***NON-POLITICAL COVID-19 Discussion Thread***

[JakeF]

A couple of reminders...

Originally Posted by Bwana

Once again, don't come in this thread with some kind of political agenda, or you will be shown the door. If you want to go that route, there is a thread about this in DC.

Originally Posted by Dartgod

People, there is a lot of good information in this thread, let's try to keep the petty bickering to a minimum.

We all have varying opinions about the impact of this, the numbers, etc. We will all never agree with each other. But we can all keep it civil.

Thanks!

Click here for the original OP:

Spoiler!

Apparently the CoronaVirus can survive on a inanimate objects, such as door knobs, for 9 days.

California coronavirus case could be first spread within U.S. community, CDC says
By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA, JACLYN COSGROVE
FEB. 26, 2020 8:04 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating what could be the first case of novel coronavirus in the United States involving a patient in California who neither recently traveled out of the country nor was in contact with someone who did.

“At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown. It’s possible this could be an instance of community spread of COVID-19, which would be the first time this has happened in the United States,” the CDC said in a statement. “Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. It’s also possible, however, that the patient may have been exposed to a returned traveler who was infected.”

The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The CDC said the “case was detected through the U.S. public health system — picked up by astute clinicians.”

Officials at UC Davis Medical Center expanded on what the federal agency might have meant by that in an email sent Wednesday, as reported by the Davis Enterprise newspaper.

The patient arrived at UC Davis Medical Center from another hospital Feb. 19 and “had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” according to an email sent by UC Davis officials that was obtained by the Davis Enterprise.

The staff at UC Davis requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, but because the patient didn’t fit the CDC’s existing criteria for the virus, a test wasn’t immediately administered, according to the email. The CDC then ordered the test Sunday, and results were announced Wednesday. Hospital administrators reportedly said in the email that despite these issues, there has been minimal exposure at the hospital because of safety protocols they have in place.

A UC Davis Health spokesperson declined Wednesday evening to share the email with The Times.

Since Feb. 2, more than 8,400 returning travelers from China have entered California, according to the state health department. They have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and limit interactions with others as much as possible, officials said.

“This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know,” Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California.”

It is not clear how the person became infected, but public health workers could not identify any contacts with people who had traveled to China or other areas where the virus is widespread. That raises concern that the virus is spreading in the United States, creating a challenge for public health officials, experts say.

“It’s the first signal that we could be having silent transmission in the community,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. “It probably means there are many more cases out there, and it probably means this individual has infected others, and now it’s a race to try to find out who that person has infected.”

On Tuesday, the CDC offered its most serious warning to date that the United States should expect and prepare for the coronavirus to become a more widespread health issue.

“Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus spread in this country,” said Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”

According to the CDC’s latest count Wednesday morning, 59 U.S. residents have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus — 42 of whom are repatriated citizens from a Diamond Princess cruise. That number has grown by two since Messonnier’s last count Tuesday, although the CDC was not immediately available to offer details on the additional cases.

More than 82,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported globally, and more than 2,700 people have died, with the majority in mainland China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

But public health leaders have repeatedly reminded residents that the health risk from the novel coronavirus to the general public remains low.

“While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement Wednesday. “From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80% do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date.”

CDC officials have also warned that although the virus is likely to spread in U.S. communities, the flu still poses a greater risk.

Gostin said the news of potential silent transmission does not eliminate the possibility of containing the virus in the U.S. and preventing an outbreak.

“There are few enough cases that we should at least try,” he said. “Most of us are not optimistic that that will be successful, but we’re still in the position to try.”

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by lewdog

I take good care of myself, have never smoked, but have asthma. This is concerning for me and Coronavirus.

**** me though right?!

Yeah, **** you, Lew!

If you only knew how to eat and exercise, you wouldn't have asthma!

[TLO]

Time for the daily MO DHSS numbers:

Yesterday

Cases in Missouri: 5,111

Total Deaths: 152

Patients tested in Missouri (by all labs): approximately 51,545
As of 2:00 p.m. CT, April 16

Numbers as of today

Cases in Missouri: 5,283

Total Deaths: 165

Patients tested in Missouri (by all labs): approximately 51,545 (not yet updated for 4/17/20)

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TLO

Time for the daily MO DHSS numbers:

Yesterday

Cases in Missouri: 5,111

Total Deaths: 152

Patients tested in Missouri (by all labs): approximately 51,545
As of 2:00 p.m. CT, April 16

Numbers as of today

Cases in Missouri: 5,283

Total Deaths: 165

Patients tested in Missouri (by all labs): approximately 51,545 (not yet updated for 4/17/20)

So Missouri says it’s up 170 today and every news station reports it jumped over 400 to over 5500 positive...

Wtf?

[TLO]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

So Missouri says it’s up 170 today and every news station reports it jumped over 400 to over 5500 positive...

