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Well good news is we'll know pretty soon if we can have fans in the stands.
I saw some of the Bristol race this past weekend and it was not the same. I thought they were practicing at first.
Agree with Bristol - but it was better than watching a 2019 replay...
A little bit of excitement here in the upstate of SC. Had a few protest nights that churned out a little vandalism, but that's about it. Hope it doesn't cause any spike in transmission, but - like most places - the large majority of the protestors were behaving, had good sense, and were demonstrating for a cause that needed attention.
The last two weeks has shown an uptick in cases, but still a relative leveling of hospitalizations due to Covid-19 in our state (presently sits at 425). Our hospital systems are slowly getting back to their normal levels of hospitalizations which allows them to make a profit and employ people. If the goal is see the virus dwindle away, that ain't happening. If it is to keep the medical system from being overwhelmed (while the virus runs its course through the population), we have more than accomplished that. It seems like - as long as nothing really spikes in an area (and I think the spacing, masking, and common-sense actions of most) we will continue where we are until a treatment/vaccine comes about. It sucks, because people are still dying (lost 5 more yesterday). But I am not sure what else we can do right now.
The big change coming will be school in the fall. I am hoping that we have tons of testing ability with a quick turnaround by then, so we can trace, quarantine, and keep this thing away from the people it is most often killing.
We have starting workouts for our athletes here at school this week. Temp checks when they come in. Spread out stations in the gym for agility work, rotating through small groups in the weight rooms. It is different, but the kids are getting great work in just about the same amount of time. If protocols hold, there actually may be a ball involved in July.
And, on a side note, I bet nobody gets a cold for months around here. You could eat off of just about every flat surface. Again, if there is a positive from our new protocols is that most communicable disease transfer should be eliminated.
Got to perform experiments today for the first time since March, so that was nice.
Hey, Congrats! Normalcy is the new valium...
Unfortunately its still anything but normal. So many new safety protocols that we have to do, but I'm glad I can actually start generating data instead of reading papers and writing a review article all day.
Glad your back doing what you like to do. Sorry that I was making some light hearted humor regarding it. Just trying to lighten things up around here.
I’ve decided I’m done with this year. The only thing that can remedy it is college football.
Amen.
I finally had my first travel baseball game of the summer today. It was a godsend. One of the things I love about sports is no matter how crazy things get off the field, there is always clarity between the white lines. There is order, everyone is equal, everyone plays by the same rules, etc.
It was also just great to see the boys being boys and having fun.
That is awesome. I can't wait for the day I can worship at my church. Watching it online is great but not close to the same.
My weekly bible study via zoom has kept me sane for the past 3-4 months. Can't fix all the problems of the world, but trying to love and serve everyone I come in contact with, whether black, white, or CV-19 infected! 😀
Update on the 4 main states I have been monitoring for cases:
Cal - Average daily cases May 1984 June (1-5) 2855. May average tests per day (TPD) was 42565 with a positive rate (PR) of 4.7%. June 1-5 TPD was 58723 with a PR of 4.9%. The increase this month can be mainly attributed to increased testing.
Texas - Average daily cases May 1159 June 1579. May TPD was 20511 with a PR of 5.6%; June TPD was 21942 with a PR of 7.2%. The increased cases this month so far is almost totally due to a higher rate of positive results with little change in test rate.
Florida - Average daily cases May 725; June 1065. May TPD was 20551 with a PR of 3.5%; June TPD was 22718 with a PR of 4.7%. The increased cases of 340 per day is approx split 75 due to increased testing and 265 due to higher positive rate. It should be noted that including today's data the average cases are up to 1099 per day. Since 4/23 (when I started logging detailed data) the 4 highest number of daily cases reported were the last 4 days!
Georgia - Average daily cases May 667; June 712. May TPD was 10209 with a PR of 6.5%; June TPD was 8453 with a PR of 8.4%. The increased cases at around 7% per day is less than the the other states shown above (Ca 44%, Tx 36%, Fl 47%) but there was a 29% increase in positive rate offset by a 17% reduction in TPD. Of the 11 states I am tracking in detail only Massachusetts has a higher PR (at 13.3%) this month than Georgia (8.4% - National average 4.7%).
Good news through the first week in June.
The Mortality rate for the first week of June (9 day lag of cases) was 4.2% compared with a May rate of 5.2% and YTD through May of 6.6%. This is likely due to a number of factors:
Let's hope this continues even as cases rise.
This is a great trend, Den. This sucker is still looming, but to know it is killing less people is encouraging.
Our statewide case numbers are up for sure, as are our cases in the county. I know are testing numbers are way up, but I am sure it's a combination between more cases and more tests.
Our hospitalization rate due to Covid-19 has remained steady in the state (low to mid 400's). That encourages me knowing the number of severe cases aren't spiking, as we have been moving around quite a bit for several weeks.
I still see mask usage around 50% in stores.
A lot of colleges in SC are not going back after Thanksgiving - my daughter will start a week earlier in August and be home through the holidays.
Hilariously, every time I hear someone sniffle in public, anyone within earshot gives them THE WORST side eye you have ever seen...
After going on twitter to check in with a zillion people, I just now read Nate Silver's twitter feed once a day. Good, succinct, unbiased (all things considered) info. Highly recommended if you just wanna get the gist