Coronavirus II

[nonobaddog]

When we read about the tens of thousands of Covid-19 patients in NY and elsewhere, are they ALL hospitalized, or does that number include people riding it out at home with less severe or even mild symptoms?

We don't know that unless they publish the numbers.
The only numbers I know are...

Minnesota
Total positive tests 503
Cases requiring hospitalization 75
Cases in hospital today 39
Deaths 9
Cases no longer requiring isolation 252

I sincerely hope New York has ratios like this which would mean many, many of their patients are isolated at home and not in hospitals. Of course I don't know that because I have not seen those numbers reported by them.

We have some very good health care in Minnesota but I would hope New York does too.

 

[jamil]

Yes, yes, all that is obvious. Minnesota had its first case on March 6, New York had its first case on March 1. So the outbreak has been going longer in New York.
New York has 67 times as many cases.
New York has 38 times as many deaths.
New York has 0.0045 times as many survivors.

I think the number of “survivors” not accurate. There are many anecdotal stories out there of survivors. I know plural of anecdotes is not data, but it’s obvious that there are more than one.

 

[nonobaddog]

I think the number of “survivors” not accurate. There are many anecdotal stories out there of survivors. I know plural of anecdotes is not data, but it’s obvious that there are more than one.

Yes, they must not feel like reporting them correctly.

 

[Kdf101]

I don’t have any data either, but I personally know three people who were diagnosed with it and stayed at home. They seem to have recovered now. I really hope that most of the cases go that way. I don’t see how over 40k people could be hospitalized with it and the hospitals not collapse.

 

[nonobaddog]

If the ratios were about the same New York should have about 15,000 people that no longer require isolation. Some of these should be in good enough condition to provide very valuable services.
However I don't think it is valid to assume the ratios should be about the same.
The Minnesota numbers are too small and there are too many other factors involved to validly extrapolate to New York size numbers.

 

[jamil]

Yes, they must not feel like reporting them correctly.

I don’t know why the number is one. We have some conflicting information. The source that was provided said one recovered. Is that cumulative? Is that change since last update? There are many stories about survivors in NY. Either someone made all but one up, or the count does not represent the count of all the people who have recovered from this in NY.

One recovery is ridiculous. I suspect it’s the latter.

 

[MCgrease08]

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are out of quarantine in Australia and back in the US. Maybe this will allow everyone to take a deep breath and calm down for a few days.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/update-tom-hanks-rita-wilson-recover-from-coronavirus-return-to-u-s

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Comparison data: USA

2017/18 flu deaths = estimated 80,000

2020 Coronavirus deaths (as of 3/29/20)= 2363. 33,519 Total in the world.

 

[Denny347]

None of our officers who were infected required hospitalization I don't believe. Most are already on the mend.

 

[OurDee]

Any of them chunky, or are they all in good physical condition?

 

[jkfletcher]

None of our officers who were infected required hospitalization I don't believe. Most are already on the mend.

Good

 

[paintman]

My wife’s 2nd cousin has the virus. She is late 50’s and is a cancer survivor that was expected not to survive a few years ago. She went to the doctor a week ago and got the results a few days ago. She is currently at home recovering and doing surprisingly well from what we are told. She said she had trouble breathing for a while but that was the worst of it.

 

[paintman]

I should also mention that we thought for sure my mom had it. She spent several days in the hospital and we weren’t sure she was going to recover. Ended up being RSV. She was released a few days ago and is now recovering from home. She did mention that she was the only person i. The hall she was in until the day she left.
she will be 64 this year

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

France Officially Sanctions Drug After 78 Of 80 Patients Recover From COVID-19 Within Five Days

https://www.dailywire.com/news/fran...tter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dwtwitter

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Weekly deaths in the US down by 7,000 - 10,000 for the week ending March 7 2020! Silver lining with people changing their behaviors during COVID-19? Raw weekly death numbers taken from @CDCgov:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUSDIfuXYAIhgdd?format=jpg&name=large

 

[doddg]

None of our officers who were infected required hospitalization I don't believe. Most are already on the mend.

Best news I've read all day.
The few officers I know personally, went to church with them and/or visited with in their homes, & just recently (before all this started) went to a retirement party for a detective.
I have a nephew (from my foster family) who is a a young officer in his late 20s.

I have many friends who work in hospitals that I'm concerned about.

 

[jkfletcher]

Last article I read said 9830 people had been tested statewide. So I'm assuming that is all people who had symptoms of this, and a large majority tested negative. Since it shares symptoms with so many other things, is there any value in looking at the total tested for potentially having it versus the deaths? 9830 tests with 32 deaths is a lot lower percentage than the positive cases versus deaths. Assuming the vast majority of the tests are given only to people who present as maybe having it. Maybe I'm looking at it the wrong way, or somehow finding a way to make it positive in my own mind, I'm not sure. Just saying that symptoms don't equal that specific thing, I guess....why be tested if it may NOT be that? Not trying to downplay the seriousness of what can happen if you DO get it...

 

[tbhausen]

Most famous person to die from it so far?

https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/29/country-star-joe-diffie-dies-dead-coronavirus-john-deere-green/

 

[mom45]

Most famous person to die from it so far?

https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/29/country-star-joe-diffie-dies-dead-coronavirus-john-deere-green/

I saw this as well....so sad. He was 61.

 

[Dead Duck]

Most famous person to die from it so far?

https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/29/country-star-joe-diffie-dies-dead-coronavirus-john-deere-green/

I saw this as well....so sad. He was 61.

See, it's mostly taking out super old people so we should all be ok.