Wtf?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

So Missouri says it’s up 170 today and every news station reports it jumped over 400 to over 5500 positive...

Wtf?

We've also been hearing Mo was "two weeks away from the peak" for like 5 weeks now and as of yesterday we are still "two weeks away"

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

So Missouri says it’s up 170 today and every news station reports it jumped over 400 to over 5500 positive...

Wtf?

BTW, it looks like NY went back to once a day reporting.

[SAUTO]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Cases of COVID-19 in both Missouri and Arkansas rose again by several cases. Here's a breakdown of cases in both states and the Ozarks.

Missouri: 5,560 Positive Cases; 170 Deaths; No recoveries reported; 1,041 Hospitalizations (as of 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 16)

The Missouri Department of Health added another 418 cases Friday. The biggest population of cases remains in the St. Louis area.

(In the Missouri Ozarks)
-Greene County: 88 (45 cases recovered)
-Barry County: 3
-Benton County: 3
-Camden County: 32
-Cedar County: 5
-Christian County: 18 (12 cases recovered)
-Dallas County: 2 (1 case recovered)
-Henry County: 5
-Howell County: 4
-Jasper County: 15
-City of Joplin: 6
-Maries County: 2
-Morgan County: 1
-McDonald County: 4
-Newton County: 9
-Oregon County: 1
-Phelps County: 1
-Polk County: 1
-Pulaski County: 18
-St. Clair County: 2
-Stone County: 4
-Taney County: 7
-Texas County: 1
-Vernon County: 3
-Webster County: 5
-Wright County: 9

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Cases of COVID-19 in both Missouri and Arkansas rose again by several cases. Here's a breakdown of cases in both states and the Ozarks.

Missouri: 5,560 Positive Cases; 170 Deaths; No recoveries reported; 1,041 Hospitalizations (as of 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 16)

The Missouri Department of Health added another 418 cases Friday. The biggest population of cases remains in the St. Louis area.

(In the Missouri Ozarks)
-Greene County: 88 (45 cases recovered)
-Barry County: 3
-Benton County: 3
-Camden County: 32
-Cedar County: 5
-Christian County: 18 (12 cases recovered)
-Dallas County: 2 (1 case recovered)
-Henry County: 5
-Howell County: 4
-Jasper County: 15
-City of Joplin: 6
-Maries County: 2
-Morgan County: 1
-McDonald County: 4
-Newton County: 9
-Oregon County: 1
-Phelps County: 1
-Polk County: 1
-Pulaski County: 18
-St. Clair County: 2
-Stone County: 4
-Taney County: 7
-Texas County: 1
-Vernon County: 3
-Webster County: 5
-Wright County: 9

A jump in cases like that would be rather sharp spike. I am not sure where this report is getting their numbers from but that would be a jump of almost 400 cases.

Then again, ****ing St. Louis!!!

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yeah, **** you, Lew!

If you only knew how to eat and exercise, you wouldn't have asthma!

I’m cutting out sugar as we speak.

Also trying cocaine for the “energy” boost since it’s better than sugar. Also doubling my alcohol use for the health benefits.

I hope it cures my asthma.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by lewdog

I’m cutting out sugar as we speak.

Also trying cocaine for the “energy” boost since it’s better than sugar. Also doubling my alcohol use for the health benefits.

I hope it cures my asthma.

May not cure your asthma but sure will go a long way to making you not give a **** about it for a few minutes anyway....

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by petegz28

BTW, it looks like NY went back to once a day reporting.

I saw that

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by petegz28

A jump in cases like that would be rather sharp spike. I am not sure where this report is getting their numbers from but that would be a jump of almost 400 cases.

Then again, ****ing St. Louis!!!

Johns Hopkins has the same.


They say it’s from the mo health dept ...

[Pants]

Originally Posted by petegz28

I'm feeling pretty proud of myself today though in my mind I was just doing my job. Apparently our health system is getting a ton of praise and good messages for us providing our isolated patients with iPads and the ability for them to visit with their families.

In case people don't know, it's not just Covid patients being isolated. Right now we have Dad's not being able to see their children be born or other family members able to visit their loved ones for non-covid related issues.

I was informed yesterday and again today that the efforts to get this solution out are receiving some excellent feedback from patients and their families.

I went through a couple weeks of chaos trying to get this all worked out with our management and leadership teams and it's nice to see how much that has benefited people and their families.

That's awesome, pete. Great job! Kudos to you and your team.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

Johns Hopkins has the same.


They say it’s from the mo health dept ...

Be interesting to see because TLO has been pretty accurate with his daily reports

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by SAUTO

Johns Hopkins has the same.


They say it’s from the mo health dept ...

As of 2pm today health.mo.gov is showing 5,283 cases
https://health.mo.gov/living/healthc...l-coronavirus/