Friendly reminder that the vast majority of coronavirus cases are in blue states... Wonder why :D
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Friendly reminder that the vast majority of coronavirus cases are in blue states... Wonder why :D
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Libertarian Centrist wrote:
Friendly reminder that the vast majority of coronavirus cases are in blue states... Wonder why :D
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The usual reason: because you touch yourself at night.
VroomVroom wrote:
So most people don't know anyone who has had it yet you know multiple people, one who actually died, and you've had it yourself.
Very possible in NYC or another big city.
Oh, if you're wondering why, I'd be more than happy to provide some possible answers.
It could be the prevalence of testing. I'll admit I haven't looked up any numbers for which states tested the most people, but that would definitely be a big factor. For all you know, red states could be hit harder, but if they're not testing as many people as blue states are, then you'd never know.
What's more likely is that it's because typically blue states are more densely populated than red states. The five most populous states are California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York. Of those states, California, Pennsylvania, and New York all tend to lean toward the Democratic party in elections. Florida is pretty evenly split, while Texas is decidedly Republican. This is of course ignoring the mess that is the Electoral College, which would only exacerbate the discrepancy. Anyway, the reason that a denser population is relevant here is that - shockingly - if there are more people living in an area, there are more potential hosts for the virus. New York is obviously going to have more cases than, say, Utah, because there are a lot more people in New York than Utah. If the more populous states are Democratic, then yes, Democratic states will have more cases than Republican states.
Also, there is a very basic concept that seems to elude you and many others, so I'm going to explain it as simply as I can: the virus doesn't care about political affiliation. You are susceptible whether you're a Democrat or a Republican or you vote for a third party or you spent your entire life living in the remote wilderness and have never heard the word "politics" in your entire life. This is not a political issue. This is a science issue. People who fail to grasp this simple concept are a huge factor in explaining why the situation has gotten this bad, and things will only get worse if they can't stop being petulant toddlers and whining about which party did what. This is a pandemic. Political jockeying will never solve a pandemic and could very well make it worse.
In the future, please apply common sense and logic to keep yourself and others safe. :D
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Yes, the mother of a friend died.
My cousins and his wife. It was no biggie
No.
Yes, I know four people that were sick with Covid-19. Three got over it rather quickly. One took about a month to recover.
I live very close to Chicago which was hit hard. I don’t know anyone who had it.
I had it or was "presumed" to have had it. Fever for 3 days, cough, fatigue. Self isolated for 14 days. 3 - 4 people at my workplace of 250 were presumed to have had it. I did the CDC screen with a nurse and wasn't eligible for a test because I wasn't a front line worker and wasn't in a high risk group. "Go to the ER if you begin to have breathing difficulty, but call ahead first, otherwise isolate yourself for 14 days."
Yes, I know 2 people who actually had the virus, but they fortunately are good now. One is a guy of about 20 years, he told me that he was ill after he went home after 2 weeks of hospitalization. The second person is a closest person to me, a man of 36 years who was stuck in France (fortunately in friend's house) since the pandemic started, he could not go back home. He got ill because his friends went out (groceries, shops) and then hospitalized, passed 3 weeks in hospital, but now he is back home.
As they said, such a horrible experience and they really felt bad. But I am happy that now they are good.
Angry Willy wrote:
I had it or was "presumed" to have had it. Fever for 3 days, cough, fatigue. Self isolated for 14 days. 3 - 4 people at my workplace of 250 were presumed to have had it. I did the CDC screen with a nurse and wasn't eligible for a test because I wasn't a front line worker and wasn't in a high risk group. "Go to the ER if you begin to have breathing difficulty, but call ahead first, otherwise isolate yourself for 14 days."
Have you been tested for antibodies?