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In Houston, one of the nation’s fastest-growing coronavirus hot spots, more residents are dying before they can make it to a hospital. Medical examiner data shows that an increasing number of these deaths are the result of COVID-19.
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I dunno. I was there last fall and holy hell... people drive like absolute maniacs. I don't recall sitting in traffic too much, but maybe I was in the right spots at the right time.Have you ever tried to drive in Houston? It's faster to walk backwards fighting a midget than it is to drive anywhere
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No, but I am not trying to get into under/over count debate. I do see how posting that would indicate otherwise.Have you ever tried to drive in Houston? It's faster to walk backwards fighting a midget than it is to drive anywhere
I think the data is messy, and (not just here) people point directly at the fatality count as a means to dispute heightened concerns related to recent case spikes.
My take, it was bad to open up in those states before getting a handle on how to manage subsequent outbreaks.
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There are spikes and outbreaks happening in various locations in the US... spikes and outbreaks aren't good. I think we can all agree on that, yes?
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seems like new cases are flattening in Allegheny county, which is a plus.
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Positive test rate was 11.5٪ today which is a point or two higher than it has been i think
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Two factors I think. Do we know the lag between being tested and reported cases? Seems like it is at least a handful of days, take that with the basis of the tests, how long between the positive test and telling the people that they might be exposed?seems like new cases are flattening in Allegheny county, which is a plus.
So we closed down like 10 days ago? This spike might not yet reflect the extent of the spread from reopening
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Lockdowns wouldn't show up for another week or more. If you start flattening now its not because of the lockdown.Two factors I think. Do we know the lag between being tested and reported cases? Seems like it is at least a handful of days, take that with the basis of the tests, how long between the positive test and telling the people that they might be exposed?seems like new cases are flattening in Allegheny county, which is a plus.
So we closed down like 10 days ago? This spike might not yet reflect the extent of the spread from reopening
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Thomas Robert Malthus disagreesThere are spikes and outbreaks happening in various locations in the US... spikes and outbreaks aren't good. I think we can all agree on that, yes?
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Test turnaround time, or contract tracing timing are more effective indications. There's no reason to get tested if you haven't been exposed or aren't sick. It's not like anyone is going door-to-door testing people.Why is PA still so bad at testing? There are only 3 states (Oregon, Colorado and Idaho) with lower test per million. Must be some excuse.
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So, lower tests means we are in good shape. We have less sick people than almost anyone else. Guess we are doing things right.Test turnaround time, or contract tracing timing are more effective indications. There's no reason to get tested if you haven't been exposed or aren't sick. It's not like anyone is going door-to-door testing people.Why is PA still so bad at testing? There are only 3 states (Oregon, Colorado and Idaho) with lower test per million. Must be some excuse.
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Are PA employers testing people or requiring testing before returning to office? I know several places in OK that are temperature checking and requiring people to get tested.Test turnaround time, or contract tracing timing are more effective indications. There's no reason to get tested if you haven't been exposed or aren't sick. It's not like anyone is going door-to-door testing people.Why is PA still so bad at testing? There are only 3 states (Oregon, Colorado and Idaho) with lower test per million. Must be some excuse.
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There is a growing thought process going on that the more populated states that are seeing lower testing numbers (PA, CO, OR as offsides listed) is because if a single family member tests positive, the rest of the household acts as if they have it, but do not get tested. There is a pretty strong correlation between the higher population states that did a good job social distancing seeing lower testing numbers. This could be a reason why.
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I'm not saying that either. Just that you can't draw any conclusion from that single data point, I have no idea how PA is doing with contact tracing or test turnaround time, or any other parameter that would indicate whether or not the virus has spread out of control.So, lower tests means we are in good shape. We have less sick people than almost anyone else. Guess we are doing things right.Test turnaround time, or contract tracing timing are more effective indications. There's no reason to get tested if you haven't been exposed or aren't sick. It's not like anyone is going door-to-door testing people.Why is PA still so bad at testing? There are only 3 states (Oregon, Colorado and Idaho) with lower test per million. Must be some excuse.
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Definitely not requiring it, but I couldn't say at what level companies with public facing employees or those with people in the office are testing.[
Are PA employers testing people or requiring testing before returning to office? I know several places in OK that are temperature checking and requiring people to get tested.
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We know a bunch of people like this. One family had a member test positive then, three of the remaining four started having symptoms. They didn't get tested but most likely had it.There is a growing thought process going on that the more populated states that are seeing lower testing numbers (PA, CO, OR as offsides listed) is because if a single family member tests positive, the rest of the household acts as if they have it, but do not get tested. There is a pretty strong correlation between the higher population states that did a good job social distancing seeing lower testing numbers. This could be a reason why.
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