Covid19 How many in your state or country?

['Scales]

On 22 March 2020 at 7:10 AM, brad1 said:

It changes by the minute.  And the 24 hour news stations have it on 24 hours a day.

Don't really see any need for this thread.      Just sayin...

and 6 weeks later...still yup.

[fortyearspickn]

52 minutes ago, Lord Summerisle said:

 

And I severely doubt, as a physician, you're squeamish about caskets. You've probably seen thousands of instances where it didn't work out on the operating table, and that was the next destination for the rapidly stiffening remains left sitting in front of you. Such is life. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, nothingness to nothingness.   

That is not a criticism of you. Some oncologist wrote "carcinomatosis" on my my mother's death certificate and began to gently explain what it means. I said, "I know exactly what it means, so don't patronize me, thank you for trying your best." He still looked vaguely insulted, but there you go. It's no different to a car mechanic saying "Transmission's knackered, scrap it." One can accept reality, albeit painfully.

I’m confused.  You seem genuinely concerned about the health and safety of the 300 lb. professor in your university department, and hope the college stays closed for awhile, so staff stays safe. But you compare your mother’s cancer death to a transmission going out.  I think nihilism  is a fair assessment.   Worse than a virus, in the long run - don’t you think? 

[mihcmac]

58 minutes ago, Black Dog said:

I'm not squeamish about much of anything.  I'm not offended by caskets.  I'm just pointing out that you are trying to be offensive whether you want to admit it or not.  You do it all the time.

 

56 minutes ago, Lord Summerisle said:

I share my thoughts on this topic, I hope objectively and respectfully. I confess to being a resolute atheist, and, in my bleaker moments, a borderline nihilist, but I don't set out to offend those of a different perspective. The casket comment was my one cheap crack, hands in the air. I sincerely can't think of any others.

Truth be told, I wholly lack the intelligence, education, literacy, and wit to be genuinely offensive. I'm only borderline literate, I can only work with what I've got;  gimme a break, here, Doctor, please. Show some compassion, seriously... There's a good chap.

 

I believe there is no resolution to this, but I am glad you speak your minds and that we are not under a totalitarian form of control, yet.

Edited May 3, 2020 by mihcmac

[Black Dog]

15 minutes ago, mihcmac said:

I believe there is no resolution to this, but I am glad you speak your minds and that we are not under a totalitarian form of control, yet.

 

Hear, hear!

[rct]

11 hours ago, Murph said:

 

Agriculture. You know. About 40 % of the land in the U.S.A. 

Farmers are planting, equipment is selling, people are working. There is no lockdown in agriculture.

It's essential...

 

Agriculture is burning last year's 28 billion before they grab the next handful.

rct

[Murph]

9 minutes ago, rct said:

 

Agriculture is burning last year's 28 billion before they grab the next handful.

rct

 

You can always quit eating.

Go ahead.

I dare ya...

[rct]

2 minutes ago, Murph said:

 

You can always quit eating.

Go ahead.

I dare ya...

 

You can always let the free market decide and not take handouts.

You can always pursue bankruptcy like your leaders encourage the states to do.

You can always quit selling to people with money that don't need socialist handouts from the nanny state government.

Go ahead.

I dare ya...

rct

[Black Dog]

I've seen reports of increased domestic violence and child abuse, presumably due to people being cooped up together too much (which is really sad when you think about).  I wonder if there are more virtual fights o the internet too?

[Mr. Gibson]

3 hours ago, 'Scales said:

and 6 weeks later...still yup.

WHAT???? And miss all this entertainment ?? 

[SteveFord]

It's amazing how fast this spreads.

York County

4/3/2020 - 121 

5/3/2020  -  679

PA total

4/3/2020 - 8420 

5/3/2020 - 49,267

 

[Black Dog]

1 hour ago, Mr. Gibson said:

WHAT???? And miss all this entertainment ?? 

 

LOL

[Black Dog]

44 minutes ago, SteveFord said:

It's amazing how fast this spreads.

York County

4/3/2020 - 121 

5/3/2020  -  679

PA total

4/3/2020 - 8420 

5/3/2020 - 49,267

 

 

Those numbers sound like positive tests.  That doesn't really tell you how "fast it's spreading".  Right now across the country, testing capability is really ramping up.  Where I live, testing has been very restrictive.  Only for very high risk people.  In the last 10 days or so that's been opened up to nearly "anyone who wants one" can get a test.  So when you have an infection that causes so many asymptomatic and minimally symptomatic  cases the numbers of positive tests will go up by definition as you expand testing.   From what I can see (on worldometers) it looks like your daily deaths in PA are going down a lot.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/pennsylvania/

[SteveFord]

Declining daily deaths from the plague are always a welcome thing!

Those are positive tests - 50,000 is a lot of people.  I suppose the numbers could be much higher, I've only got the official statistics.  

Really a strange thing as you can get it and not know it all the way to get it and croak with a tube down your throat.

I'm doing my best to keep from getting it but these local bozos act like it's not even around.  

[Murph]

7 hours ago, SteveFord said:

Declining daily deaths from the plague are always a welcome thing!

