Corona Virus Peak Watch Thread

It appears we are finally beginning to level the curve of Active Cases.

We are approaching a possible peak!

Let's hope it holds.
 
Hello Dutch Uncle,

Dutch Uncle said:
Here's a common Democrat:
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There is no common Democrat any more than there are common Republicans. Democrats, like Republicans, are individuals.

It is a mistake to try to paint any picture of a typical Democrat or Republican because there is a lot of variability.

The difference being, there is more diversity among Democrats than Republicans.

Here are some tendencies of each group. There are no strict delineations, of course. Any mindset can identify with any group. These are just the ways I see most Republicans or Democrats.

Republicans: Conservatives who favor religion and more rigid traditional structure. They tend to resist change. Mostly white. A combination of super-rich greedy power junkies, male chauvinists, racists, haters and evangelicals. Tend to be richer than Democrats, but no hard fast rules about that. They tend to favor personal rights over concern for society or others. Tend to reject others who they see as different, whether it be immigrants or sexual orientation. Major concern: What is good for ME.

Democrats: Conservatives and Liberals who may or may not favor religion. A wide variety of races. Wealth can be anywhere along the spectrum, but tend to have less wealth than Republicans. They are more likely to embrace changing social structure. They understand society is comprised of vast diversity, so they tend to be more accepting of different lifestyles, thus they coalesce around social considerations over personal. Major concern: What is good for US.
 
Tuesday

8-25

USA

Total Cases 5,955,728

New Cases +40,098

Total Deaths 182,404

New Deaths +1,290

Total Recovered 3,254,282

Active Cases 2,519,042

Serious, Critical 16,468

Tot Cases/1M pop 17,977

Deaths/1M pop 551

Total Tests 77,931,407

Tests/1M pop 235,230
 
Still, a lotta deaths and another 40K new cases yesterday.

We are no where near out of the woods.

And another surge is entirely possible.
 
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Another nice drop in Active Cases!

This has all the signs of leveling the curve.

FINALLY.

(This could have happened months earlier if people had taken this seriously.)

New Cases and Deaths remain high.

We are going to have to remain cautiously optimistic...
 
Wednesday

8-26

USA

Total Cases 6,000,365

New Cases +44,637

Total Deaths 183,653

New Deaths +1,289

Total Recovered 3,313,861

Active Cases 2,502,851

Serious, Critical 16,378

Tot Cases/1M pop 18,111

Deaths/1M pop 554

Total Tests 78,632,566

Tests/1M pop 237,343
 
PoliTalker said:
Wednesday

8-26

USA

Total Cases 6,000,365

New Cases +44,637

Total Deaths 183,653

New Deaths +1,289

Total Recovered 3,313,861

Active Cases 2,502,851

Serious, Critical 16,378

Tot Cases/1M pop 18,111

Deaths/1M pop 554

Total Tests 78,632,566

Tests/1M pop 237,343
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Still over a thousand dead Americans a day. Sad.
 
Hello Dutch Uncle,

Dutch Uncle said:
Still over a thousand dead Americans a day. Sad.
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That's true and very tragic.

The possibly encouraging figure is the Serious, Critical Cases at 16,378 appears to be dropping.

Oh, and look at the Total Cases.

We just surpassed 6 million total cases.

That's quite a lot more than '15 cases going to zero.'
 
PoliTalker said:
Hello Dutch Uncle,



That's true and very tragic.

The possibly encouraging figure is the Serious, Critical Cases at 16,378 appears to be dropping.

Oh, and look at the Total Cases.

We just surpassed 6 million total cases.

That's quite a lot more than '15 cases going to zero.'
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Without a cure or vaccine, the cases, and deaths, will continue to cycle as people become complacent.
 
Flying during a pandemic is like ASKING to be infected.

Very close enclosed quarters with a lot of other people for a long period of time.

There is a reason why airlines are suffering. It makes sense.
 
PoliTalker said:
Flying during a pandemic is like ASKING to be infected.

Very close enclosed quarters with a lot of other people for a long period of time.

There is a reason why airlines are suffering. It makes sense.
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Unless you've already had it. Then it's a sweeeeeet time to pick up some bargain vacations. :)
 
Hello Dutch Uncle,

Dutch Uncle said:
Unless you've already had it. Then it's a sweeeeeet time to pick up some bargain vacations. :)
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Most people have not had it. Several people thought they had it, never got tested, acted as though they were immune, then got it and died.

There have been 6 million cases in the USA.

There are 330 million people in the USA.

6/330 = .018

.018 x 100% = 1.8%

Only 1.8% of the USA population has been confirmed to have or have had COVID-19.

Guessing is not a good idea. Wrong could be dead. Antibody tests are not accurate, little better than guessing.

An individual who 'had something' but never got tested would be playing with their life to guess wrong.
 
PoliTalker said:
Hello Dutch Uncle,

Most people have not had it. Several people thought they had it, never got tested, acted as though they were immune, then got it and died.

There have been 6 million cases in the USA.

There are 330 million people in the USA.

6/330 = .018

.018 x 100% = 1.8%

Only 1.8% of the USA population has been confirmed to have or have had COVID-19.

Guessing is not a good idea. Wrong could be dead. Antibody tests are not accurate, little better than guessing.

An individual who 'had something' but never got tested would be playing with their life to guess wrong.
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How do you know? Please cite your evidence.

You are thinking like Trump; less testing means less cases. That's your logic, isn't it? Only the verified cases exist?
 
Hello Dutch Uncle,

Dutch Uncle said:
How do you know? Please cite your evidence.

You are thinking like Trump; less testing means less cases. That's your logic, isn't it? Only the verified cases exist?
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I can't 'know' any complete information about unverified cases any more than anyone else can. That's why I did not claim to. Of course there are unverified cases. How many is a big question mark.

I stated the known verified cases. I have no more ability to know about unverified cases than you have the ability to assume widespread numbers of unverified cases.
 
Dutch Uncle said:
Your fear of technology is interesting. Is this an intentional blindness or just a lack of education or mental capacity?
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Dutch Uncle said:
Unless you've already had it. Then it's a sweeeeeet time to pick up some bargain vacations. :)
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So then- you are saying that flying is Covid- safe and herd immunity is real.

You should accept that you're a dumbass now and save yourself further embarrassment.
 
moon said:
So then- you are saying that flying is Covid- safe and herd immunity is real.

You should accept that you're a dumbass now and save yourself further embarrassment.
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No, but keep playing with those absolutes. It's mildly interesting.

Naww, that fecking ship has sailed. ;)
 
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