57 COVID deaths in GA today: Post-opening spike starting?

Theros wrote:

Fat hurts wrote:

^This is obviously not working.

Over 150,000 Americans have died of COVID-19.

Testing is useless in stopping the spread.

The only tool we have that really works is a lockdown.

It's time to lock down again and do it right this time.

Lest you forget. Lockdowns were tried early on and look where we are now.

Lest you forget, the lockdowns were working. Cases came down dramatically. Then we opened up too soon, contrary to CDC guidelines.

And look where we are now.

I noticed the plethora of Covid is no big deal threads have disappeared. Most of the deniers are quiet. Those who have denied this threat from the onset, have hurt this country. They should crawl quietly back into their holes.

Fat hurts wrote:

Theros wrote:

Lest you forget. Lockdowns were tried early on and look where we are now.

Lest you forget, the lockdowns were working. Cases came down dramatically. Then we opened up too soon, contrary to CDC guidelines.

And look where we are now.

liberal here. wrote:

I noticed the plethora of Covid is no big deal threads have disappeared. Most of the deniers are quiet. Those who have denied this threat from the onset, have hurt this country.

They should crawl quietly back into their holes.

+1

I hope it was because they finally read an algebra textbook

Harambe wrote:

liberal here. wrote:

I noticed the plethora of Covid is no big deal threads have disappeared. Most of the deniers are quiet. Those who have denied this threat from the onset, have hurt this country.

They should crawl quietly back into their holes.

+1

I hope it was because they finally read an algebra textbook

I think we are moving from deniers to so whaters. In Texas, the state education agency ordered schools to be prepared for both face to face and online instruction. Then, the hospitals filled up with COVID patients and everyone started telling their local schools (teachers and students) that there is no way in hell that they will participate in face to face schooling in the middle of a pandemic. Several large districts came out and said that they will only be online the first six weeks and then will reassess. In Houston, a bunch of rich white ladies organized a protest because they want their kids face to face learning in elementary

school. Their response about the risks is basically "so what". These are very wealthy college educated professionals and not some M#GA chud sitting in his mom's basement. It is very disturbing just how Americans are so far from getting it while people in other countries have all pulled together and beat back the virus.

Harambe wrote:

liberal here. wrote:

I noticed the plethora of Covid is no big deal threads have disappeared. Most of the deniers are quiet. Those who have denied this threat from the onset, have hurt this country.

They should crawl quietly back into their holes.

+1

I hope it was because they finally read an algebra textbook

+^

Wear a mask

Social distance

Wash your hands

GET TESTED

Wear a mask

Social distance

Wash your hands

GET TESTED

Precious Roy wrote:

It is very disturbing just how Americans are so far from getting it while people in other countries have all pulled together and beat back the virus.

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It's Trump and nothing but Trump. I have no doubt that if Obama had been president during this we'd have followed a pattern closer to Europe - a bad first 8 weeks and then sorted it out like they did and NY did.

But Trump has turned science into politics and enough people believe Trump when the president tells them to ignore the scientists that governors, mayors and right wing media people have been pushed into a corner of anti-mask, anti-social distancing.

Perfect example of a country rotting like a fish: from the head.

Wear a mask

Social distance

Wash your hands

GET TESTED

agip wrote:

Precious Roy wrote:

It is very disturbing just how Americans are so far from getting it while people in other countries have all pulled together and beat back the virus.

/

It's Trump and nothing but Trump. I have no doubt that if Obama had been president during this we'd have followed a pattern closer to Europe - a bad first 8 weeks and then sorted it out like they did and NY did.

But Trump has turned science into politics and enough people believe Trump when the president tells them to ignore the scientists that governors, mayors and right wing media people have been pushed into a corner of anti-mask, anti-social distancing.

Perfect example of a country rotting like a fish: from the head.

+1000

Wear a mask

Social distance

Wash your hands

GET TESTED

60% of "Covid" Deaths take place in nursing homes where the median time from entry to death is five months.

The latest redesign of the GADPH COVID website is up. It's been in the works for several weeks now and launched today.

Wear a mask

Social distance

Wash your hands

GET TESTED

54 deaths reported in Georgia today. Might be a return to 1,000+ nationwide deaths with a high number reported in Florida too.

In contrast to most of last week's data, nearly 90% of deaths reported today were attributed to the last 7 days. Last week, on some days, 30+% of reported deaths were attributed to 15+ days prior.

For all GA COVID deaths:

Where comorbidity status was known , 80% had at least one comorbidity.

41% of deaths with no comorbidity were 70+

12% of deaths with no comorbidity were 90+

Wear a mask

Social distance

Wash your hands

GET TESTED

It's a start.

Wear a mask

Social distance

Wash your hands

GET TESTED

Almost 4,300 new cases in GA. A lot of the hard hit southern states looked to be at least hitting a plateau if not starting to come down from a peak. But it remains to be seen whether minimal social distancing measures can really get these big outbreaks under control.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-28-20-intl/h_e0309353684da10060f22227b261591b

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

54 deaths reported in Georgia today. Might be a return to 1,000+ nationwide deaths with a high number reported in Florida too.

I don't understand the reference to "might be a return to 1000+ nationwide deaths." We already returned to 1000+ deaths last week for each of 4 days. I guarantee that we will have 1000+ deaths for at least 4 days again this week (Tue - Fri).

Already baked in.

60% of the deaths in NY and MA took place in Nursing homes.

The median time from admission to death in a nursing home is five months. Yep. Five months.

Do not fall for the fear mongering.