Cases rising or dropping by you?

[Dan Murphy]

99,321 yesterday.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/10/31/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html

 

[dreamin_disney]

Texas added 6,826 cases for a total of 886,820. Ugly.

my friend lives near Arlington and I see her all over FB posting without a mask at food places, out drinking, sports games, small gathering. The friends and family dont wear mask either I keep hearing Texas is setting up make shift hospitals and cases are getting bad so I was confused why her circle isn’t being careful

As far as the holidays goes I have no issues with families getting together. My issue is with the ones who still visit family even if they aren't feeling good. The message from the start and going forward is if you are sick stay home. Its sad to see so many not follow that guideline.

i have an issue with it. I’m high risk and still working. I take precautions. A coworker was telling me a few weeks ago that she was going to the casino with Friends ( she went 2 weekend in a roll). She hangs out with family etc. well guess who hasn't been to work for almost two weeks. Yup! My coworkers . It bothers me because I don’t see family or friends. I wear my mask, wash my hands, use wipes and sanitizer. I’m stuck using the same sign in sheet, using the same bathroom (one bathroom) that’s used by 10-12 people, we use the same copy machines and touch the same handles when we enter and exit work. Not sure if she has Covid or not or if she will have to take a test since she’s been out almost two weeks. I happen to find out through another coworker.

Me being careful doesn’t really matter because some people don’t care. Btw she doesn’t like wearing her mask and I’ve seen her with it off around her coworkers she works with. They both don’t like wearing it but quickly put it on when staff walk in

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

I don't know to be honest. We use the Department of State Health Services and the y charts which normally match. The dashboard is always higher but I don't know why.

Ok thanks. It doesn’t really matter since both states have ways too many cases, but it’s always interesting to me when states show different on their own dashboards than all other charts.

 

[NFLDERS]

This ultimately comes down to personal philosophies and life experiences. We have lost too many people in recent years for me to make the assumption that Christmas will be there next year. The holiday will, of course, but those we celebrate it with may not. And at that point, the question shifts to which risk - the virus or the passing of time - is greater. And the answer to that is going to be different based on a million different things that are specific to individual families and celebrations.

Ok so, here's my most heart felt thinking on this. My mother and my father's family had him absent from holidays, for the 6 years he was in service in WWII. My mother gave birth to their first child without him, and he saw and held his first child a son for the first time at 18 months of age because the war had finally ended. Sigh... my rant over. Stay Safe All.

 

[NFLDERS]

We wouldn’t be in this predicament? So Germany and France are home free?

I’m not saying I’m against masks. I wear mine as required by my state. I’m just pointing out that this virus isn’t going anywhere. We can slow it down, yes, but just a few months ago Germany was being heralded for its masterful handling of the virus. What went wrong there? Perhaps this thing is going to run it’s course everywhere, regardless of restrictions.

My Ddil's family in different regions of Germany (a few are 20 somethings) said their young left clubs once closed earlier in a reduced hours closing, and went out doors into the streets, and residences to continue.. P A R T Y I N G!

 

[Colleen27]

Ok so, here's my most heart felt thinking on this. My mother and my father's family had him absent from holidays, for the 6 years he was in service in WWII. My mother gave birth to her first child without him, and he saw and held his first child a son for the first time at 18 months of age because the war had finally ended. Sigh... my rant over. Stay Safe All.

But during the war, families rallied together to get through it. My grandfather served as well... and my grandmother and her sisters still talked, even when I was young, about the ways they improvised by living together and sharing resources to get through the war years. It is the isolation of this situation that makes it so toxic - we're not being asked to do without one person at the holidays, while the rest of our family comes together to support those who are missing their loved one(s). We're being told to do without everyone, and to cut ourselves off from the support systems that normally carry us through hard times.

This is a big part of what shapes my opinions on the coming holidays: My mom lives alone. In July, she got sick with something entirely unrelated to the pandemic. She didn't think it was serious at first and didn't want to risk a doctor's visit or urgent care in the time of covid. So she rested and hoped she'd get better on her own. And being alone almost killed her. She reached a point where she was so weak that she fell out of her chair and couldn't reach the phone to call for help, and it was just luck that it happened the day before I was already scheduled to be there (because we'd given up on complete isolation when her backyard got unmanageable and were scheduling days when DD19 and I would be over there to work). If it had happened in April rather than July, it could have had a tragic ending. As it was, she ended up hospitalized for 10 days and still isn't back to driving or climbing stairs. I'm there once a week now, doing all her shopping, laundry, taking out the trash, etc. So if she says she wants to get together for the holidays, I'm fine with that... if someone in my house were to bring the virus home, odds are she'd be exposed anyway (though me), and she's certainly not going to give it to us since she hasn't left the house other than for one follow-up doctor's visit since her hospitalization. And I'm not going to feel bad for that because of the opinions of those who think telling people like her that sitting home alone on the holidays (and every other day for what very well could be some of the last years of their lives) is no big deal.

 

[NFLDERS]

I've only been to one restaurant since March. I pretty much don't leave the house unless it's shopping or work. I follow all the rules. Wear a mask even though I question its efficacy. I wear my N95 when I'm around people who may be Covid positive. I'm high risk for getting Covid so I try to stay away from people.

People need to take precautions. The point I'm trying to make (apparently not well) is that the government should not make completely unenforceable restrictions.

How about educating people on the dangers of certain activities instead of threatening people for sharing serving dishes?

My friend back in Wisconsin, who would tell me daily about the dangers of corona, is awaiting her testing results. She apparently thought it was a good idea to go to a birthday party at a bar on Saturday night. Now she has symptoms and thinks she has it. People can preach all they want, but they need to follow their own advice.

