"Shit, the horse has bolted! Somebody close that gate!"
Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) (SARS-CoV-2) [2020]
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"Shit, the horse has bolted! Let's wait 3 weeks before closing the gate."
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Virus Cases Are Soaring in Texas. But Closing Down Again Is a ‘Last Option.’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/v...osing-down-again-is-a-last-option/ar-BB15Wj2r
HOUSTON — The coronavirus has been testing America’s governors. Few are being squeezed harder than Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas.
Mr. Abbott, the governor of the country’s largest Republican-controlled state, reopened Texas in May, eager to be part of President Trump’s push to restart the economy sooner rather than later. But the reopening has backfired, creating the makings of a political and public health disaster that is putting the lives of Texans at risk, adding ammunition to Mr. Abbott’s long-running war with the Democrats who run the state’s biggest cities and drawing unusually sharp criticism from fellow Republicans.
As millions of Texans have emerged from weeks of isolation and headed to shopping malls, movie theaters and beaches, the governor, faced with an alarming number of new cases, did an abrupt about-face this week and urged people to go back home.
He imposed restrictions on outdoor gatherings of more than 100 people and has cleared the way for local authorities to require face masks in businesses — after earlier opposing attempts by local officials to require everyone in their cities to wear masks in public.
These were the latest in a series of contradictory moves by the governor that have proved confusing and frustrating to many Texans.
For weeks, Mr. Abbott had reassured Texans that the virus was largely under control. “Covid-19, while dangerous, while still growing in the state of Texas, is not as severe as it is in some other states,” he told reporters in April.
But as the state began to rapidly reopen, and people returned to restaurants, bars, malls, hair salons and gyms, the numbers — and the governor’s tone and policy responses — have changed.
New cases, hospitalizations and the percentage of positive tests have been on the rise for weeks, indicators that the coronavirus is spreading rapidly. Since late May, the average number of newly reported cases each day has more than doubled to about 3,500, up from 1,500. That is not just the result of more testing: The percentage of tests coming back positive has soared from 4.5 percent to about 9 percent. Hospitalizations are also on the rise.
The sudden reversal has left Mr. Abbott with few good options and an array of critics from both parties — some of them the leaders of the state’s largely Democratic major cities, who have complained that the state reopened too quickly and tied their hands when they wanted to impose virus-control measures of their own.
“The governor opens up our economy and says, ‘OK, you guys go back to work,’ and we expect nothing to happen?” said Ruben Becerra, a Democrat and the county executive in Hays County, southwest of Austin, where total confirmed cases have surged from 353 on June 1 to more than 2,100 on Wednesday.
Texas, though, is facing a challenge of both politics and numbers. If local trends persist, Houston could become the hardest-hit city in the country, rivaling the situation in Brazil, Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, warned this week on Twitter.
Dr. Hotez, one of the state’s leading experts on contagious diseases and vaccine development, said in an interview on Wednesday that the Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan regions “are facing a dire public health emergency.”
The governor should require face masks and tougher social distancing measures in those four regions immediately, he said. “We have to take action before the end of this week,” he said. “If we don’t do something, there’s nothing to stop this thing going up the ceiling.”
Dr. Hotez and other public health experts, along with several local elected officials, have blamed the uptick in the virus on Mr. Abbott’s decision to speedily reopen the state. They said businesses were allowed to resume operations before the state had enough testing, contact tracing and other resources in place.
The results surfaced immediately in cities around the state.
San Antonio’s Bexar County had 93 patients in county hospitals on June 1, 20 of them on ventilators; by Tuesday, those numbers had jumped to 518 hospitalized, with 79 on ventilators.
“As we opened up Texas, everybody became very complacent and were not wearing face masks,” said Nelson W. Wolff, a Democrat who serves as the top elected official in Bexar County. “Then you have the president running around and not wearing one, and the governor only recommending it, not enforcing it, and so I think people got mixed signals, and we have seen it spread exponentially.”
Mr. Abbott has leaned on conservative, pro-business, small-government themes, but has also sent conflicting messages.
The governor initially resisted calls to issue a stay-at-home order, as other states had done, before issuing an executive order in early April. But even that led to a flurry of confusion, when he said at a news conference that it did not amount to a stay-at-home order. The next day, he released a video message clarifying that it did.
The order lasted 28 days, one of the shortest stay-at-home orders in the country.
