Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) (SARS-CoV-2) [2020]

wco81 said:
Certainly you want to keep hospitalizations down. But it's better to try to lower new infections.
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Mass testing was and is such a shitshow that getting reliable trends from the raw numbers is impossible and for what I assume is political reasons they aren't getting the usual statistical massages to at least try to correct for those factors.

Even though they are retrospective by a couple weeks, hospital admissions (where testing has been at a steady state for a while) are the most reliable indicator for disease progression in the short term (excess deaths being the gold standard for the long term, but that's retrospective by over a month).
But there's a lot of opposition to mask mandates. The head of Orange County, CA public health resigned after protesters threatened her and her family and the county lifted the mandatory mask requirement. They instead said "strongly recommended" wearing masks in public where social distancing isn't possible.
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It would help if governments didn't make it a combination of security theatre, value signalling, selective enforcement and obnoxious by enforcing it outside.
 
Testing is at 10.8K. The trends continue to be on the lower side but approaching the average, especially once the large numbers drop off the 21 day rolling average.

Here is the trends which is using reported date and not arbitrary and incorrectly identified user reported onset date. This graphic is resized by ~ 75% and taken from the State's Current Trends page: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/dashboards/current-trends

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Here is the raw data for the last few days:

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Date; Total Tests; New Tests; Tests per 1M Population; Total Cases; Cuyahoga County Cases; Hospitalizations; Total Deaths; New Cases; New Hospitalizations; New Deaths
2020-05-19; 277,602; 7,561; 23,749; 28,952; 3,463; 5,117; 1,720; 498; 119; 63
2020-05-20; 287,609; 10,007; 24,605; 29,436; 3,512; 5,198; 1,781; 484; 81; 61
2020-05-21; 297,085; 9,476; 25,416; 30,167; 3,667; 5,295; 1,836; 731; 97; 55
2020-05-22; 305,764; 8,679; 26,158; 30,794; 3,762; 5,379; 1,872; 627; 84; 36
2020-05-23; 314,374; 8,610; 26,895; 31,408; 3,851; 5,437; 1,956; 614; 58; 84
2020-05-24; 322,419; 8,045; 27,583; 31,911; 3,927; 5,476; 1,969; 503; 39; 13
2020-05-25; 330,334; 7,915; 28,260; 32,477; 3,963; 5,511; 1,987; 566; 35; 18
2020-05-26; 337,221; 6,887; 28,849; 33,006; 4,060; 5,579; 2,002; 529; 68; 15
2020-05-27; 347,477;10,256; 29,727; 33,439; 4,137; 5,700; 2,044; 433; 121; 42
2020-05-28;    357,722;    10,245;    30,603;    33,915;    4,211;    5,811;    2,098;    476;    111;    54
2020-05-29;    367,526;    9,804;    31,442;    34,566;    4,318;    5,947;    2,131;    651;    136;    33
2020-05-30;    379,552;    12,026;    32,471;    35,034;    4,369;    6,011;    2,149;    468;    64;    18
2020-05-31;    388,468;    8,916;    33,234;    35,513;    4,444;    6,049;    2,155;    479;    38;    6
2020-06-01;    398,066;    9,598;    34,055;    35,984;    4,508;    6,112;    2,206;    471;    63;    51
2020-06-02;    407,450;    9,384;    34,858;    36,350;    4,581;    6,176;    2,258;    366;    64;    52
2020-06-03;    423,521;    16,071;    36,232;    36,792;    4,669;    6,251;    2,299;    442;    75;    41
2020-06-04;    434,608;    11,087;    37,181;    37,282;    4,732;    6,312;    2,339;    490;    61;    40
2020-06-05;    443,533;    8,925;    37,944;    37,758;    4,789;    6,385;    2,355;    476;    73;    16
2020-06-06;    455,823;    12,290;    38,996;    38,111;    4,827;    6,460;    2,370;    353;    75;    15
2020-06-07;    466,279;    10,456;    39,890;    38,476;    4,858;    6,497;    2,377;    365;    37;    7
2020-06-08;    473,988;    7,709;    40,550;    38,837;    4,910;    6,550;    2,404;    361;    53;    27
2020-06-09;    487,583;    13,595;    41,713;    39,162;    4,939;    6,620;    2,421;    325;    70;    17
2020-06-10;    499,019;    11,436;    42,691;    39,575;    5,011;    6,693;    2,457;    413;    73;    36
2020-06-11;    509,699;    10,680;    43,605;    40,004;    5,057;    6,753;    2,490;    429;    60;    33
2020-06-12;    520,813;    11,114;    44,556;    40,424;    5,112;    6,814;    2,508;    420;    61;    18
2020-06-13;    535,943;    15,130;    45,850;    40,848;    5,144;    6,864;    2,554;    424;    50;    46
2020-06-14;    543,260;    7,317;    46,476;    41,148;    5,175;    6,895;    2,557;    300;    31;    3
2020-06-15;    554,128;    10,868;    47,406;    41,576;    5,220;    6,948;    2,573;    428;    53;    16
 
