Coronavirus (No politics)

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burntorangeVOLffle said:
People act like this is only affecting retirees who are already on deaths door so lets just keep them isolated.

Problem is, many “at risk” people contribute to the day to day operations of the world. Almost 1/3 of the American population has high blood pressure and/or is obese. Those are two of the most common comorbidities with the hospitalizations.

As Ive been saying in the two threads, I am cautiously optimistic that Cool Spots can start a soft reboot of the economy. But going full steam ahead could put us right back to square one if this isnt phased in the right way.
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Agree 1000%. There's got to be varying degrees of "open" in different states and metro areas. I live in NJ and hit too hard for too long already, but today update is NJ now has 100K cases with 5368 deaths and 4K new positive tests just today. I know a couple nurses who are working 7 days a week with one facemask for multiple days, putting their lives on the line every day, who are seeing bodies piled up because there's no room in the morgues...they obviously have a different take on inconvenience on the need for temporary isolation than other less "hit" areas, which need to find a safe way to get the economy back open to some degree. Governors just have to be smart...like in GA, maybe ATL keeps stricter rules but rest of state can be more lenient...but I'm not all convinced that's going to happen...
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
It really is. Numbers don’t support your claim.
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Over 2,000 in intensive/critical care and 1,500+ on vents is not "miniscule." I believe they normally have something like 500 ICU beds in the state.

Like you, I disagree with the way this has been handled, but let's not belittle the areas that are suffering and the brave healthcare workers on the front lines in the hot spots. I can't even imagine.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
Over 2,000 in intensive/critical care and 1,500+ on vents is not "miniscule." I believe they normally have something like 500 ICU beds in the state.

Like you, I disagree with the way this has been handled, but let's not belittle the areas that are suffering and the brave healthcare workers on the front lines in the hot spots. I can't even imagine.
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They’re closing the “emergency” makeshift hospitals across the country.
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
They’re closing the “emergency” makeshift hospitals across the country.
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I understand, and when you look at the big numbers, things are much better and not nearly as bad as initially projected. However, there are still a few very critical areas, and we have posters, family, and friends there who can confirm that.
 
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Tennessee had 424 new COVID cases today but that doesn't tell the whole story. 261 of those cases were inside a prison in Bledsoe County. Of the remaining 163 cases, they came from the increased free drive thru testing 8,120. So 163/8,120 equals a 98% negative rate.
 
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Big Gucci Sosa said:
They’re closing the “emergency” makeshift hospitals across the country.
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I dont want to put words in his mouth, but as I recall Regulator was skeptical when he took the traveling job to NJ. He wasn’t there long before changing his tune.

Don’t be a know it all when you aren’t on the ground in one of these hot spots.
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
I dont want to put words in his mouth, but as I recall Regulator was skeptical when he took the traveling job to NJ. He wasn’t there long before changing his tune.

Don’t be a know it all when you aren’t on the ground in one of these hot spots.
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I wouldn’t say I was skeptical....I just didn’t truly know what to expect. It’s not been as bad as one might imagine, based on some news reports, though it is important to note that the doctors and staff that have been there feel like they peaked about three weeks ago now. However, we’re still treating a lot of people for probable COVID-19 and having positive tests for it. Another lady I took care of on Tuesday tested positive and is on a vent now in ICU. Probably gonna have a 19 year old test positive after today and he’s already on a vent.

I’m still not concerned that I’m going to get infected, or develop severe symptoms if I do get infected, but again, I really don’t know. If your community isn’t having to deal with this, either in large numbers or in acuity of the sick, consider yourselves fortunate.
 
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Regulator said:
I wouldn’t say I was skeptical....I just didn’t truly know what to expect. It’s not been as bad as one might imagine, based on some news reports, though it is important to note that the doctors and staff that have been there feel like they peaked about three weeks ago now. However, we’re still treating a lot of people for probable COVID-19 and having positive tests for it. Another lady I took care of on Tuesday tested positive and is on a vent now in ICU. Probably gonna have a 19 year old test positive after today and he’s already on a vent.

I’m still not concerned that I’m going to get infected, or develop severe symptoms if I do get infected, but again, I really don’t know. If your community isn’t having to deal with this, either in large numbers or in acuity of the sick, consider yourselves fortunate.
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The 19 is certainly disturbing. Does this person have other issues? Or were they completely healthy?
 
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allvol123 said:
The 19 is certainly disturbing. Does this person have other issues? Or were they completely healthy?
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He had been “healthy” as far as no known issues, but he was 6’+ tall and about 450 lbs. Had a GI bleed, was in DKA with blood sugar of 1112, but his coags were jacked up too, so COVID-19 is being tested also. HR was 150’s on arrival, breathing about 50 times per minute.
 
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Regulator said:
He had been “healthy” as far as no known issues, but he was 6’+ tall and about 450 lbs. Had a GI bleed, was in DKA with blood sugar of 1112, but his coags were jacked up too, so COVID-19 is being tested also. HR was 150’s on arrival, breathing about 50 times per minute.
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Well that is disappointing to hear but obviously his weight seems to be out of control.

As entrenched as I am in terms of my views on what I believe to be our overreaction to this, it is obviously still sad to see these types of cases.
 
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Regulator said:
He had been “healthy” as far as no known issues, but he was 6’+ tall and about 450 lbs. Had a GI bleed, was in DKA with blood sugar of 1112, but his coags were jacked up too, so COVID-19 is being tested also. HR was 150’s on arrival, breathing about 50 times per minute.
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Wow that weight and BS...poor guy...I used to check mine twice a week before pharm lab and would be upset if mine was over 100. I basically live on less than 100 carbs a day
 
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Yeah, he weighed too much. That’s not a healthy weight for anyone, but he wasn’t just flab. He was pretty damn solid. Just a big ol boy.
 
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Regulator said:
He had been “healthy” as far as no known issues, but he was 6’+ tall and about 450 lbs. Had a GI bleed, was in DKA with blood sugar of 1112, but his coags were jacked up too, so COVID-19 is being tested also. HR was 150’s on arrival, breathing about 50 times per minute.
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With that insane BMI, he would be considered in the absolute highest-risk stratification.
 
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If this data pattern continues, it would be not only ground-breaking, but rather "Earth-shattering" news. If 13.9% of New Yorkers have had the illness, that would make the total caseload around 2.8 million, and the mortality rate closer to 0.5% there.
 
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Also, if the two California antibody test results are repeatable and accurate, (4-6% there), 2,000,000 cases with a mortality of 0.07%
 
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