Where is the lie pic.twitter.com/4jrbrLQeSa
— Sonia Rao (@misssoniarao) July 31, 2021
Notable: Less than 0.004% of those fully vaccinated experienced a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization, and less than 0.001% have died from the disease, according to the latest CDC data.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 31, 2021
New hospital admissions in the US due to COVID-19 rose +44.4% from a week ago, to their highest level since February 17. pic.twitter.com/VVeRibJNOd
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 1, 2021
I am convinced that at this stage of the pandemic, misleading and irresponsible headlines from otherwise reputable news outlets are a major source of damaging misinformation.
— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) July 31, 2021
And those headlines are increasingly misinformative.
It's one thing to be undercut by targeted disinformation.
When our trusted media institutions become part of the problem, we're in far more trouble.
— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) July 31, 2021
The US had +101,098 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, the highest number since February 12, bringing the total to nearly 35.7 million. The 7-day moving average rose to 76,995 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/RtU1prEdDt
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 1, 2021
In the meantime, here is the latest map from https://t.co/6kWMww3KUq showing where COVID-19 has been spreading most rapidly in the US, over the past week. pic.twitter.com/csmWpTEhGR
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 1, 2021
Now try to imagine this COVID situation if Trump had been reelected.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) August 1, 2021
Nate Silver put up a poll showing vaccinated people being more concerned than unvaccinated people and every pundit laughed and laughed at those dumb lemmings.
— Esoteric Geoff (@agraybee) July 31, 2021
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China reports 75 new COVID-19 cases as Delta cluster expands https://t.co/lJVPI67A0d pic.twitter.com/qbg1G6JtHD
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2021
India reports 41,831 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours – health ministry https://t.co/5dU5SDdn9R pic.twitter.com/apvypdMkfs
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2021
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) July 31, 2021
Sumatran tigers at Jakarta zoo recovering from coronavirus https://t.co/Jdp7URSp75 pic.twitter.com/glmDu7YlA8
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2021
… Tino, a 9-year old tiger, and Hari, a 12-year old, were tested for coronavirus after both showed flu-like symptoms, had trouble breathing and lost their appetite, the statement said…
“When the animals started to show symptoms, the Ragunan zoo was already closed due to emergency mobility restrictions,” Suzi said, referring to the Jakarta zoo.
She added that none of the caretakers and workers had tested positive with coronavirus around the time the animals were infected.
Indonesia has suffered the worst coronavirus infection in Southeast Asia with over 3.4 million infections and more than 94,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Hundreds of black-clad Malaysian youth have rallied in central Kuala Lumpur to demand the resignation of the prime minister over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as new cases soared in a surge that has also become a political crisis. https://t.co/iGQmkYwSaB
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 31, 2021
Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported 18 new Games-related COVID-19 cases including one athlete, bringing the total Games-linked number since July 1 to 259. https://t.co/cfQ14NwDlC
— Reuters Sports (@ReutersSports) August 1, 2021
Georgia athletes removed from Tokyo Games after sightseeing trip https://t.co/v0uZBZUOII
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 31, 2021
Apparently the two had finished their competitions, and were on their way out of Japan anyway. Suspect there will be more such ‘rule breakers’ as other exiting athletes decide to take one last chance at sightseeing…
… Takaya told a briefing on Saturday that an unnamed person or people had had their accreditation revoked, but did not give further details.
However, the Georgian Olympic Committee later confirmed that two of its athletes – both judoka – were no longer allowed on Olympic premises.
They added the pair had already left Japan after finishing their events, in line with rules which state athletes must leave the country within 48 hours of competing.
A Georgian official told AFP news agency that silver medallists Vazha Margvelashvili, 27 and Lasha Shavdatuashvili, 29, had left the compound to meet “one of their good acquaintances” who lives in Japan…
“No-one stopped them at the exit, so they thought that they could go outside. They wanted just to have a bit of open air, to relax after a tough day of competition, after a tough lockdown period.”
