[Mariner]

ping to new daily thread...

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Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

[MplsSteve]

Here’s the latest from Minnesota...

Per the Minnesota Department of Health, thy are now reporting 1069 positive tests for COVID-19. That’s an increase of 83 new cases from yesterday.

4 new deaths have been reported, bringing the statewide total to 34.

Between the Department of health and private labs, a total of 29,260 tests have been conducted.

120 patients are currently hospitalized for treatment and 64 are in ICU

The median age for all cases is 50. The media age for all hospitalized cases is 64. The media age for all deaths is 86.

For more demographic info including cool charts and maps, go here:

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/situation.html

[Jane Long]

Thanks ;-)