The 3 most populous states are breaking coronavirus records, leading to fears of 'apocalyptic' surge

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The 3 most populous states are breaking coronavirus records, leading to fears of 'apocalyptic' surges
Florida, Texas and California account for 27.4% of the 328 million people living in the US,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

The three most populous states set records for new coronavirus cases daily and there are fears of "apocalyptic" surges in major Texas cities if the trend continues.

Coronavirus has killed at least 121,979 people and infected nearly 2.4 million nationwide, according to Johns Hopkins.

Florida and Texas announced Wednesday that they'd recorded more than 5,000 new Covid-19 cases the prior day, a new daily record. California reported more than 7,000 cases, obliterating a record hit a day earlier.

In Texas, if the current case trajectory continues, Houston could be the hardest-hit city in the US with numbers rivaling those in Brazil. Infection numbers are also rising in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine.

"The big metro areas seem to be rising very quickly and some of the models are on the verge of being apocalyptic," Hotez told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

"The big metro areas seem to be rising very quickly and some of the models are on the verge of being apocalyptic," Hotez told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

Governors issue pleas to residents

Florida, Texas and California account for 27.4% of the 328 million people living in the US, according to the latest US Census Bureau estimates.

And while some politicians say the higher number of infections is due to increased testing, that is not the case, said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy at the University of Minnesota.

As new cases and hospitalizations skyrocket, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urged people to stay home.
"Because the spread is so rampant right now, there's never a reason for you to have to leave your home," Abbott told CNN affiliate KBTX. "Unless you do need to go out, the safest place for you is at your home."

Officials encouraged mask wearing and social distancing in places like bars that are often overcrowded. Further state actions could be announced if the virus continues to spread at this rate, Abbott said.

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[Tony Stark]

Meanwhile Trump hasn't spoken to Fuchi for weeks

 

[Banjo]

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[Tsing Tao]

The narrative would have you believe the end of the world is upon us and you should be cowering in your closet or beneath your bed. Fortunately, this isn't so. Do you own research and don't believe everything you are hearing from the doomers. This doesn't mean discount the virus, but get the real story. I know, I know, this means I'm anti-science and a Trumper or a cultist. Or whatever other label the left wants to throw at me. I don't care how this affects Trump one iota. I care how this affects society and our ability to make a living.


New COVID-19 infections rising, but new deaths flat as younger patients recover

Some public health policy experts fear spreading unfounded alarm about rising infection rates risks deep harm to Americans' livelihoods and mental health due to prolonged, widespread shutdowns.

Even though new coronavirus infections are rising in America and around the world, new coronavirus deaths are largely flat, a trend largely missing from most mainstream media coverage.

Experts say the fact that new coronavirus deaths appear to remain flat is driven by more younger patients getting infected and recovering amid reopenings as the worst of the pandemic passes.

On Wednesday evening, the Washington Post issued a breaking news email alert headlined "New coronavirus cases in the U.S. soar to highest single-day total."

"Across the United States," reported the Post, "more than 36,000 new infections were reported by state health departments on Wednesday — surpassing the previous single-day record of 34,203 set on April 25."

Yet the article failed to mention that even while new infections are on the rise, new COVID-19 deaths are not.

This vital information gap in the media is causing some health policy experts to worry that fear about the coronavirus — evidenced, for example, by Wednesday's sharp stock market drop — is not founded in facts, particularly about how the virus disparately impacts different age groups. The spreading of unfounded alarm, the experts fear, could risk deep harm to Americans' livelihoods and mental health due to a prolonged, widespread shutdown.

The coronavirus has ravaged elderly populations in nursing homes and those with underlying comorbidities, but now the virus appears to be striking those who are younger and healthier and more able to withstand the disease and return to life normally.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine professor Dr. William Schaffner, who specializes in preventive medicine and infectious diseases, noted in an interview with Just the News that for example, in Florida, reports indicate that it is middle-aged and younger adults now being hit with COVID-19.

Data from Oxford University show that even though the confirmed daily reported COVID-19 cases have been ticking up in the United States in recent days, daily confirmed deaths have not risen.


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"The data has made it clear that the impact of COVID-19 on those in long-term care facilities or older adults with underlying conditions has been devastating, and more cautious policies are suggested," Joshua Archambault, a senior fellow in healthcare policy at the Foundation for Government Accountability, told Just the News. "But for younger adults, if local hospital capacity is not an issue, then more open policies can be recommended, as long as they are paired with the common-sense best practices that most know to follow already."