The medals won by the pair were among four for Georgia’s judoka at the Games, including another silver and a gold.
Cambodia to mix vaccines as booster shots to fight COVID https://t.co/eBD0xg2QRW pic.twitter.com/TkSQFathGz
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2021
Australia's third largest city Brisbane lockdown after Delta variant cases https://t.co/3ygTtjtYZj
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 31, 2021
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,097 – RKI https://t.co/eesOHT3BZa pic.twitter.com/ExnsnbPdZs
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2021
Germany’s government plans to stop covering the cost of rapid coronavirus tests, according to the health ministry. Some government officials favor this shift to incentivize vaccination, saying unvaccinated individuals should bear the costs. https://t.co/HDCFTl56is
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 31, 2021
Britain's COVID-19 cases down by 33% over past week https://t.co/Lr3w99aPOr pic.twitter.com/Wr6VpQa66C
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 31, 2021
Thousands of people protested France's special virus pass by marching through Paris and other French cities. Most demonstrations were peaceful but some in Paris clashed with riot police, who fired tear gas. https://t.co/CnE3e6NGpX
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 31, 2021
A rise in deaths and an increasing scarcity of hospital beds is finally making a reluctant population seek out COVID-19 vaccinations in West Africa. The arrival of more vaccine doses is also offering light at the end of the tunnel. @carleypetesch https://t.co/JRBRamMRqo
— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) July 31, 2021
B.1.621, a variant 1st detected in Colombia, is a concern in S. America. It has been detected in Florida causing coronavirus infections in a significant number of cases. B.1.621 is so new, it has not yet been given a Greek letter designation. Read the thread below by @pcr_guy https://t.co/ZX41D7WgPn pic.twitter.com/BD8pIsD8n9
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 31, 2021
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ICYMI: Still a bad idea to drink livestock wormer…
This what the FDA says about using ivermectin, especially veterinary ivermectin (see link), which internet randos are promoting as if they're on ivermectin's payroll. Vet ivermectin is used as a horse de-wormer & to prevent heartworm in dogs. Caveat emptor https://t.co/WsBLzZbH9y
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 31, 2021
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Florida coronavirus cases jump 50%, continuing a 6-week surge that's responsible for 1 in 5 new infections nationally & becoming the outbreak's epicenter. Long lines have resumed at drive-thru testing sites https://t.co/riwgddtC1P
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) August 1, 2021
Texas just passed New York in COVID-19 deaths, despite once trailing by 29,000. Here's how. https://t.co/V8wN48DGvP
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) July 30, 2021
(no) shot, chaser pic.twitter.com/6zgyM6Z7kM
— Fred Will Not Go To Space Today (@LesserFrederick) July 29, 2021
Why bury this 8 paragraphs down out of a headline this alarming, @NYT? “…no deaths were reported, and only seven people were hospitalized.” https://t.co/b39N5cSqp5
— Ed Meagher (@EdCNN) August 1, 2021
Just thinking about this. pic.twitter.com/AjuONRnieI
— Daniel Summers, MD (@WFKARS) July 31, 2021
NeenerNeener
Monroe County, NY stats from NYS Department of Health:
COVID cases: 74 new cases yesterday.
Baud
Fight the power, Amir, and stay safe.
Baud
Or if DeSantis is elected.
mrmoshpotato
?You have Delta, and you’re an anti-vaxxer asshole! The way to really fuck us all again!?
rikyrah
@Baud: we would be Brazil and India right now
rikyrah
I am glad that the vaccinated are fed up with the unvaccinated?
Amir Khalid
It has to be said, Muhyiddin Yassin’s position as PM leading a hastily patched together coalition was always a weak one. He has not helped himself by his missteps in recent days, especially revoking the emergency ordinances without telling anyone. But if he and his government do resign, there is going to be a cage match for control of the Government among a number of political eminences, and that’s a terrible way to pick a national leader.