BRiT said:
Arizona is likely a lost cause
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They reopened a month ago, their weekly total deaths have already peaked and it never even approached their 2017 flu season ... lets have some perspective here.

NYC got proper fucked ... by comparison Florida and Arizona haven't even be touched at the moment and given the timing of the decrease in excess deaths relative to opening it seems unlikely they will at least till next winter. Arizona even moreso than Florida.
 
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MfA said:
lets have some perspective here.
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My perspective is they're not even trying to stop the disease through simple methods so it can spread further. The worst is ahead for them.
 
2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) for Dallas County Texas
https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/2019-novel-coronavirus.php

June 15, 2020 - 14,537 confirmed cases - 285 deaths

14,537 confirmed cases up 305 and one new death
those 305 new cases represent a 2.1% increase over the last day

Increases (by percent) over the last 81 days:
21.0%, 19.6%, 11.1%, 12.5%, 14.9%
-- Month of April 2020 --
15.8%, 13.7%, 10.8%, 10.2%, 9.6%, 3.9%, 9.2%, 5.0%, 8.2%, 7.3%, 7.0%, 4.8%, 3.8%, 5.0%, 5.8%,
4.0%, 6.0%, 6.1%, 4.5%, 3.5%, 3.6%, 3.1%, 3.0%, 2.6%, 2.6%, 3.6%, 3.0%, 4.3%, 3.5%, 5.3%
-- Month of May 2020 --
5.3%, 4.9%, 6.0%, 5.7%, 5.9%, 5.3%, 5.2%, 4.9%, 4.7%, 4.5%, 4.3%, 3.9%, 3.8%, 3.6%, 2.9%, 3.0%,
2.8%, 3.0%, 2.9%, 2.4%, 2.3%, 2.5%, 2.0%, 2.1%, 1.9%, 2.1%, 2.1%, 2.2%, 2.1%, 2.2%, 2.3%
-- Month of June 2020 --
2.2%, 2.5%, 2.2%, 2.6%, 2.7%, 2.5%, 2.2%, 2.1%, 2.4%, 2.4%, 2.4%, 2.5%, 2.5%, 2.2% and now 2.1%

Increases (by count) over the last 81 days:
+64, +72, +49, +61, +82
-- Month of April 2020 --
+100, +100, +90, +94, +97. +43, +106, +63, +108, +105, +107, +79, +65, +89, +109,
+80, +124, +134, +104, +84, +90, +81, +80, +71, +75, +105, +91, +135, +112, +179
-- Month of May 2020 --
+187, +181, +234, +237, +253, +246, +251, +249, +250, +251, +253, +236, +243, +235, +199, +214,
+205, +224, +225, +186, +183, +204, +172, +178, +171, +190, +197, +202, +200, +219, +228
-- Month of June 2020 --
+228, +257, +239, +285, +298, +289, +263, +254, +298, +300, +312, +328, +345, +302 and now + 305

As of 11:00 am June 15, 2020, DCHHS is reporting 305 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 14,537, including 285 deaths.

The additional death being reported today is of a man in his 60’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been critically ill at an area hospital, and had no underlying high risk health conditions.

Of cases requiring hospitalization who reported employment, over 80% have been critical infrastructure workers, with a broad range of affected occupational sectors, including: healthcare, transportation, food and agriculture, public works, finance, communications, clergy, first responders and other essential functions.