Archambault recommended that to find a sustainable "new normal" leaders should analyze data daily or weekly to update any advice to citizens, instead of blanket recommendations or mandates for citizens based on older data.

"Without nuance, individuals' economic lives are ruined, and the negative impacts of isolation can set in, leading to more domestic violence, and suicide," Archambault said. "There are two sides to pandemic shutdowns. This will mean different recommendations for different groups and will reflect local concerns related to hospital capacity. That is why looking at just one data source is not enough. Leaders should be looking at running averages for hospital admission rates, mortality rates, and infection rates by different groups to make recommendations."

 

[Spike Trader]

The 3 most populous states are breaking coronavirus records, leading to fears of 'apocalyptic' surges
Florida, Texas and California account for 27.4% of the 328 million people living in the US,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

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If you don't test so many people …….then you won't have so many cases , you know , more testing means more cases ,
So I say to my people ''SLOW THE TESTING DOWN , FOLKS - SLOW THE TESTING DOWN.

So if you don’t post many articles …….. Then we won't know how many people are infected , and that would make it easier to win in November . . . . . . .

right ?

 

[exGOPer]

If you don't test so many people …….then you won't have so many cases , you know , more testing means more cases ,
So I say to my people ''SLOW THE TESTING DOWN , FOLKS - SLOW THE TESTING DOWN.

So if you don’t post many articles …….. Then we won't know how many people are infected , and that would make it easier to win in November . . . . . . .

right ?

 

[Spike Trader]

The 3 most populous states are breaking coronavirus records, leading to fears of 'apocalyptic' surges

Texas Shutters Bars in Bid to Rein in Surging Covid-19 Cases

Investing.com -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott is shutting the state's bars in an attempt to rein in a soaring rate of new infections of Covid-19.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 500 points as Abbott issued an executive order rolling back plans to reopen the economy against a backdrop of soaring hospitalizations. Bars must close by noon local time today.

“The targeted, measured directives in the executive order are based on links between certain types of businesses and services and the recent rise in positive cases throughout the state,” according to a statement.

“We want this to be as limited in duration as possible. However, we can only slow the spread if everyone in Texas does their part,” Abbott said in a statement. “I know that our collective action can lead to a reduction in the spread of COVID-19 because we have done it before, and we will do it again.”

 

[CaptainObvious]

I cannot take anyone seriously who uses words like apocalyptic to describe what's happening.

 

[wildchild]

The 3 most populous states are breaking coronavirus records, leading to fears of 'apocalyptic' surges
Florida, Texas and California account for 27.4% of the 328 million people living in the US,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

The three most populous states set records for new coronavirus cases daily and there are fears of "apocalyptic" surges in major Texas cities if the trend continues.

Coronavirus has killed at least 121,979 people and infected nearly 2.4 million nationwide, according to Johns Hopkins.

Florida and Texas announced Wednesday that they'd recorded more than 5,000 new Covid-19 cases the prior day, a new daily record. California reported more than 7,000 cases, obliterating a record hit a day earlier.

In Texas, if the current case trajectory continues, Houston could be the hardest-hit city in the US with numbers rivaling those in Brazil. Infection numbers are also rising in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine.

"The big metro areas seem to be rising very quickly and some of the models are on the verge of being apocalyptic," Hotez told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

"The big metro areas seem to be rising very quickly and some of the models are on the verge of being apocalyptic," Hotez told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

Governors issue pleas to residents

Florida, Texas and California account for 27.4% of the 328 million people living in the US, according to the latest US Census Bureau estimates.

And while some politicians say the higher number of infections is due to increased testing, that is not the case, said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy at the University of Minnesota.

As new cases and hospitalizations skyrocket, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urged people to stay home.
"Because the spread is so rampant right now, there's never a reason for you to have to leave your home," Abbott told CNN affiliate KBTX. "Unless you do need to go out, the safest place for you is at your home."

Officials encouraged mask wearing and social distancing in places like bars that are often overcrowded. Further state actions could be announced if the virus continues to spread at this rate, Abbott said.

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So the more people a state has, the more infections it has. Holy Shit.

 

[FortuneTeller]

Testing has gotten really good now hasn't it? Maybe we should slow it down because I AM DONE WITH THE BULLSHIT! LOL