OzarkHillbilly
YY_Sima Qian
On 7/31 China reported 53 new domestic confirmed & 25 new domestic asymptomatic cases.
Yunnan Province reported 3 new domestic confirmed cases (all mild, 2 Burmese & 1 Chinese nationals), all at Ruili in Dehong Prefecture, all persons already under centralized quarantine. There currently are 63 domestic confirmed & 2 domestic asymptomatic cases. 1 community at Ruili remains at High Risk. 1 village at Ruili & 1 village at Longchuan County remain at Medium Risk.
Jiangsu Province
Anhui Province
Liaoning Province
Guangdong Province
Hunan Province
Sichuan Province
Henan Province
Chongqing Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. There are currently 2 domestic confirmed cases in the city, both had traveled to Xi’an in Shaanxi Province from 7/21 – 7/24. Neither have travel history to any of the places w/ outbreaks, or established contact w/ known positive cases.
Beijing Municipality did not report any new domestic positive cases. There currently are 2 domestic confirmed cases in the city, a couple who had traveled to Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province during 7/20 – 7/25.
Xiamen in Fujian Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed & 1 new domestic asymptomatic cases, both traced close contacts of the cluster reported on 7/30, a housekeeper for the family & her spouse. 2 domestic confirmed & 3 domestic asymptomatic cases, all of whom are close contacts of the imported confirmed case (cargo flight crew) reported on 7/30. The municipal health authorities have confirmed that the cluster is of the Delta Variant, but unrelated to the outbreak originating from Nanjing. 1 residential compound has been elevated to Medium Risk. 2 residential compounds are currently at Medium Risk.
Huanggang in Hubei Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed case (mild), a traced close contact of the cluster reported by Huai’an in Jiangsu Province, having taken the same train. 1 township has been elevated to Medium Risk.
Yantai in Shandong Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed case (moderate), a person who had flown through Nanjing Airport on 7/15 & 7/19, for travel to Guilin in Guangxi “Autonomous” Region.
Yinchuan in Ningxia “Autonomous” Region reported 1 new domestic confirmed case, a person who had traveled from Changde in Hunan Province on 7/28, & a traced close contact w/ the boat cruise super-spreading event there. The case has been under centralized quarantine since 7/29.
Haikou in Hainan Province reported 1 new domestic confirmed case (mild) today, which will be included in tomorrow’s data dump. The case had traveled to Jingzhou in Hubei Province in the 2nd half of Jul., & path intersected w/ the party from Huai’an in Jiangsu Province on company outing to Zhangjiajie at Jingzhou high speed rail station (the party from had taken bus from Zhangjiajie to Jingzhou before taking high speed rail home). It must have been casual contact, since the parties did not know each other. The case at Haikou read about the case reported by Huanggang in Hubei Province, felt that their paths might have intersected, & had the presence of mind to be tested voluntarily.
Imported Cases
On 7/31, China reported 22 new imported confirmed cases, 12 imported asymptomatic cases, 1 imported suspect case:
Overall in China, 24 confirmed cases recovered, 13 asymptomatic cases were released from isolation & 4 were reclassified as confirmed cases, and 715 individuals were released from quarantine. Currently, there are 1,022 active confirmed cases in the country (670 imported), 25 in serious condition (17 imported), 433 asymptomatic cases (386 imported), 2 suspect cases (all imported). 24,257 traced contacts are currently under centralized quarantine.
As of 7/31, 1,652.819M vaccine doses have been injected in Mainland China, an increase of 15.424M doses in the past 24 hrs.
On 8/1, Hong Kong reported 3 new positive cases, all imported.
eclare
@OzarkHillbilly: Houston Methodist also reported a case of Lambda.
