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South Dakota’s Positive Virus Rate Hits 46%—but Noem Aide Says ‘We Feel Pretty Good
Daily Beast ^ | 10/31/2020 | Tori B Powell

Posted on 10/31/2020 11:48:01 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A staggering 46 percent of coronavirus tests are coming back positive in South Dakota at the moment—but Gov. Kristi Noem has “no opinion” on masks and her team thinks everything is going just fine, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: noem; rate; southdakota; virus
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To: lepton

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/31/metro/cdc-most-covid-19-deaths-us-involved-underlying-health-conditions


41 posted on 10/31/2020 1:19:57 PM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: ASOC

You are flat out lying for a political agenda, Sweden not even close to the lowest total death rate in population numbers in deaths vs 100,000 citizens Japan beats them by spades. Sweden a spread out rural country with the population less than a single SMALL Japanese city has nearly FIVE TIMES the total deaths. Japan has over 130 million people at high density exceeding NYC population density. And they have the world’s lowest deaths per 100,000 citizens BY FAR out of any other country in the world. What makes Japan different MASKS all the time by everyone, everywhere. The Japanese wear masks religiously even during normal flu season every one has masks on all the time. I have spent more than one flu season in Japan masks are the norm. The other differences is Japan quarantine the F@@k out of every positive person and EVERY contact they had even so slight of a contact as just 2 minutes face to face it’s mandatory under penalty of jail time 14 day ISOLATION as in no family members no visitors ISOLATION period. It has worked for them as the numbers clearly and undeniably show.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/japan/


42 posted on 10/31/2020 1:20:31 PM PDT by JD_UTDallas ("Veni Vidi Vici")
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To: ASOC

Not lowest death rate. Not even close. They are better than us and some of Europe & South America.

Sweden 587 deaths per million

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/


43 posted on 10/31/2020 1:22:42 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: elpadre
the figures they never publish

Nonsense.

Those numbers are readily available in many different locations.

New Hampshire has had 10 884 total "cases", 770 hospitalizations of which 30 are current, and 482 deaths, 7 of which were in the past week.

44 posted on 10/31/2020 1:25:35 PM PDT by Jim Noble
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To: ChicagoConservative27
The China virus is EASILY TREATED with almost 100% cure rate IF taken w/in 5 days of 1st symptoms. Wait later, and you might be in ER/ICU.

When Dr Fareed came in to treat the two of us, he was wearing no mask and he has seen hundreds of COVID infected patients. NONE of the frontline doctors are infected as no one needs any precautions if you take a Zinc ionophore and zinc in a preventative dose.

If you don't realize by now that Fauci and his co-conspirators are lying about HCQ and other zinc ionophores, count yourself either very ignorant or maybe you are very stupid.

45 posted on 10/31/2020 1:29:02 PM PDT by politicianslie (I took HCQ+Zn on the 3rd day of symptoms. HCQ+Zn is a grand slam home run CURE!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27; All
I'm sick and tired of the constant refrain that positive test results means that people are sick or are hospitalized or are going to die from the corona virus. It is just not the case.

The virus is an inert (dead) particle, unlike germs and bacteria which are much larger and can be killed through drugs or environmental impacts.

Germs and bacteria can be seen in a microscope but the corona virus is so small, it is submicroscopic and can't be seen except by an electron microscope.

With the US ramping up testing more than any other country, we are going to get positives for the corona virus show up but that is not necessarily a bad thing.

Many positives turn out to be false positives and these cases are not necessarily symptomatic nor do they require hospitalization.

South Dakota having only 46% positive testings without accompanying sick people who need hospital care is a good thing during a pandemic. It means that things are getting better.

So much better that even with the "spike" in "new" cases, this virus can no longer be considered a pandemic.

The death rate has been falling since the spring. When most of the people who die are older with other medical problems that can lead to death, the death rate is not nearly as high as the CDC previously said it was.

The CDC themselves now says that only 6% or the corona virus deaths are from the virus itself and not from other medical issues that people have that can cause their deaths. That means out of a reported 220,000 deaths claimed so far, only 13,200 cases are actually caused by the virus alone.