Since businesses began reopening in early May, Mr. Abbott has gone head-to-head with the mostly Democratic mayors in the state’s largest cities, who have begged for more power to impose tougher restrictions. At first, Mr. Abbott’s approach was to let local officials handle the response. Then he shifted course, issuing an executive order that made it clear the state’s coronavirus rules nullified local ones. His stance shifted again in recent days when he allowed cities and counties to require businesses to have customers and employees wear masks and to fine business owners who did not comply.
Democratic critics who had been fighting for more local control said the governor’s turnabout came too late.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/v...osing-down-again-is-a-last-option/ar-BB15Wj2r
HOUSTON — The coronavirus has been testing America’s governors. Few are being squeezed harder than Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas.
Mr. Abbott, the governor of the country’s largest Republican-controlled state, reopened Texas in May, eager to be part of President Trump’s push to restart the economy sooner rather than later. But the reopening has backfired, creating the makings of a political and public health disaster that is putting the lives of Texans at risk, adding ammunition to Mr. Abbott’s long-running war with the Democrats who run the state’s biggest cities and drawing unusually sharp criticism from fellow Republicans.
As millions of Texans have emerged from weeks of isolation and headed to shopping malls, movie theaters and beaches, the governor, faced with an alarming number of new cases, did an abrupt about-face this week and urged people to go back home.
He imposed restrictions on outdoor gatherings of more than 100 people and has cleared the way for local authorities to require face masks in businesses — after earlier opposing attempts by local officials to require everyone in their cities to wear masks in public.
These were the latest in a series of contradictory moves by the governor that have proved confusing and frustrating to many Texans.
For weeks, Mr. Abbott had reassured Texans that the virus was largely under control. “Covid-19, while dangerous, while still growing in the state of Texas, is not as severe as it is in some other states,” he told reporters in April.
But as the state began to rapidly reopen, and people returned to restaurants, bars, malls, hair salons and gyms, the numbers — and the governor’s tone and policy responses — have changed.
New cases, hospitalizations and the percentage of positive tests have been on the rise for weeks, indicators that the coronavirus is spreading rapidly. Since late May, the average number of newly reported cases each day has more than doubled to about 3,500, up from 1,500. That is not just the result of more testing: The percentage of tests coming back positive has soared from 4.5 percent to about 9 percent. Hospitalizations are also on the rise.
The sudden reversal has left Mr. Abbott with few good options and an array of critics from both parties — some of them the leaders of the state’s largely Democratic major cities, who have complained that the state reopened too quickly and tied their hands when they wanted to impose virus-control measures of their own.
“The governor opens up our economy and says, ‘OK, you guys go back to work,’ and we expect nothing to happen?” said Ruben Becerra, a Democrat and the county executive in Hays County, southwest of Austin, where total confirmed cases have surged from 353 on June 1 to more than 2,100 on Wednesday.
Texas, though, is facing a challenge of both politics and numbers. If local trends persist, Houston could become the hardest-hit city in the country, rivaling the situation in Brazil, Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, warned this week on Twitter.
Dr. Hotez, one of the state’s leading experts on contagious diseases and vaccine development, said in an interview on Wednesday that the Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan regions “are facing a dire public health emergency.”
The governor should require face masks and tougher social distancing measures in those four regions immediately, he said. “We have to take action before the end of this week,” he said. “If we don’t do something, there’s nothing to stop this thing going up the ceiling.”
Dr. Hotez and other public health experts, along with several local elected officials, have blamed the uptick in the virus on Mr. Abbott’s decision to speedily reopen the state. They said businesses were allowed to resume operations before the state had enough testing, contact tracing and other resources in place.
The results surfaced immediately in cities around the state.
San Antonio’s Bexar County had 93 patients in county hospitals on June 1, 20 of them on ventilators; by Tuesday, those numbers had jumped to 518 hospitalized, with 79 on ventilators.
“As we opened up Texas, everybody became very complacent and were not wearing face masks,” said Nelson W. Wolff, a Democrat who serves as the top elected official in Bexar County. “Then you have the president running around and not wearing one, and the governor only recommending it, not enforcing it, and so I think people got mixed signals, and we have seen it spread exponentially.”
Mr. Abbott has leaned on conservative, pro-business, small-government themes, but has also sent conflicting messages.
The governor initially resisted calls to issue a stay-at-home order, as other states had done, before issuing an executive order in early April. But even that led to a flurry of confusion, when he said at a news conference that it did not amount to a stay-at-home order. The next day, he released a video message clarifying that it did.