YY_Sima Qian
With the rapidly escalating Delta Variant outbreak (geographically, if not yet in case count) across 15 provinces in China, many provincial & municipal authorities have issue guidance asking residents to refrain from traveling out of city or province, unless absolutely necessary. Large scale gatherings, including the summer extracurricular classes that are popular with students (or at least their parents), are halted in any jurisdictions w/ positive cases. Tourist sites in jurisdictions w/ positive cases, or even where transmission is suspected to have taken place, are also shut. All of these measures essentially have cut short the summer travel season, & will hit tourist dependent service & transportation industries hard.
When the Chinese government forecasted 6.5% growth for 2021, when the global consensus (WB, IMF, private financial institutions, etc.) was ~ 8.5%, people wondered if the Chinese government was purposely setting a low bar to clear. Perhaps they were concerned about COVID-19 throwing more surprises at the world, impact economic recoveries around the world & causing complications domestically.
Wuhan municipal government has issued guidance that all residential compounds & business are to resume temperature scans & checking health codes, property management are to disinfect public spaces in residential compounds 3 times a day, all gatherings > 100 persons are banned.
I have been staying at Enshi Prefecture in the mountainous western part of Hubei Province for the past. My in-laws have a small apartment in a complex developed by a local village, catering to middle class residents from Wuhan & surrounding cities in the plains, as summer retreats to escape from the oppressive heat. It is a 10 min drive from the nearest rural township & 1 hr drive from the nearest regional city (really just a large township). When I got here a week ago, nobody wore masks, COVID-19 is the farthest from anyone’s mind. This was when the Nanjing outbreak was first reported. The area has not registered a single positive case through the entire course of the pandemic, including during the 1st wave in winter/spring 2020. A week later, as we were driving through the rural township to go to the high speed rail station at the nearest regional city, masking rate suddenly leaped to ~ 50%, though most of the elders did not. When we visited the tri-daily country fair in the township yesterday, a loudspeaker repeated messages urging people to get their vaccine shots at the local clinic & hospital. The fair attracts buyers & sellers from the surrounding villages. After I got home in Wuhan, the residential compound property management is blaring pandemic awareness messages on the compound’s PA system. This has not happened in over a year.
Amir Khalid
@Baud:
I haven’t been near Masjid Jamek LRT station since before the pandemic. But there were no reports of violence. The protest itself was quite orderly and well-policed. And the march to Dataran Merdeka was literally just around the corner. The cops’ only real beef is that the organisers didn’t get a permit.
NotMax
Locally (emphasis added),
David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch
That above map of new infections is instructive. Uncle Joe carried Oregon by 16%. But in the north east portion of the state Dump carried counties by 30% and in some cases by 40%. When you look at that map you see new infections in Oregon are stable, except for the north east counties, which are blood red.
Who could have known
Freemark
The way they report on ‘breakthrough’ infections is pissing me off. It is like the NYT and other outlets are trying to make vaccinations seem worthless. Plus they don’t give you all the numbers you need to even figure out just how much they are screwing up their reporting.
JMS
We happen to have some leftover ivermectin and syringes at home. It came in a kit we were using to try to treat a mangy fox that was hanging out in the back yard. The syringes were to inject the ivermectin into boiled eggs and hotdogs. Haven’t seen the fox in a while so not sure if it helped, but I guess we’re now also ready for Covid?
NotMax
@Freemark
The more information has flowed in, the more short circuited have become its conduits.
germy
There are people on transplant lists who wait for years. He got a shiny new liver in 8 months?
WereBear
I read the article on Texas from the tweet above.
It’s horrifying.
germy
@Freemark:
This chart puts it in better perspective:
Ken
@OzarkHillbilly: @eclare: “Texas, where Obama Ebola outbreak began, still suffering from disease” – Fox chyron.
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reports 17,150 new Covid-19 cases today in his media statement, for a cumulative reported total of 1,130,422 cases. He also reports 160 new deaths today, for a cumulative total of 9,184 deaths — 0.81% of the cumulative reported total, 0.98% of resolved cases.
