Corona Virus Daily Thread #34

[Mariner]

Yesterday's thread here:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3830232/posts?page=1

[PA Engineer]

Michigan woman with coronavirus develops rare complication affecting brain

[PA Engineer]

Publication: COVID-19–associated Acute Hemorrhagic Necrotizing Encephalopathy: CT and MRI Features

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Virus in review: Hot spots flare as US cases top 200,000. Here's what you need to know. (AP, 4/1/20)

[DEPcom]

Post 427 had a link to it. Thanks for the flu comparison.

[amorphous]

1st April COB numbers:

Numbers from https://www.worldometers.info. Smaller ratio numbers are better. Data not validated. YMMV for informational interest only. PM me if you would like on or off the ping list.

I'd like to think cgbg for pointing out that the US death toll increased after worldometers.info posted last nights final tally to 912. The plot below reflects a correction. The US went over the 1,000 mark for deaths in a single day, making the Coronavirus the 3rd largest cause of daily deaths in the US.

Daily percentage of new Corona virus deaths to previous day's total by country. 25% = total deaths double every 3 days, 20% = every 4 days, 15% = every 5 days.

Possible reasons for the US spike:

The height of spring break was the weekend of March 14-15. The US repatriated 26K citizens.

Possible reasons for the UK spike:

Soccer matches may have played a role, since at the time, around 12th of March, Johnson hadn't implemented quarantines. The following weekend 14-15 would have seen quite a lot of matches and other activities surely allowed for mixing and mingling of people. There was also a data reporting change that could have contributed to the increase.

Hat tip to blueplum and calenel for their invaluable assistance in determining possible reasons for the US/UK spikes.

[LilFarmer]

Ellis Marsalis, New Orleans jazz piano legend hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms, dies

BY DOUG MACCASH | STAFF WRITER PUBLISHED APR 1, 2020 AT 8:31 PM | UPDATED APR 1, 2020 AT 8:51 PM

Ellis Marsalis Jr., the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of one of New Orleans’ great musical families has died.

The 85-year-old jazz piano legend was hospitalized with symptoms of COVID-19. He had been tested for coronavirus and results were pending.

https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/article_bbdaf4c4-7481-11ea-92ae-1758b23c65c8.html

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

House Democrats Pushing for Mail-In Voting as Part of Next Stimulus (3/31/20)

[amorphous]

Go to the video and do a screen shot (FN Key + Prnt Scrn Key), then paste it into your fav graphic app, like paintbrush, or even MS Word, etc. Then crop out the charts.

[blueplum]

CALIFORNIA - HOAXBUSTERS:
This letter was allegedly given (handed to them by manager) to one of our guys who part-times at Costco, LaHabra (LA county, CA). This person said that they were told not to be on the road after 7pm. (DH says he was also told this by a cart guy DH knows, at the Lake Elsinore store, Riverside Co., CA)

Is this legitimate or hoax?

To: Costco Employees

From: Costco Management

Re: Essential Service Worker

Date 03/23/20

Employees,

We are asked to get all employees a letter to carry with them in their vehicle. To allow them to drive to and from work. This letter and your name badge is to be carried in your vehicle in case you are stopped by Law Enforcement or National Guard.

We will start issuing these letters on 3/24/00 in the Admin Office. Please pick up your letter as soon as possible. We want to make sure you have it immediately.

Thank you,
Costco Management

legitimate or hoax?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Praise the Lord!

Field Hospital Opens in New York City’s Central Park (Samaritan's Purse, 4/1/20)

[LilFarmer]

That may be her experience, but there are a lot of these too

Even the invincible aren’t invincible’: HS baseball coach, 30, dies of coronavirus

https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2020/03/even-the-invincible-arent-invincible-hs-baseball-coach-30-dies-of-coronavirus.html

[amorphous]

Here is also a image search on Duckduckgo:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=march+31+coronavirus+task+force+briefing+charts&t=h_&iax=images&ia=images

You might find the one you want at the link above.

[Jane Long]

Yep...I posted about that coach, on the previous thread. So sad.

Dr Smith (and the other doc that was on her show) had interesting trial details.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

In this crisis, there are no passengers on Spaceship Earth; only crew.

As COVID Bears Down, Courage Goes Viral

[Jane Long]

Very cool set up, that Samaritan’s Purse has done, with their Central Park hospital.

Where are the patients?

[DEPcom]

“legitimate or hoax?”

Sounds Legitimate. Here in South Carolina my cousin was told he would get a letter for in case he was stop going back and forth to work. This when they do the stay at home order.

He is the maintenance manager of a senior living place.

[cgbg]

My wife received a similar letter from CVS (N CT)—sounds legit.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

God bless Texas (but might I suggest doing them online)!

Texas Governor Deems Religious Services Essential (4/1/20)

[LilFarmer]

It’s legit, my husband and his employees will have similar letters.

[RegulatorCountry]

My BIL was provided the same, we’re in NC.