much thought, if any, to the virus.

Trying to figure out what is wrong with people, i have decided too many people just are not very intelligent--- they simply do not understand what a pandemic is and the contagion factor of this virus: it is obvious they don't get it.

 

[tresir2012]

Posting the cumulative numbers is fine, as long as it's noted that they are cumulative numbers and irrelevant to the NOW.

Surely nobody would seriously argue that New York (yesterday's numbers 577 new cases and 19 deaths) is doing worse than California (yesterday's numbers 7,630 new cases and 92 deaths) or Florida (8,892 new cases and 78 deaths).

And yet, both California and Florida are listed as GOOD spots.

I think the cumulative deaths by population are a good measure. The states currently suffering from increases should end up by benefitting from the lessons learned from NY treatments so I expect the death rate per million population to be less. If not then it would indicate something wrong IMO.

 

[MsArk]

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed that a “coding error” resulted in an estimated 300 people being incorrectly told they were being traced as positive COVID-19 cases instead of being tracked as people who had only come in contact with the sick.

The acknowledgement comes after News4 Investigates uncovered how Brock Ballou, a Mount Juliet father, was repeatedly told by contact tracers that he was positive for COVID-19, even though he had never even taken a test.

State confirms 300 people incorrectly traced as positive COVID 19 cases

 

[ilovewings]

In the beginning when it seemed health authorities were not endorsing face coverings, I already thought otherwise, that at the very least it would be helpful to me—personally—as it would help keep me from touching my mouth. And it really does help me in that regard.

It’s a bad holdover habit I have from being a nail biter for most of my life, which is embarrassing to admit. Finally quit, but I still find I fidget with my hands by touching my nails a lot or touching them to my lips.

I’m glad the messaging finally feels like they are fully endorsing masks now, but wish they would have been more clear from the beginning. They’ve been wearing them in Japan and other Asian countries, after all, for years and years. It’s not a new concept.. Why was it hard for the science experts here in the US to think of the idea of homemade, non-ppe cloth masks—why not right at the start?

That is the unanswerable question: why not right at the start? I think CDC has not been the usual reliable organization that we could count on in the past--- that is too bad because they set the tone early by saying no need for masks and we are still paying the price.

By the way, speaking of being a nail biter- i still bite my nails a lot. I never do though when i am out ---and i make sure i wash my hands before i fidget with my hands.