There are currently 195,273 active and contagious cases; 1,059 are in ICU, 531 of them on ventilators. Meanwhile, 11,326 more patients have recovered, for a cumulative total of 925,965 patients recovered – 81.91% of the cumulative reported total.
23 new clusters were reported today, for a cumulative total of 3,702 clusters. 1,116 clusters are currently active; 2,586 clusters are now inactive.
17,149 new cases today are local infections. Selangor reports 6,326 cases: 170 in clusters, 4,023 close-contact screenings, and 2,133 other screenings. Kuala Lumpur reports 2,085 local cases: 685 in clusters, 731 close-contact screenings, and 669 other screenings.
Kedah reports 1,511 cases: 185 in clusters, 866 close-contact screenings, and 460 other screenings. Johor reports 1,045 cases: 275 in clusters, 537 close-contact screenings, and 233 other screenings. Sabah reports 1,002 cases: 133 in clusters, 591 close-contact screenings, and 278 other screenings.
Negeri Sembilan reports 809 cases: 25 in clusters, 529 close-contact screenings, and 255 other screenings.
Penang reports 752 cases: 83 in clusters, 322 close-contact screenings, and 347 other screenings.
Perak reports 693 cases: 71 in clusters, 330 close-contact screenings, and 292 other screenings. Melaka reports 686 cases: 196 in clusters, 322 close-contact screenings, and 168 other screenings. Pahang reports 676 cases: 141 in clusters, 396 close-contact screenings, and 139 other screenings.
Sarawak reports 578 cases: 64 in clusters, 440 close-contact screenings, and 74 other screenings.
Kelantan reports 459 cases: 129 in clusters, 258 close-contact screenings, and 72 other screenings.
Terengganu reports 429 cases: 173 in clusters, 218 close-contact screenings, and 38 other screenings.
Putrajaya reports 72 cases: 49 close-contact screenings and 23 other screenings. Perlis reports 21 cases: seven close-contact screenings and 14 other screenings. Labuan reports five cases: four close-contact screenings and one other screening.
One new case today is imported, in Kuala Lumpur.
The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) administered 519,111 doses of vaccine on 31st July: 316,492 first doses and 202,619 second doses. As of midnight yesterday, the cumulative total is 20,533,660 doses administered: 13,816,971 first doses and 6,716,689 second doses. 20.6% of the population are now fully vaccinated.
Central Planning
@JMS: there were some nut jobs having a rally in front of my local Wegmans a few weeks ago… “Ivermectin cures COVID!” was on all their signs.
So, yes, I guess you’re all set!
New Deal democrat
Daily test positivity is running over 10% in 17 States, 11 in the South alone, where Oklahoma an Mississippi are running near 50%! As of 5 days ago, the US as a whole had the highest rate of test positivity since last winter.
That means the actual number of new Delta infections is a multiple of the number reported.
Stumbling towards herd immunity the hard way.
No meaningful upped on deaths, since many States have stopped reporting in the weekends.
Ken
@Central Planning: I’ll bet JMS suffers from ethics, so won’t be selling his veterinary ivermectin to covidiots on ebay at a huge markup.
germy
@Central Planning:
On a main road near my house, there’s a couple of “Unmask the kids!” signs.
Organizers don’t want kids being forced to wear masks when they return to school in September.
NotMax
@germy
School begins Tuesday here.
germy
@NotMax:
In NY it’s after Labor Day.
Central Planning
@germy: “No new normal!” popped up on street signs last summer, next to something about a full return to school.
The funny thing is that our district gave parents the choice of in-person, remote, or hybrid. My kids were remote. We all would have preferred in-person but the risk wasn’t worth it.
Barbara
@germy: He might have had a living donor. Also, it’s really a crapshoot and different transplant “regions” have different wait times.
Matt McIrvin
@Freemark: The way I figure, it’s a paradoxical consequence of the fact that most people working in big media are vaccinated. Their vision of the typical person is someone who got vaccinated already, and what that person wants to know about and would be scared of is personal threats to them, that is, breakthrough infections. So they talk up breakthrough infections.
