Oh, and the coronavirus death count for yesterday was 331, the LOWEST since March 25. So while the media is painting a coronavirus picture of doom and gloom, the death rate is steadily declining.
You know they (the libs) will be shipping in thousands more tests so ‘the surge can occur’
PING!
But ignored thousands of “protesters”.
Warnings were never given to them.
Only to Trump supporter “Protesters”.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The Far Left Fake News Media, which had no Covid problem with the Rioters & Looters destroying Democrat run cities, is trying to Covid Shame us on our big Rallies. Won’t work!
8:02 AM · Jun 15, 2020
But when they switch to the anarchists in Seattle or the protests in Atlanta, not so much as a peep about a second wave.
I'm sick of it.
I think I'll watch an old Indy 500.
And that is despite including basically anyone with any type of respiratory distress before they died as “presumptive” by current CDC protocol and current federal incentives still being given to cash strapped hospitals. The actual number who died without co-morbidities and were actually tested is probably much closer to 31 than 331.
Well thank goodness the surge will happen before the rally.
Apparently Trump’s rallies will spread the virus but BLM rallies won’t. There’s some good science!
800,000 signed up to attend”
Whoa!
Isn’t that like double the size of Tulsa?!
so now the media is worried again good grief. I honestly hate those lying scumbags
Must be the fires. That’s it, the flames sanitizing the protesters.
Why don’t they call it a protest instead
Surprised? NOT!
I was under impression dhims would be happy if Trump and his supporters kicked the bucket
Fears of a “second wave” of COVID-19, including in parts of the country that have not yet been badly hit, are growing in response to two nearly simultaneous events: the lifting of lockdowns and the wave of protests over George Floyd’s death. The mainstream media is fanning the flames with ominous stories of “spikes” and “surges” in a dozen states. But these sensational reports are focusing on the wrong thing. They emphasize the total number of confirmed cases or total hospitalizations, instead of a much more important figure: ICU utilization rates. The difference between these metrics could be the key to safely reopening America’s economy.
Mainstream news organizations have noted that the total weekly number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases are rising in multiple states. This is the case in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. But, as the Wall Street Journal correctly pointed out, this often reflects an increase in testing, and not a sudden spike in the spread of the virus.
More importantly, the bare number of positive rest results and non-ICU hospitalizations doesn’t tell us anything about the severity of the disease across different populations and areas. And that is the factor that determines whether a region is experiencing a true public health crisis. The metric that best answers that question, just as in the earlier stages of the pandemic, is what percentage of ICU beds are occupied.
Where there is spare ICU capacity, the system can cope. Where ICU beds are maxed out, the local healthcare system is facing collapse. This was the original purpose of distancing and lockdowns: to “flatten the curve” to avoid overwhelming hospitals, and especially their ICUs. And it remains our best guide to when and how to reopen.
So what are the actual ICU utilization numbers – a subject where the mainstream news media has mysteriously fallen silent? A quick survey of total ICU head counts reveals that they are not nearing crisis levels. Even in Arizona, the media’s current poster child of a “hot spot” – a total of 1,285 patients are in ICUs, including COVID and non-COVID patients. This is around 80% of the state’s capacity — admittedly higher than the routine occupancy rate of around two-thirds, but little changed from the number three weeks ago, and far short of the terrible figures reached in New York City in early April; COVID patients account for just 37%.
In North Carolina, ICU utilization for all causes is at just over half of its total capacity of 3,223, with COVID patients representing 18%. California, another alleged hotspot, has 1,325 COVID cases in state ICUs, taking up 16% of total ICU beds. In Texas total ICU utilization is 44%, including 16% for COVID patients. Mississippi has 160 COVID patients in ICU, equal to 17% of the state’s total capacity.
Other states singled out as experiencing “spikes” and “surges” have even more room to spare. South Carolina has 170 COVID patients in ICU, or about 12% of its total ICU capacity of 1,459. In Arkansas there are 59 COVID patients in ICUs, representing 11% of the state’s 826, while in Alaska only 9% of ICU occupants have COVID. Kentucky has 81 COVID patients in ICU, or 6% of its total 1,300-bed ICU capacity. Utah also has has 6% of available ICU beds taken up by 29 COVID patients . Oregon has 39 cases, under 5% of its capacity. Montana currently has seven COVID hospitalizations, both ICU and general. It has a total capacity of 248 ICU beds.
But not due to protests.
Got it.....
The DNC is terrified of his rallies.
Predictable. The problem isn’t covid-19, it’s covfefe-20.