Posted on 04/20/2020 6:43:50 PM PDT by madprof98
We all look forward to the day we can put this pandemic behind us, but given Georgia’s performance so far, Gov. Brian Kemp is moving too soon and confusing citizens. He is risking a resurgence of the coronavirus in our state.
Yes, the statistical models have started to bend in our favor. While just models, these different analyses of COVID-19 cases and deaths, suggest that the state may be past its peak and a dire situation is getting better.
The state ranks among the nation’s worst for its number of COVID-19 cases and the deaths.
The state ranks in the bottom 10 in testing per capita. Experts say the state still lacks the testing capacity needed to detect the true scope of the disease, as well as the resources required to trace the contacts of infected persons, in order to isolate future outbreaks.
There are some crucial things that he should tend to:
Testing. Tests of several types will be needed in great volume. Georgians will need to know if they’ve had the virus and now have immunity. They need to know if they risk exposure or exposing others.
Goals, not dates. The coronavirus isn’t following the calendar. The state’s plan should be built around infection rates, testing data and ongoing plans to monitor new cases. Arbitrary dates aren’t helpful and could create false hope or a temptation to abandon practices that are working.
(Excerpt) Read more at ajc.com ...
Maybe for the nation as a whole. I care about the peak where I live
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Re: “the state may be past its peak and a dire situation is getting better.”
The situation was never dire.
Georgia - COVID Deaths - 774
Georgia - Influenza Deaths - 1,530 (in 2018 - most recent data)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/flu_pneumonia_mortality/flu_pneumonia.htm
Did they shut the state down for influenza?
Of course not!
Americans eat out 5.9 times a week on average. People in Georgia spend $2,462 per year, on average, on dining out.
And the Lord sayeth, hasten thee not unto a nursing home, for the funeral home layeth next door.
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These Newspaper people aren't losing ONE cent!
Looks like you health conscious Californians have been spreading the bug for weeks, possibly months, and just never realized it. If the antibody testing is anything to go by. :-)
Only way to be 100% sure is to wait for everyone to die before opening...
I don’t call it the Atlanta Urinal and Constipation for nothing. Worthless liberal rag. But handy in a TP shortage.
The peak came essentially right before the economic lockdown there.
The peak death rate occurred on April 7 in Georgia
We are just now at peak daily cases
April 7 was accounting errors. The peak of the curve was 3-4 April. The fact that deaths peaked is the only thing that matters.
On what do you base that statement??
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