Coronavirus Epidemic, Part 2

[kbaxter60]

It's all BS.

It truly is BS. I don't believe their "numbers" one whit. Early on, they said there would be 2 million deaths in the US. We have not yet hit one tenth of that figure, but they are trying desperately to keep this thing scary. Gotta tank that economy before the election, after all.
I am thinking that maybe, instead of a sign language interpreter, the Mayor Ron and Judge Nelson Daily Show should have a translator.

Ron: One death, a male in the range of 50 to 59 years...
Translator: 67-year-old man.

Judge: We need to keep wearing our masks to protect others.
Translator: I am worthless and trying to find a purpose for my life.

 

[etmo]

Saw on Fox news this morning that Texas testing is up 36% and Texas covid cases are up 38%. Does anyone have a link to a website showing a 36% increase in testing here in TX?

This website (Texas State Dept Human Services) seems to show that testing has remained constant recently:
https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0d8bdf9be927459d9cb11b9eaef6101f

 

[SQLGeek]

Austin ISD looking at blended learning model for the fall.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/l...2020/269-012461b3-510b-4210-b9bf-66d271be5f2f

Some of the other things the district is doing:

• Students and staff will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms upon arrival at campuses.
• Measures will be implemented for students to maintain 6 feet between each other to support social distancing.
• Staff and students (ages 6 and older) will be required to wear facial covering
  

Good luck with that....

 

[Big Green]

There’s been an increase the last several days here too. News contributes it to Memorial Day activities. Very little protesting around here.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I mean, hasn't there been an increase in testing?
Logically it would lead to an increase in cases....

 

[BillFairbanks]

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[jrbfishn]

I mean, hasn't there been an increase in testing?
Logically it would lead to an increase in cases....

It's not so much that there are more tests that they have been doing it longer. The longer they run them, the more show up. Back logs in results or tests performed may get reported on the same day so it looks like a spike when it isn't.
IIRC, Bell County has over 250,000 people. And only 5 deaths. Most of those from nursing homes.

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[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

I don't believe any of the numbers put out by the medical yahoos or the msm - it 'is' all BS.

As to the so-called contact tracers, fk them with gusto!

They aren't what they call themselves, they are 'skanky busy bodies'.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Saw on Fox news this morning that Texas testing is up 36% and Texas covid cases are up 38%. Does anyone have a link to a website showing a 36% increase in testing here in TX?

That begs the question "Up from what?" I found one website that shows the total number of tests day by day. As of June 9, there had been 1,302,049 total tests administered statewide. That equates to about a 35.4% increase in the number of tests if you go back to May 27, when 961,861 total tests had been administered.

Here is the link, but you have to dig to find it and it's in Excel format.
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/additionaldata/

 

[SQLGeek]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be holding a news conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Texas Capitol to give an update on the state’s hospital capacity as a spike in COVID-19 cases continues.

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavir...-on-covid-19-texas-hospital-capacity-tuesday/

I have this sinking feeling we're gonna get locked down again in the near future.

 

[TheDan]

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavir...-on-covid-19-texas-hospital-capacity-tuesday/

I have this sinking feeling we're gonna get locked down again in the near future.

I have a feeling people will give less shits about it this time than before.

My only concern is that they've created a "boy who cried wolf" scenario for the future.

 

[oldag]

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavir...-on-covid-19-texas-hospital-capacity-tuesday/

I have this sinking feeling we're gonna get locked down again in the near future.

I will do as I did before and ignore the unconstitutional orders.

 

[toddnjoyce]

^ concur on both statements. An engineer buddy posted this elsewhere in response to a similar posting as above.

“All models are wrong, some are useful” - George Box.

Box further wrote, "So since all models are wrong, it is very important to know what to worry about; or, to put it in another way, what models are likely to produce procedures that work in practice (where exact assumptions are never true)."

I think that's the part that was largely missed. Those who decided what to put into practice were not those who understood the models and their limitations.

 

[kbaxter60]

Those who decided what to put into practice were not those who understood the models and their limitations.

And, yet, most of those who did not understand are still in the position of making calls on the virus response...

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Well my brother in law and sister in law both have it. First in my family

 

[etmo]

Well my brother in law and sister in law both have it. First in my family

I hope they both make full recoveries.

 

[seeker_two]

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavir...-on-covid-19-texas-hospital-capacity-tuesday/

I have this sinking feeling we're gonna get locked down again in the near future.

I don't think he'll be successful if he tries. And I don't think most LEOs will attempt to enforce it, fearing a war on two fronts....

Lockdown of Texas businesses is over. Lockdown of the Abbott Administration is just beginning.....

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[toddnjoyce]

So, was the presser a nothingburger?

 

[SQLGeek]

I didn't watch but just checked the updated article and it looks like it was pretty much just a status update. Plenty of hospital beds still but cases are rising.

 

[Coiled]

"They" finally went full tard today and mask are now mandatory for our dept. unless you are alone at your desk. I went full tard too

Many other dept. staff are wandering around the bldg. nekid so it all makes sense.