Many of Michigan’s Thumb residents are done with COVID-19 pandemic, even as virus rages like ‘wildfire’

Michigan Live ^ | 11 April A.D. 2021 | Julie Mack

[lightman]

A sign posted on the door of Downtown Deli & Catering in downtown Sandusky states that if customers are without a mask, staff will assume they have a medical condition and do not need to wear one

[crusty old prospector]

They seem to get it.

[monkeyshine]

I’m sure it’s a very lovely town with great people... but maybe they should consider changing the city’s name.

[EEGator]

There’s a sign just like that in New Ringgold PA.

[Socon-Econ]

The truth: positive tests are rising, and people don’t care because they’ve learned that the risk of serious illness is small.

[TheBattman]

And that mask mandates do absolutely nothing

[PGalt]

Thumbs up

[Mr Ramsbotham]

“These communities are literally on fire,” said Dr. Mark Hamed, public medical director for Lapeer, Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola counties.

It's obvious Dr. Hamed didn't get his doctorate in English.

[HamiltonJay]

“Skepticism” about masks? You mean the actual science around them? Everyone wearing one lessens they transmission rate by .7 to 1.5 percent. That’s it.. that’s the actual science.

Realizing masks do nothing isn’t skepticism it’s fact.

[JayGalt]

The author of the article is a liar and pushes debunked positions like they were universal truths.

[Lizavetta]

“These communities are literally on fire,” said Dr. Mark Hamed, public medical director for Lapeer, Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola counties.

Dr. Hamed literally does not know what literally means.

[Lizavetta]

That’s it.. that’s the actual science.

Can you point me in the direction of where this info is?

[madprof98]

Pure propaganda. If it weren’t in Michigan, I’d consider moving there. But I would not want to live in a state that elected a lunatic like that female they call governor.

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

I’ll use this opportunity to give a shout out to Marlette Michigan. Go Red Raiders!

[IrishBrigade]

‘But I would not want to live in a state that elected a lunatic like that female they call governor.’

their lunatic governor is no worse than my lunatic governor, who is no worse than several other lunatic governors...

[elpadre]

As long as the new positive cases are treatable, it is a good thing to have high numbers for that means there are more people carrying the anti-bodies. The sum total of those vaccinated and those with the anti-bodies from positive testing should make for herd immunity. But then, I am neither a scientist not media personality, what do I know!!!

[Sooth2222]

The region also has an eye-popping 32% positivity rate as a seven-day on coronavirus diagnostic tests, more than six times the level considered safe.

There is a "safe" level of COVID-19 now?

[ETCM]

Many of Michigan’s Thumb residents are done with COVID-19 pandemic, even as virus rages like ‘wildfire’ Dumpster Fire

Hey Gretchen, maybe this time don't intentionally infect the elderly. Then it will remain manageable.

[AppyPappy]

Yupers or Trolls?

[webheart]

Positive tests are rising because people who test positive are still positive for 3 months. If you test one positive individual 5 times in 6 weeks that is 5 positive tests. Heck, I tested positive and retested 2 weeks later, actually 17 days. Guess what? Still positive. That’s 2 positive tests. Is that counted as a case? Is it counted as 2 cases? Since I survived without any serious after effects, am I counted as recover? Nobody knows the answer to any of these questions. It’s all assumed so that maximum fear and abundance of caution carry the day.