People have been threatened for sharing serving dishes?

About people singing, I'm an Atlantic Irish heritage Canadian we 'Kitchen Party!'
https://experiencenl.com/2017/08/19/the-nl-kitchen-party-an-authentic-cultural-travel-experience/

 

[NFLDERS]

But during the war, families rallied together to get through it. My grandfather served as well... and my grandmother and her sisters still talked, even when I was young, about the ways they improvised by living together and sharing resources to get through the war years. It is the isolation of this situation that makes it so toxic - we're not being asked to do without one person at the holidays, while the rest of our family comes together to support those who are missing their loved one(s). We're being told to do without everyone, and to cut ourselves off from the support systems that normally carry us through hard times.

This is a big part of what shapes my opinions on the coming holidays: My mom lives alone. In July, she got sick with something entirely unrelated to the pandemic. She didn't think it was serious at first and didn't want to risk a doctor's visit or urgent care in the time of covid. So she rested and hoped she'd get better on her own. And being alone almost killed her. She reached a point where she was so weak that she fell out of her chair and couldn't reach the phone to call for help, and it was just luck that it happened the day before I was already scheduled to be there (because we'd given up on complete isolation when her backyard got unmanageable and were scheduling days when DD19 and I would be over there to work). If it had happened in April rather than July, it could have had a tragic ending. As it was, she ended up hospitalized for 10 days and still isn't back to driving or climbing stairs. I'm there once a week now, doing all her shopping, laundry, taking out the trash, etc. So if she says she wants to get together for the holidays, I'm fine with that... if someone in my house were to bring the virus home, odds are she'd be exposed anyway (though me), and she's certainly not going to give it to us since she hasn't left the house other than for one follow-up doctor's visit since her hospitalization. And I'm not going to feel bad for that because of the opinions of those who think telling people like her that sitting home alone on the holidays (and every other day for what very well could be some of the last years of their lives) is no big deal.

Agree but I was meaning from a stand point of sacrificing,

However what do I think they would have done if Covid19 was part of the equation, my guess would be sacrificed then too, for the greater good.

 

[EACarlson]

Another 5,000 cases in WI on Saturday, over 900 of them in Milwaukee County. So holding steady. Actual positivity rate over the last 7 days of 14.7%, not the 36% being reported.

 

[ronandannette]

Rising - steadily but dramatically for the past 2 months. 300-400 new cases per day being reported with an active total right now of 5,200 cases province-wide (population 4.7 million). We have a higher total of active cases both provincially and nation-wide now than we did in April-May. And that is WITH mandatory masking practically everywhere and various levels of restrictions, all of which have very high public compliance rates. Obviously what is going on privately must be fueling the fire and unfortunately here in Alberta we've got clusters again in hospitals, seniors' homes and prisons that account for the majority of our daily new cases.

 

[Pyotr]

Interesting article from Newsweek.

https://www.newsweek.com/covid-policy-after-vaccine-opinion-1543320

 

[Colleen27]

Interesting article from Newsweek.

https://www.newsweek.com/covid-policy-after-vaccine-opinion-1543320

I'm not sure interesting is the word I'd use. It is more of a campaign message than a serious critical analysis. It comes from a particular ideological place of hostility to government action, from someone affiliated with the current administration, and his entire perspective ignores reality on several facets of the situation. What he calls the "correct focus" on mortality completely ignores the risk of lasting health impacts post-infection which for most age groups are a more frequent occurrence than death. And his statement that the restaurants were empty before dining out was banned is outright false; in fact, in places that never shut down, businesses reported a relatively modest drop and some businesses along borders between shut down and not shut down states reported an increase in traffic as demand shifted to the places that were still open. And of course, the take-away of the whole thing is that the sky will fall and the economy will shutter if someone who listens to science is in power when a vaccine becomes available because he might exert some counter-pressure to the idea that vaccinating a tiny sliver of the population means all restrictions and precautions can immediately be abandoned.

 

[Pyotr]

Edit. I deleted my post. I’m just frustrated and over this. I’m going back to solely posting on my love for Mickey Bars and hatred of the Sci-Fi Diner.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Well this is usually a low day for the week. But we are at 88,535. Considering that is about 6k above our high for July, that would be an incredibly foreboding sign yet again. The bad news is still widespread and deep.

 

[robinb]

Another 5,000 cases in WI on Saturday, over 900 of them in Milwaukee County. So holding steady. Actual positivity rate over the last 7 days of 14.7%, not the 36% being reported.

Today’s 7-day average in Wisconsin was 30.1% with 8842 new cases.

 

[*DisneyDreamer]

Today’s 7-day average in Wisconsin was 30.1% with 8842 new cases.

Where are you getting 8800 new cases in Wisconsin?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Today’s 7-day average in Wisconsin was 30.1% with 8842 new cases.

Were you reading the number of total tests by any chance? I saw a news article from 6 hours ago saying it was 3,433 new cases, 5,413 negatives. Add those together and that's 8,846 which is pretty close to your number. Just wondering out loud

 

[RamblingMad]

Were you reading the number of total tests by any chance? I saw a news article from 6 hours ago saying it was 3,433 new cases, 5,413 negatives. Add those together and that's 8,846 which is pretty close to your number. Just wondering out loud

I see the same at Worldometer. It’s always low on Monday.

 

[NFLDERS]

https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca...d-two-long-term-care-homes-with-covid-19.html
Sigh...

 

[Jrb1979]

https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca...d-two-long-term-care-homes-with-covid-19.html
Sigh...

No wonder cases in Niagara are rising. I angers me when I see things like this.