Of cases requiring hospitalization, more than two-thirds have been under 65 years of age, and about half do not have any high-risk chronic health conditions. Diabetes has been an underlying high-risk health condition reported in about a third of all hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

The age-adjusted rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases in non-hospitalized patients have been highest among Hispanics (667.4 per 100,000), Asians (187.4 per 100,000) and Blacks (136.4 per 100,000). These rates have been higher than Whites (43.8 per 100,000). Over 60% of overall COVID-19 cases to date have been Hispanic.

Of the 285 total deaths reported to date, over a third have been associated with long-term care facilities.
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State of Texas complete COVID-19 data breakdown

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https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83
https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0d8bdf9be927459d9cb11b9eaef6101

Data as of 6/15/2020 @3:50 PM:

Total Tests: 1,499,015 (Up +35,164)

Total Viral Tests: 1,314,761 (Up +18,778)

Only 87.7% of Total Tests are Viral Tests the other 12.3% of tests are the useless Antibody Tests

Cases Reported: 89,108 (Up +1,254)

Fatalities: 1,983 (Up +7)

Texas tests per 1M population are 51,698 (Up +1,213) which places Texas as the 9th worst State. No change from yesterday.

Click this link: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us and on the page click the Tests / 1M pop column twice to sort from worst to first

They are using roughly 28.996 million as the population of Texas.

Texas is mixing Viral and Antibody Tests in the total test numbers which is very bad as Antibody Tests are useless in determining if someone has the Coronavirus.

As of today the real number of Total Viral Tests for Texas is 1,314,761 which works out to be 45,342 per 1M population so Texas is really the 4th worst state in testing
 
Shifty Geezer said:
Dexamethasone, a steroid used to treat conditions like arthritis and asthma for 70 years, is a cheap drug with proven effects, up to 35% better survival for patients on ventilators (35% lower mortality), and 20% better for those on oxygen.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53061281
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A point for caution is that the study is unpublished and the data used is not available. This is earlier in the process than the various papers that weren't peer-reviewed, and many of those had problems.
 
It's being made official medical policy in the UK though. Assuming the researchers knew how to perform a basic comparison test and they didn't screw anything up, across 6000 people tested, it should be pretty obvious to see the statistical benefit without a need for peer review. This isn't a typical "we gave this drug to 5 people and three seemed to get better" study we had earlier on in the pandemic. 'Peer review' can be internal to the organisation.
 
I hope the numbers given are sustained with more broad implementation. Unfortunately, there are many external pressures to have positive news, and having official policy changes isn't a good standard. Hydrochloroquine was and is officially pushed in multiple nations, and there are other parallels. Both Dexamethasone and Hydrochloroquine are longstanding treatments that are comparatively inexpensive and are conveniently stocked. Both have a nationalist angle. The president of France touted the French achievement for the antimalarial, and Boris Johnson did the same thing for the British innovation for the steroid.

Hopefully this time is different, but the pressures to find benefits or overestimate them are immense. If there were peer review internal to the academic institution, it would have been described as peer-reviewed, and the studies that were pre-print in the past still released their data.
 
Hydrochloroquine was tooted with really low study numbers and a lot of finger crossing. The moment small numbers were properly tested, it's fairly was obvious. This report includes 2000 patients treated with Dexamethasone. There's no way that number could give misleading results unless the research was completely screwed up. Which isn't impossible, and with open peer review, you may get something beign pointed out like all those Dexamethasone patients also had other care and the like.

Personally I don't give a crap about the government's endorsement. It's the study numbers themself that are promising as this is a whole other level to other drug tests.

I also don't understand any pressure to overestimate benefits. No-one's going to make money from this and get it wrong, your reputation takes a hammering. The pressure is to find stuff that works, which means doing investigations properly. I agree there'd be pressure to prove new drugs with a view to commercialisation, but this research is looking for treatments on a large scale - 6 medications across 11,000 patients.
 
More of the same. Nothing horrible. Nothing great. The percentage numbers looking better as cases increase, but the spread continues with nearly the same number of new cases a day. It would be nice to see something about the length of time sick and number of recovered, but that's not on the Ohio GOV site. Their forecast model hasn't been updated since April 5th.