Breakthrough infections are also the man-bites-dog story, the thing that goes against expectations. “Person who didn’t get vaccinated gets ill and dies” is what you’d expect, so not as newsworthy from a traditional journalism POV.
Matt McIrvin
@Central Planning: My daughter (HS age, vaccinated) has said consistently that, having done both, she prefers remote instruction to attending in person under weird pandemic restrictions. I suspect it’s different for older kids than for younger ones.
germy
Central Planning
@Matt McIrvin: My two kids in high school were sophomores and seniors last year. The younger does much better in-person to have that connection with teachers. The older one didn’t really care, but would have done better in person too.
There is a ton of bullshit around the need for socialization for the kids. I think much of it is parents projecting what they want. My 5 kids all stay in touch with each other and their friends online. They talk to each other daily, if not hourly. They all play games together despite the 8 year difference in their ages.
All that online game playing was more of a problem for my wife and me. If there wasn’t a pandemic, there would have been less computer time for them. I’m still not thrilled with it, but I also grew up when mobile phones weren’t a thing.
Enhanced Voting Techniques
We’ve gone full 80s on this.
Enhanced Voting Techniques
So
Provence Hot Zone – gay horndogs tongue kissing.
Lake of the Ozarks Hot Zone – drunk, rich horndogs peeing on each other.
Italian Hot Zone – horndogs fleeing to other single’s bars spreading the virus.
There is a theme about people who are thinking with their genitals spreading this shit. And it makes me wonder exactly why are all these good, Christian women are so freak out about masks and not being able to go to church in person. They do make so much nose about being disease free.
Uncle Cosmo
@OzarkHillbilly: It should be noted that the Houston metro area has a larger population (7,066,141) than 36 states of the Union. Per capita numbers would be more informative and illuminating.
Uncle Cosmo
It’s been my contention for many years that the Far Wrong** has for many years been cleverly inserting its operatives into media organizations across the globe, into positions responsible for composing the headlines and chyrons – knowing that the vast bulk of the audience has the attention span of a drunken gnat and will never register anything beyond that. Something we need to push back on strongly and continually.
** More properly IMO, the Global Oligarchy Putsch of bazillionaire wannabe-rulers, which I believe is behind most of the worldwide lurching-goosestep toward fascism.
Soprano2
@WereBear: I tried to read it, but couldn’t unless I logged in.
Suzanne
@Enhanced Voting Techniques: Honestly, it makes me feel better. I have been getting back to the gym and I really missed it. Since I typically do not have orgies at the gym, I’m likely safer.
Sloane Ranger
Saturday in the UK we had 26,144 new cases, which is a reduction of 3478 from Friday but this may be related to the usual weekend reporting delays plus Wales doesn’t report on a Saturday and some areas of Scotland haven’t reported. The rolling 7-day average continues to show a decrease, in this case of 33%. New cases by nation,
England – 23,949 (down 2292)
Northern Ireland – 1177 (up 76)
Scotland – 1018 (down 438 but see above).
Wales – does not report on Saturday’s).
Deaths – There were 71 deaths within 28 days of a positive test reported yesterday. This is an increase of 9.2% in the rolling 7-day average. Deaths by nation, 54 in England,8 in Northern Ireland and 9 in Scotland.
Testing – Not updated at weekends.
Hospitalisations – Not updated at weekends.
Vaccinations – As of Friday, 30 July, 46,811,298 people had received the first shot of a vaccine and 38,126,702 had had both. This means that 88.5% of all UK adults have had 1 shot of a vaccine and 72.1% were fully vaccinated.
Central Planning
@Suzanne: Typically? So many questions…
Chief Oshkosh
@David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch: Ya hate to see it, but apparently getting vaccinated really is an IQ test with Darwin grading. And Chuck don’ grade on a curve.
