Del Scorcho Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, soupslam1 said: It seems like one continuous wave to me. maybe, but it slowed in Europe considerably until just recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_SD_Dude Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 34 minutes ago, Bob said: You realize that this is meaningless because testing has not been consistent throughout the scamdemic It is what it is Boob. 2 Quote Thay Haif Said: Quhat Say Thay? Lat Thame Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maji Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Bob said: You realize that this is meaningless because testing has not been consistent throughout the scamdemic Hospitalizations are rising and the positive test rate is slowly creeping back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maji Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornontheblue Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Old_SD_Dude said: It is what it is Boob. He makes a solid point. Don't deny it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_SD_Dude Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, bornontheblue said: He makes a solid point. Don't deny it I agree that the variations in testing over time and across the country have resulted in varying degrees of undercounts. Like your boy says, if we didn’t test we wouldn’t have any cases. Quote Thay Haif Said: Quhat Say Thay? Lat Thame Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maji Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, bornontheblue said: He makes a solid point. Don't deny it Except we have measures to adjust for that. The positive percentage -- which accounts for the increase in testing -- is increasing lately. Hospitalizations are also rising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_SD_Dude Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 nm Quote Thay Haif Said: Quhat Say Thay? Lat Thame Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornontheblue Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Danimaji said: Except we have measures to adjust for that. The positive percentage -- which accounts for the increase in testing -- is increasing lately. Hospitalizations are also rising. What about the case fatality rate. It has come down considerably from the early days of the pandemic hasn't it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maji Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Just now, bornontheblue said: What about the case fatality rate. It has come down considerably from the early days of the pandemic hasn't it. And yet the country is averaging nearly 700 deaths per day in the most recent 7-day rolling average, despite a lower percentage of positive results than during the peak. Seasonality won't do the country any favors either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecSU Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 It seems like most people really don't understand that this is all a game to keep available ICU beds so that there isn't an increase in deaths caused by a lack of available resources. I think if people actually look up the % of ICU beds v total hosp beds they'll start to realize what this was all about. Edit: Who am I kidding, it's mostly people who want to believe that everything is a conspiracy. God forbid we take collective responsibility to ensure OUR elderly don't die needlessly. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, bornontheblue said: What about the case fatality rate. It has come down considerably from the early days of the pandemic hasn't it. Yes. We've gotten much better at treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Scorcho Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, bornontheblue said: What about the case fatality rate. It has come down considerably from the early days of the pandemic hasn't it. nearly 1000 deaths today and 60k new infections. Not good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu_alum9 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 If you sort by cases per 1M pop - it is now dominated by red states. Almost like masks/distancing actually works or something. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealthlobo Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 23 hours ago, NMpackalum said: Make that into a Battle Royale Fortnite expansion and then we can talk. Fortnite? Isn't that the shooter game mid-schoolers play? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maji Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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soupslam1 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Del Scorcho said: nearly 1000 deaths today and 60k new infections. Not good news The more infections that occur, the greater chance you have to be infected. At this rate, we may see herd immunity before we see an effective vaccine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of a gun Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 39 minutes ago, soupslam1 said: The more infections that occur, the greater chance you have to be infected. At this rate, we may see herd immunity before we see an effective vaccine. Except with several strains of Covid already confirmed, and re-infection confirmed (including being worse than prior infection), herd immunity does not look possible. Almost like saying "hey, enough people get smallpox, we get herd immunity!" It took an actual smallpox vaccine to eradicate that blight that ravaged civilizations for millennia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Scorcho Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 11:09 AM, Bob said: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...