South Dakota's governor has handled the virus in her state with calm and professionalism and deserves credit for not creating fear and panic in the state's residents through mask mandates and lockdowns and fear of death.

46 posted on 10/31/2020 1:58:20 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: lastchance

I think that’s called science, instead of blaming Trump!

I thought from the beginning the whole thing was political, and now I know it. The covid isn’t all that big a deal if you’re healthy, and no reason to ditch a healthy economy, unless your political power is at risk.


47 posted on 10/31/2020 2:01:45 PM PDT by allwrong57
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To: chiller

Where do you come up with that? This is the rate of positive for those who go to get tested after having reason to believe they have or may have been exposed to the virus, not the entire population.


48 posted on 10/31/2020 2:04:51 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Steve_Seattle

current guess is 330,000 excess deaths in this country.


49 posted on 10/31/2020 2:05:13 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: allwrong57

Unfortunately a lot of people’s stories don’t go that way. Being young and healthy also don’t necessarily help you not have to go through a living hell for two weeks or more if you survive it. More than one close friend of mine have gotten that were young and healthy - athletic in some cases with no underlying health problems at all. And then one that was older is no longer with us.


50 posted on 10/31/2020 2:08:11 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Sounds like we are finally reaching the heard immunity level.

About time for the new year!

51 posted on 10/31/2020 2:08:37 PM PDT by going hot
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To: Republican Wildcat

Everybody will eventually get it or develop immunities. It appears 1/2 have done so there, and we’re not hearing of severe illnesses, hospitalizations, or deaths.

That’s why its good news. We’re not near those levels of exposure elsewhere across the country which is why we’re hearing of spikes.

COVID won’t disappear until most everyone is touched, which is what a “vaccine” accomplishes artificially and sooner.


52 posted on 10/31/2020 2:10:17 PM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: Steve_Seattle

I’ve heard that as well and in some cases it could be true...nothing would surprise me especially after the dual hoaxes of Russia and Ukraine.

However, this virus can cause blood clots and severe inflammation - which is why a number of heart attacks and strokes are categorized as COVID deaths as COVID can indeed cause them either directly or by aggravating pre-existing conditions.


53 posted on 10/31/2020 2:14:29 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat

However, this virus can cause blood clots and severe inflammation - which is why a number of heart attacks and strokes are categorized as COVID deaths as COVID can indeed cause them either directly or by aggravating pre-existing conditions.

*********

I also heard the virus can cause muggings and other violent crimes and that’s why gun, knife and bludgeon deaths are listed as covid.


54 posted on 10/31/2020 2:15:53 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Is this just more SMEAR & FEAR? Probably...or does Pelosi have someone with an active case of Covid milling around....? The Progressives/Communists (old Democrat party) will stop at nothing even something as atrocious and sadistic as that...
55 posted on 10/31/2020 2:20:56 PM PDT by yoe (President Trump works for We The People - not China as Biden has and will.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“A staggering 46 percent of coronavirus tests are coming back positive...”

So, there is no increase in COVID carries. They have always been there! Only the testing figgers this out. The increase is BS!!


56 posted on 10/31/2020 2:27:20 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Chauncey Gardiner

BINGO!!


57 posted on 10/31/2020 2:28:00 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
It must suck for the media to find a governor that follows the science. We are talking about a disease that is 99.8% survivable. A positive test is no indication of anything other than you have the virus or the antibodies. What percentage are symptomatic? What percentage require hospitalization? What is the current rate of infection among people with severe co-morbidity? What is the percent of deaths? Are the most vulnerable being protected? None of those questions fit the media template.
58 posted on 10/31/2020 2:45:44 PM PDT by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects; starve the bastards)
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To: allwrong57

How old are you? (You may round off)


59 posted on 10/31/2020 3:13:24 PM PDT by TiredAndRetiredInAustin
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To: ifinnegan; george76
That doesn’t mean they’re negative, but does mean very low levels
Over 35 cycles is ridiculous. Ask "Dr." Fauci:

This Week in Virology: Fauci on PCR & Viral Loads (audio clip)

"If someone comes in with 37, 38, even 36, it's just dead nucleotides, period."
60 posted on 10/31/2020 3:29:44 PM PDT by nicollo (I said no!)
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