O. Felix Culpa
@Suzanne:
Clearly you joined the wrong gym. ;)
Robert Sneddon
Scotland — 1,034 new cases of COVID-19 reported, 3 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends). Test positivity rate is 5.4%. Hospitalisations are down with roughly the same number of people in ICU as before. The reported statistics are probably undercounted due to the weekend effect.
Just over 19,000 vaccinations were administered yesterday with less than 10% of those being first doses. 71.8% of the adult population are now fully vaccinated with another 17.9% having received their first dose of vaccine.
We should hear tomorrow from the Scottish government about the plans for the relaxation of most current restrictions, to be implemented eight days from now at the start of next week. There’s been a contract awarded for the development of a digital vaccine certificate system for Scotland, still nothing ready to deploy right now or for the anticipating re-opening of sports stadiums, nightclubs and other crowd situations later this month.
charon
@Uncle Cosmo:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html
Harris 33/100K, 1,573 cases
Montgomery 45/100K, 275 cases
Fort Bend 28/100K, 229 cases
Galveston 66/100K, 225 cases
Ken
@Uncle Cosmo: Also, there are a lot of COVID admissions in city hospitals because that’s where most of the hospitals are. In this latest surge, rural SW Missouri has been sending patients to Springfield, St. Louis, Kansas City, Little Rock, Tulsa, and even Dallas.
Uncle Cosmo
@charon: Thanky kindly. Backing the numbers out, that’s 2,302 cases in a population of (approximately) 6,536,544, or roughly 35 cases per 100K. I presume that’s the value for the most recent date available?
Now all we need for comparison are the case rates per 100K for the same date in each of the 50 states. Not having much luck finding that…
@Ken: That’s why I cited the Houston metro area as a base, figuring that would capture most of the population within transfer range of the hospitals. YMMV – I wish you luck finding some measure that tracks better.
charon
@Uncle Cosmo:
That NYT link I posted has a state by state tabulation for all 50 plus territories like Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
It also has a map, you can get county data by hovering cursor on the map.
You can also get partial data at this linky:
https://newsnodes.com/us
Suzanne
@O. Felix Culpa: Obviously. I’m sure they provide an excellent whole-body workout. Strength training PLUS cardio.
smith
@Uncle Cosmo: You can get those numbers for any date since the start of the pandemic here: https://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/
Just hover over the place on curve you want to see. Charts are given in both raw numbers and numbers normalized by population.
Uncle Cosmo
@charon: Not logging in to Fuck The Fucking NYT, thanks. (I thought they were providing COVID coverage outside the paywall. Guess not. Fuckem.)
Anyone who wants to pull up the data and run the numbers (most recent date, cases per 100k by state, sorted by state population) is welcome to do so.
MontyTheClipArtMongoose
@David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch: the capital district of antivaxxxia is turning into a more right than left woo-woo state.
used to be both yoga moms n’ militia dads were as likely to be wakefieldites. now, it’s turner days all the way down.
MontyTheClipArtMongoose
@Freemark: 130,000 is a bigger number than four thousandths of one percent… & our lamestream media are sizequeens.
MontyTheClipArtMongoose
@germy: big david crosby n’ mickey mantle energy.
Uncle Cosmo
@smith: Just visited that site, and TBH I am not about to spend my day trying to tease numbers state-by-state out of those “visualizations” (which FTR and IMO are waaaaay too busy and crowded to use) and then inserting them in a spreadsheet to process – even if I had a spreadsheet application handy, which I do not.
My original point was to note in passing that per capita values would make for a fairer comparison. I did some calculations with the numbers that were posted; I have little interest in pursuing this any further. Yinz are all welcome to do so.
Soprano2
@Ken: Springfield has been sending patients to Chicago. I was afraid that would happen to my mother.
cs
Here’s a Twitter thread (with an article link) from Ashton Pittman about the start of school in Mississippi. It’s going about as well as one would expect. In one school district, 79 new cases in just two days. Some schools immediately shut back down and went to online-only for a week.