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

7-day average for positivity down to 10.1%.

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Theros wrote:

More are churches defying large gathering orders and indoor gathering orders. And it turns out the young boy who died in Georgia came into contact with Covid at a church.

Okay, he was seven--but seven going on seventy! Very mature for his age.

AND he was brown. So realistically he kinda had it coming--probably wouldn't have lived more than another few weeks or months anyway.

MAGAKAG!

After 5 days of school, Cherokee County School District has had 7 students test positive for COVID. 32,000 of the county's 42,000 students returned to in-class learning last week.

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Not going to say much about data because they seem inconsistent from day to day. I hear states are having data problems.

I will say that the world is going in the wrong direction - hitting new cyclical highs.

The US...plateau? Falling a bit?

India is the major problem - it's been doing a classic COVID stairstep up, trending for weeks and weeks. Averaging 900 deaths per day now. That number was 700 July 22. Climbing and a big problem.

It looks like we may see a "when will dummy learn" pattern set up for the hard hit southern states. Cell phone data showed that social distancing vigilance had dropped off in May in Texas. Researchers predicted a big spike of cases in June. They were pretty much spot on predicting that cases would go from 200 a day to 2000.

Now, as the cases in Texas have plateaued and many of the big metro areas are seeing a significant decline in hospitalizations, the cell phone data is again showing that people are giving up on social distancing practices. I went to Galveston on Sunday to go to the beach. We go to a spot on the far west end of the island that is never crowded and easy to social distance. All along the way down and back, I saw parking lots for restaurants full of cars. You would not know that restaurants are supposed to be at 50% capacity (and I suspect many are not).

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/ut-model-predicts-sharp-climb-in-texas-covid-19-deaths-by-end-of-august/

https://www.expressnews.com/news/houston-texas/article/Using-cellphone-data-national-study-predicts-15287343.php

That's unfortunate to hear on Texas. Macho Americanism gone amuck.

In Florida, the case numbers remain low, and this is removed from the testing sites. Deaths are not going down, though...

brazen2 wrote:

Theros wrote:

More are churches defying large gathering orders and indoor gathering orders. And it turns out the young boy who died in Georgia came into contact with Covid at a church.

It’s a shame.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1236220

Religious groups have contributed greatly to the spread of COVID. Since many of them are science deniers or incapable of understanding the science, they do what they think is in their best interest, not the best interest of the community. Bitter clingers.

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Why are you so anti-religion?

The ones to blame are Republicans like Trump and Kemp who care more about money than people.

Fat hurts wrote:

brazen2 wrote:

Religious groups have contributed greatly to the spread of COVID. Since many of them are science deniers or incapable of understanding the science, they do what they think is in their best interest, not the best interest of the community.

Why are you so anti-religion?

S/he said religious *groups*--I don't think a statement about religion *itself* should be inferred.

formerly present wrote:

Fat hurts wrote:

Why are you so anti-religion?

S/he said religious *groups*--I don't think a statement about religion *itself* should be inferred.

brazen2 has made many statements that show she is anti-religion.

It's weird to blame religious people for this tragedy. Clearly, America's covid problem stems from a failure of leadership by Republicans.

I'm pro-science.

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brazen2 wrote:

I'm pro-science.

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I'm pro-science and pro-religion.

Why are you anti-religion.

7-day average for positivity has dropped below 10%.

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Latest peaks:

7-day averages

Cases - Date of Onset:

Jul11

39% down from peak - 14 day window at Jul27

16 consecutive days of cases decreasing - short term trend looks like decrease will continue

Cases - Date of Report:

Jul24

10% down from peak

Newly reported hospital cases:

Jul24

26% down from peak

Currently hospitalized:

Jul31

7% down from peak

10 consecutive days of declining hospitalizations

Positivity:

Jul17

37% down from peak

Deaths by date of report:

Aug 10

Deaths by date of death:

Apr20 (43.7)

Will soon be exceeded - based on theoretical "27 days from symptoms to death" posed on this thread, peak will be around Aug07 (peak cases - 27 days). Aug07 is still 11 days outside 14-day confidence window.

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Fat hurts wrote:

I'm pro-science and pro-religion.

lol

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Testing has been dropping off in Texas. That has made the positivity rate jump to a whopping 20%. Governor says that local health authorities cannot close schools peremptorily, but can close schools if there is an outbreak once school starts. That is pretty much like saying you cannot close school because there is a hurricane in the gulf, but can close if a hurricane hits while kids are in school. And we may actually get to have both a hurricane and coronavirus in schools. So, I better not make jokes.

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/10/coronavirus-testing-texas/

https://abc13.com/health/covid-19-testing-positivity-rate-hits-new-high-in-texas/6363998/

brazen2 wrote:

Fat hurts wrote:

I'm pro-science and pro-religion.

lol

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Some of the greatest scientists in history have been very devout.

Why are you anti-religion?

Fat hurts wrote:

brazen2 wrote:

lol

Some of the greatest scientists in history have been very devout.

Why are you anti-religion?

Maybe because faith in god(s) is, by definition, nonrational? Just a guess.

Personally, I realize that people don't get to choose their beliefs or unbeliefs, so I don't have a problem with religion or irreligion--as long as people don't try to impose their beliefs or nonbeliefs on others. And as long as they don't try to enlist the government to impose them on others..

What did Georgia do to bring downs cases, hospitalizations rate of positives, etc?

Did they tighten restrictions? I don’t think there was a mask mandate or lockdowns. What was implemented?

In Georgia we believe in absolute freedom. Therefore, the virus should be free to infect as many people as possible.

Georgia is pro-gun and pro-virus.