Really a strange thing as you can get it and not know it all the way to get it and croak with a tube down your throat.

I'm doing my best to keep from getting it but these local bozos act like it's not even around.  

 

See, that's the thing. As there are more and more test, the death rate will continue to drop. Meaning your odds of DYING go way down. WAY DOWN...

That's why a lot of the "Bozo's" are acting normal. It's because they are not afraid of getting it. They know they'll get over it and be fine. That's me. Not afraid. 

As bad as it's been in NYC and stuff, it's simply not killing large masses of people here in the Heartland. There's not a single death from it in my County, and we have a County with zero cases. Yet those people are told to cower in there houses. It's stupid.

[brad1]

28 minutes ago, Murph said:

 

See, that's the thing. As there are more and more test, the death rate will continue to drop. Meaning your odds of DYING go way down. WAY DOWN...

That's why a lot of the "Bozo's" are acting normal. It's because they are not afraid of getting it. They know they'll get over it and be fine. That's me. Not afraid. 

As bad as it's been in NYC and stuff, it's simply not killing large masses of people here in the Heartland. There's not a single death from it in my County, and we have a County with zero cases. Yet those people are told to cower in there houses. It's stupid.

Sheep are so easily led.

[SteveFord]

They should be afraid of getting it,  the hospital where I was taken following my heart attack last year has been converted to cardiac/COVID-19, everything else has moved to another facility and that's a big hospital.

The CDC has a feature where you can see cases by zip code, my little town has 0, the town over had 11 last time I checked it.  That doesn't sound like very many but it can spread like crazy.  

Count your blessings if you're in a rural area and it hasn't hit yet.  

The wife works for the local hospital system, it's a mistake to downplay the seriousness of this.

Almost time to go to work so enough pretending to be Marcus Welby, MD on some guitar forum.

[rct]

3 hours ago, Murph said:

 

See, that's the thing. As there are more and more test, the death rate will continue to drop. Meaning your odds of DYING go way down. WAY DOWN...

That's why a lot of the "Bozo's" are acting normal. It's because they are not afraid of getting it. They know they'll get over it and be fine. That's me. Not afraid. 

As bad as it's been in NYC and stuff, it's simply not killing large masses of people here in the Heartland. There's not a single death from it in my County, and we have a County with zero cases. Yet those people are told to cower in there houses. It's stupid.

 

So if we test more and more people for cancer do your odds of DYING from it go way down, WAY DOWN?

People aren't afraid of getting it.  People have been told by their doctors, not the media, not the president, their doctors, NOT to get it.  There's a big difference.

Go on a cruise, wear that fearlessness on your sleeve brutha.  Get out there!  Don't let THE MAN keep you down MAN!!!  Be the PATRIOT you love to tell everyone you are!!!!

rct

[jvi]

sorry to hear SO many are suffering and dying...

[Black Dog]

11 hours ago, SteveFord said:

Declining daily deaths from the plague are always a welcome thing!

Those are positive tests - 50,000 is a lot of people.  I suppose the numbers could be much higher, I've only got the official statistics.  

Really a strange thing as you can get it and not know it all the way to get it and croak with a tube down your throat.

I'm doing my best to keep from getting it but these local bozos act like it's not even around.  

 

If I were over 60 and/or had health conditions, I'd stay the hell away from it.  Since I'm not in either category (although by age I'm getting close) I'm not very concerned about it.  Plus, I know that if I haven't already had it, it's only a matter of time until I do.   But I actually think I've already had it.

[jvi]

not concerned for others ? how about the old vetrans who fought and died for us,our parents and grandparents? OLD  people deserve  more than young people ---SHOW SOME RESPECT

[Black Dog]

9 minutes ago, jvi said:

not concerned for others ? how about the old vetrans who fought and died for us,our parents and grandparents? OLD  people deserve  more than young people ---SHOW SOME RESPECT

 

How is my recognition of the reality that I've either already had, or will likely get this infection disrespectful to anyone?

[brad1]

19 minutes ago, jvi said:

not concerned for others ? how about the old vetrans who fought and died for us,our parents and grandparents? OLD  people deserve  more than young people ---SHOW SOME RESPECT

He never said he was not concerned for others! He said he was not concerned about catching it himself.

Gee, talk about misreading something!!!

[jvi]

he said not in either cat  so not concerned  - YOU CAN STILL SPREAD IT AND THAT IS CONCERNING 

[brad1]

12 minutes ago, jvi said:

he said not in either cat  so not concerned  - YOU CAN STILL SPREAD IT AND THAT IS CONCERNING 

What?  Have no idea what the above means. 

[Black Dog]

1 hour ago, jvi said:

he said not in either cat  so not concerned  - YOU CAN STILL SPREAD IT AND THAT IS CONCERNING 

 

My primary risk for exposure is going to work.  Should I stop working?  Should all doctors stop working?  Maybe anyone who hasn't had the virus yet should be killed because they could get it and if so they could spread it.  That would save lives, right?

BTW, you do know that we use PPE and that if a health care worker becomes ill we are out for 2 weeks for patient safety.