They did put out an order allow for the reopening of summer County Fairs and other Animal Exhibits -- https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/do-County-Fairs-Animal-Exhibitions.pdf.

Testing is at 10.9K. The trends continue to be on the lower side but approaching the average, especially once the large numbers drop off the 21 day rolling average.

Here is the trends which is using reported date and not arbitrary and incorrectly identified user reported onset date. This graphic is resized by ~ 75% and taken from the State's Current Trends page: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/dashboards/current-trends

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Here is the raw data for the last few days:

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Date; Total Tests; New Tests; Tests per 1M Population; Total Cases; Cuyahoga County Cases; Hospitalizations; Total Deaths; New Cases; New Hospitalizations; New Deaths
2020-05-19; 277,602; 7,561; 23,749; 28,952; 3,463; 5,117; 1,720; 498; 119; 63
2020-05-20; 287,609; 10,007; 24,605; 29,436; 3,512; 5,198; 1,781; 484; 81; 61
2020-05-21; 297,085; 9,476; 25,416; 30,167; 3,667; 5,295; 1,836; 731; 97; 55
2020-05-22; 305,764; 8,679; 26,158; 30,794; 3,762; 5,379; 1,872; 627; 84; 36
2020-05-23; 314,374; 8,610; 26,895; 31,408; 3,851; 5,437; 1,956; 614; 58; 84
2020-05-24; 322,419; 8,045; 27,583; 31,911; 3,927; 5,476; 1,969; 503; 39; 13
2020-05-25; 330,334; 7,915; 28,260; 32,477; 3,963; 5,511; 1,987; 566; 35; 18
2020-05-26; 337,221; 6,887; 28,849; 33,006; 4,060; 5,579; 2,002; 529; 68; 15
2020-05-27; 347,477;10,256; 29,727; 33,439; 4,137; 5,700; 2,044; 433; 121; 42
2020-05-28;    357,722;    10,245;    30,603;    33,915;    4,211;    5,811;    2,098;    476;    111;    54
2020-05-29;    367,526;    9,804;    31,442;    34,566;    4,318;    5,947;    2,131;    651;    136;    33
2020-05-30;    379,552;    12,026;    32,471;    35,034;    4,369;    6,011;    2,149;    468;    64;    18
2020-05-31;    388,468;    8,916;    33,234;    35,513;    4,444;    6,049;    2,155;    479;    38;    6
2020-06-01;    398,066;    9,598;    34,055;    35,984;    4,508;    6,112;    2,206;    471;    63;    51
2020-06-02;    407,450;    9,384;    34,858;    36,350;    4,581;    6,176;    2,258;    366;    64;    52
2020-06-03;    423,521;    16,071;    36,232;    36,792;    4,669;    6,251;    2,299;    442;    75;    41
2020-06-04;    434,608;    11,087;    37,181;    37,282;    4,732;    6,312;    2,339;    490;    61;    40
2020-06-05;    443,533;    8,925;    37,944;    37,758;    4,789;    6,385;    2,355;    476;    73;    16
2020-06-06;    455,823;    12,290;    38,996;    38,111;    4,827;    6,460;    2,370;    353;    75;    15
2020-06-07;    466,279;    10,456;    39,890;    38,476;    4,858;    6,497;    2,377;    365;    37;    7
2020-06-08;    473,988;    7,709;    40,550;    38,837;    4,910;    6,550;    2,404;    361;    53;    27
2020-06-09;    487,583;    13,595;    41,713;    39,162;    4,939;    6,620;    2,421;    325;    70;    17
2020-06-10;    499,019;    11,436;    42,691;    39,575;    5,011;    6,693;    2,457;    413;    73;    36
2020-06-11;    509,699;    10,680;    43,605;    40,004;    5,057;    6,753;    2,490;    429;    60;    33
2020-06-12;    520,813;    11,114;    44,556;    40,424;    5,112;    6,814;    2,508;    420;    61;    18
2020-06-13;    535,943;    15,130;    45,850;    40,848;    5,144;    6,864;    2,554;    424;    50;    46
2020-06-14;    543,260;    7,317;    46,476;    41,148;    5,175;    6,895;    2,557;    300;    31;    3
2020-06-15;    554,128;    10,868;    47,406;    41,576;    5,220;    6,948;    2,573;    428;    53;    16
2020-06-16;    565,034;    10,906;    48,339;    42,010;    5,271;    7,007;    2,597;    434;    59;    24
 