The order lasted 28 days, one of the shortest stay-at-home orders in the country.
Since businesses began reopening in early May, Mr. Abbott has gone head-to-head with the mostly Democratic mayors in the state’s largest cities, who have begged for more power to impose tougher restrictions. At first, Mr. Abbott’s approach was to let local officials handle the response. Then he shifted course, issuing an executive order that made it clear the state’s coronavirus rules nullified local ones. His stance shifted again in recent days when he allowed cities and counties to require businesses to have customers and employees wear masks and to fine business owners who did not comply.
Democratic critics who had been fighting for more local control said the governor’s turnabout came too late.
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Family shaken after 18 relatives test positive for COVID-19 after birthday party
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/coronavirus/family-shaken-after-18-relatives-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-birthday-party/ar-BB15WrOM
Do you see anyone wearing a mask? How about the 6 feet social distancing?
What you do see is a bunch of idiots in Texas spreading the virus to 18 additional people.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/coronavirus/family-shaken-after-18-relatives-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-birthday-party/ar-BB15WrOM
Do you see anyone wearing a mask? How about the 6 feet social distancing?
What you do see is a bunch of idiots in Texas spreading the virus to 18 additional people.
Bournemouth beach: Major incident declared as thousands flock to coast
A major incident has been declared in Bournemouth after thousands of people flocked to the Dorset coast on the second day of the UK heatwave.
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council said it was "stretched to the absolute hilt".
Dorset Police has urged people to stay away from the resort and other beaches in the county.
There have been reports of traffic gridlock, anti-social behaviour, fights and overnight camping.
Earlier people were urged to "act responsibly" as temperatures hit the mid-20s.
By mid-morning Bournemouth beach was busy "as far as the eye can see" and the Durdle Door car park was approaching capacity.
Read more: BBC Article
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A major incident has been declared in Bournemouth after thousands of people flocked to the Dorset coast on the second day of the UK heatwave.
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council said it was "stretched to the absolute hilt".
Dorset Police has urged people to stay away from the resort and other beaches in the county.
There have been reports of traffic gridlock, anti-social behaviour, fights and overnight camping.
Earlier people were urged to "act responsibly" as temperatures hit the mid-20s.
By mid-morning Bournemouth beach was busy "as far as the eye can see" and the Durdle Door car park was approaching capacity.
Read more: BBC Article
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12 tonnes of rubbish left on Bournemouth beach yesterday. People had even defecated in burger boxes & left on beach. We are creating a pandemic & pollution hell on Earth #Covid19UK #plasticpollution
Testing is at 15.5K. New cases at the highest +892 they've been since April 20th when they had the prison facility outbreak. I'm hoping the surge of these new cases is restricted to the young and dumb nearly 100 highschool students from Ohio Valley who went on vacation to Myrtle Beach. If the new cases don't drop, I fear the numbers will drastically increase leading up to the upcoming Fourth of July Holiday week and be the start of a new surge.
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
Here is the raw data for the last few days:
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
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
2020-06-01; 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
2020-06-17; 581,444; 16,410; 49,743; 42,422; 5,336; 7,051; 2,611; 412; 44; 14
2020-06-18; 596,875; 15,431; 51,063; 43,122; 5,404; 7,104; 2,633; 700; 53; 22
2020-06-19; 612,854; 15,979; 52,430; 43,731; 5,481; 7,167; 2,667; 609; 63; 34
2020-06-20; 626,765; 13,911; 53,620; 44,262; 5,555; 7,201; 2,697; 531; 34; 30
2020-06-21; 639,991; 13,226; 54,752; 44,808; 5,633; 7,242; 2,700; 546; 41; 3
2020-06-22; 656,318; 16,327; 56,148; 45,537; 5,734; 7,292; 2,704; 729; 50; 4
2020-06-23; 667,077; 10,759; 57,069; 46,127; 5,820; 7,379; 2,735; 590; 87; 31
2020-06-24; 680,687; 13,610; 58,233; 46,759; 5,964; 7,447; 2,755; 632; 68; 20
2020-06-25; 696,200; 15,513; 59,560; 47,651; 6,111; 7,502; 2,772; 892; 55; 17So for the surge in Ohio cases, it's not tied to any specific outbreaks. There were higher numbers in Hamilton county over the weekend and leading into Tuesday. There's a surge in younger folks being infected.
