Posted on 10/12/2020 10:22:46 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
...Indicator four, sustained increase in ED visits for COVID-like illness will negatively affect a county’s risk rating if there is an increasing trend of at least five consecutive days in the number of visits to the emergency department with COVID-like illness or diagnosis over the past 3 weeks...Tripping the indicator takes only a fractional increase. Madison County visits barely bumped up September 21 – September 25 from 0.14 to .86. This increase was enough to flip the switch. Madison County has a population of 44,731...Despite claims that COVID is spreading, early warnings from the advisory system are not producing increases in cases, hospitalizations or deaths. To use a weather analogy – tornadoes are not touching down despite weather warning systems and forecasts.
According to Ohio COVID dashboard, cases in Ohio peaked on July 13, hosptalizations on July 12 and deaths on April 28. Yet the Ohio Education Association (OEA) released a position statement on July 28 outlining the union’s stance on school openings that states: “Under Ohio’s warning system, OEA believes that any school or campus building located in a county designated as Level 4 (purple) or Level 3 (red) must remain closed to in-person instruction.”...As we go deeper into the fall when allergies, colds and flu cases skyrocket it will be less clear if we are battling COVID or traditional sicknesses.
Amato said “It will be more difficult to differentiate COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses, but the hope is that by following guidance on social distancing and mask wearing, other respiratory illnesses which are generally more difficult to transmit between individuals, will be mitigated to some degree.“
(Excerpt) Read more at theohiostar.com ...
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And wet shoes. Time to wear rubber boats.
Which reminds me to put my rubber boats by back door, so I don’t forget to throw them in the truck for work tomorrow.
Thanks
It is also cold & flu season. Will be interesting to see what happens when we have other bugs in the air.
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Ohio’s Advisory System Counts COVID-like ER Visits
The Ohio Star ^ | October 13, 2020 | Jack Windsor
Posted on 10/13/2020, 1:22:46 AM by CheshireTheCat
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