It's something, but it's not much. Might save 1 life in 8 for those requiring ventilation and 1 in 25 for those requiring additional oxygen. (obviously referring to the steroid treatment here)
 
Shifty Geezer said:
Hydrochloroquine was tooted with really low study numbers and a lot of finger crossing. The moment small numbers were properly tested, it's fairly was obvious. This report includes 2000 patients treated with Dexamethasone. There's no way that number could give misleading results unless the research was completely screwed up. Which isn't impossible, and with open peer review, you may get something beign pointed out like all those Dexamethasone patients also had other care and the like.
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There's no way currently to determine if there are misleading results or misleading spin in the press release since the data has been withheld. The context for how it can be used is limited, and there would likely be issues with timing or indicators that doctors would need to know to determine if it is appropriate. Since the steroid would hinder the immune response, knowing when it helps would be key, and that could also be an area where a press release without numbers can find room to spin.

I also don't understand any pressure to overestimate benefits. No-one's going to make money from this and get it wrong, your reputation takes a hammering.
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That hasn't stopped dozens of institutions and journals jumping protocols and tarnishing their reputations. Being the first to find a treatment for a historic pandemic seems to have some motivational value, given the damage many parties have taken rushing to do so.

The pressure is to find stuff that works, which means doing investigations properly. I agree there'd be pressure to prove new drugs with a view to commercialisation, but this research is looking for treatments on a large scale - 6 medications across 11,000 patients.
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The proper path to find what really works and how well it works is the established path with research, free exchange of information, review, and reproducibility. Hydrochloroquine and Dexamethasone are also treatments pushed by nations whose governments' pandemic responses have compromised their internal standing, so there is definitely pressure to find something that works or at least seems to for a credulous press.
 
2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) for Dallas County Texas
https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/2019-novel-coronavirus.php

June 16, 2020 - 14,843 confirmed cases - 293 deaths

14,843 confirmed cases up 306 and eight new deaths
those 306 new cases represent a 2.1% increase over the last day

Increases (by percent) over the last 82 days:
21.0%, 19.6%, 11.1%, 12.5%, 14.9%
-- Month of April 2020 --
15.8%, 13.7%, 10.8%, 10.2%, 9.6%, 3.9%, 9.2%, 5.0%, 8.2%, 7.3%, 7.0%, 4.8%, 3.8%, 5.0%, 5.8%,
4.0%, 6.0%, 6.1%, 4.5%, 3.5%, 3.6%, 3.1%, 3.0%, 2.6%, 2.6%, 3.6%, 3.0%, 4.3%, 3.5%, 5.3%
-- Month of May 2020 --
5.3%, 4.9%, 6.0%, 5.7%, 5.9%, 5.3%, 5.2%, 4.9%, 4.7%, 4.5%, 4.3%, 3.9%, 3.8%, 3.6%, 2.9%, 3.0%,
2.8%, 3.0%, 2.9%, 2.4%, 2.3%, 2.5%, 2.0%, 2.1%, 1.9%, 2.1%, 2.1%, 2.2%, 2.1%, 2.2%, 2.3%
-- Month of June 2020 --
2.2%, 2.5%, 2.2%, 2.6%, 2.7%, 2.5%, 2.2%, 2.1%, 2.4%, 2.4%, 2.4%, 2.5%, 2.5%, 2.2%, 2.1%,
and now 2.1%

Increases (by count) over the last 82 days:
+64, +72, +49, +61, +82
-- Month of April 2020 --
+100, +100, +90, +94, +97. +43, +106, +63, +108, +105, +107, +79, +65, +89, +109,
+80, +124, +134, +104, +84, +90, +81, +80, +71, +75, +105, +91, +135, +112, +179
-- Month of May 2020 --
+187, +181, +234, +237, +253, +246, +251, +249, +250, +251, +253, +236, +243, +235, +199, +214,
+205, +224, +225, +186, +183, +204, +172, +178, +171, +190, +197, +202, +200, +219, +228
-- Month of June 2020 --
+228, +257, +239, +285, +298, +289, +263, +254, +298, +300, +312, +328, +345, +302, +305,
and now + 306

As of 11:00 am June 16, 2020, DCHHS is reporting 306 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 14,843, including 293 deaths.

The additional 8 deaths being reported today include:

  • A man in his 30’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been critically ill in an area hospital, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
  • A man in his 40’s who was a resident of the City of Hutchins. He had been critically ill in an area hospital, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
  • A woman in her 40’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. She had been critically ill in an area hospital, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
  • A man in his 60’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been critically ill in an area hospital, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
  • A man in his 60’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been critically ill in an area hospital, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
  • A woman in her 70’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. She had been critically ill in an area hospital, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
  • A woman in her 90’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Dallas. She expired in the facility, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
  • A woman in her 90’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Dallas. She expired in the facility, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
Of cases requiring hospitalization who reported employment, over 80% have been critical infrastructure workers, with a broad range of affected occupational sectors, including: healthcare, transportation, food and agriculture, public works, finance, communications, clergy, first responders and other essential functions.

Of cases requiring hospitalization, more than two-thirds have been under 65 years of age, and about half do not have any high-risk chronic health conditions. Diabetes has been an underlying high-risk health condition reported in about a third of all hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

The age-adjusted rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases in non-hospitalized patients have been highest among Hispanics (667.4 per 100,000), Asians (187.4 per 100,000) and Blacks (136.4 per 100,000). These rates have been higher than Whites (43.8 per 100,000). Over 60% of overall COVID-19 cases to date have been Hispanic.

Of the 293 total deaths reported to date, over a third have been associated with long-term care facilities.
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State of Texas complete COVID-19 data breakdown

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https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83
https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0d8bdf9be927459d9cb11b9eaef6101

Data as of 6/16/2020 @4:15 PM:

Total Tests: 1,522,434 (Up +23,419)

Total Viral Tests: 1,348,442 (Up +33,681)

Only 88.6% of Total Tests are Viral Tests the other 11.4% of tests are the useless Antibody Tests

Cases Reported: 93,206 (Up +2,622, +1,476)

The reported cases for June 16 include 2,622 new cases and 1,476 cases that were previously diagnosed among Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmates but that had not been reported by local health departments (887 from Anderson County and 589 from Brazoria County).

Fatalities: 2,029 (Up +46)

Texas tests per 1M population are 52,505 (Up +807) which places Texas as the 9th worst State. No change from yesterday.

Click this link: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us and on the page click the Tests / 1M pop column twice to sort from worst to first

They are using roughly 28.996 million as the population of Texas.

Texas is mixing Viral and Antibody Tests in the total test numbers which is very bad as Antibody Tests are useless in determining if someone has the Coronavirus.

As of today the real number of Total Viral Tests for Texas is 1,348,442 which works out to be 46,504 per 1M population so Texas is really the 4th worst state in testing
 
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Restaurants again shutting their doors as coronavirus flares

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/restaurants-again-shutting-their-doors-as-coronavirus-flares/ar-BB15zs8E

Some restaurants that had reopened in states now seeing a rebound in coronavirus cases are again having to shut down — a scenario public health experts had warned about and that business owners had feared.

In Texas, which started its reopening May 1 after weeks of being locked down, at least a dozen restaurants in and around Houston have recently posted announcements of temporary shutdowns to sanitize their establishments and test employees after cases of the virus emerged.

The city's Taste of Texas also temporarily closed after an employee tested positive, the steak house said Saturday in a post on social media. "Once 100 percent testing of our Taste of Texas team is complete, we will reopen," the eatery stated. A similar statement came a day earlier from the Relish Restaurant & Bar, also in Houston, which said it was temporarily closing to test all of its workers after one employee became infected.

"I decided to allow any employee for their personal sanity to go to Hospitality ER on MY dime to get tested. We have received more positive tests none of which were symptomatic and decided to push the pause button," Dean wrote. "I will meet with the health department Monday and get advice on what next steps should be."
 
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