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https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200625/ohio-coronavirus-cases-up-892-thursday-highest-since-april
DeWine said nearly 60% of Ohio’s cases involve those ages 20-49. He said while the state has increased testing, officials don’t believe the increase is completely due to testing.
Dr. Richard P. Lofgren, president and CEO of UC Health, the University of Cincinnati’s affiliated health system, joined DeWine’s briefing Thursday, and he noted significant upticks in southwest Ohio, where Hamilton and surrounding counties are reporting R0 numbers above 1. That data point represents the number of people a person carrying the virus could infect.
Lofgren also noted increasing numbers of young adults testing positive.
“This is really indicative that the increased number of cases we’re seeing is not just because we’re doing more tests,” he said. “It really does, in fact, indicate that there is more disease, more disease that’s spreading in our community.”
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https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200625/ohio-coronavirus-cases-up-892-thursday-highest-since-april
DeWine said nearly 60% of Ohio’s cases involve those ages 20-49. He said while the state has increased testing, officials don’t believe the increase is completely due to testing.
Dr. Richard P. Lofgren, president and CEO of UC Health, the University of Cincinnati’s affiliated health system, joined DeWine’s briefing Thursday, and he noted significant upticks in southwest Ohio, where Hamilton and surrounding counties are reporting R0 numbers above 1. That data point represents the number of people a person carrying the virus could infect.
Lofgren also noted increasing numbers of young adults testing positive.
“This is really indicative that the increased number of cases we’re seeing is not just because we’re doing more tests,” he said. “It really does, in fact, indicate that there is more disease, more disease that’s spreading in our community.”
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2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) for Dallas County Texas
https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/2019-novel-coronavirus.php
June 25, 2020 - 18,538 confirmed cases - 334 deaths
18,538 confirmed cases up 403 and six new deaths
those 403 new cases represent a 2.2% increase over the last day
Increases (by percent) since March 27, 2020 :
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%,
2.1%, 2.8%, 2.6%, 2.4%, 2.5%, 2.5%, 2.7%, 2.6%, 2.2% and now 2.2%
Increases (by count) since March 27, 2020 :
+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,
+306, +413, +392, +394, +395, +408, +454, +445, +391 and now +403
https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/2019-novel-coronavirus.php
June 25, 2020 - 18,538 confirmed cases - 334 deaths
18,538 confirmed cases up 403 and six new deaths
those 403 new cases represent a 2.2% increase over the last day
Increases (by percent) since March 27, 2020 :
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%,
2.1%, 2.8%, 2.6%, 2.4%, 2.5%, 2.5%, 2.7%, 2.6%, 2.2% and now 2.2%
Increases (by count) since March 27, 2020 :
+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,
+306, +413, +392, +394, +395, +408, +454, +445, +391 and now +403
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State of Texas complete COVID-19 data breakdown
https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83
https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0d8bdf9be927459d9cb11b9eaef6101
Data as of 6/25/2020 @4:00 PM:
Total Tests: 1,875,197 (Up +39,160)
Total Viral Tests: 1,659,340 (Up +29,082)
Only 88.5% of Total Tests are Viral Tests the other 11.5% of tests are the useless Antibody Tests
Cases Reported: 131,917 (Up +5,996)
Fatalities: 2,296 (Up +47)
Texas tests per 1M population are 64,671 (Up +1,350) 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 1,659,340 which works out to be 57,227 per 1M population so Texas is really the 6th worst state in testing
https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83
https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0d8bdf9be927459d9cb11b9eaef6101
Data as of 6/25/2020 @4:00 PM:
Total Tests: 1,875,197 (Up +39,160)
Total Viral Tests: 1,659,340 (Up +29,082)
Only 88.5% of Total Tests are Viral Tests the other 11.5% of tests are the useless Antibody Tests
Cases Reported: 131,917 (Up +5,996)
Fatalities: 2,296 (Up +47)
Texas tests per 1M population are 64,671 (Up +1,350) 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 1,659,340 which works out to be 57,227 per 1M population so Texas is really the 6th worst state in testing
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Cases in Texas are exploding right now.
Today's case increase is 5,996 a new all time high. Not Good.
Last seven day's case increases are 5,996, 5,551, 5,489, 3,280, 3,866, 4,430 3,454
First day that cases exceeded 2000 was June 10th.
First day that cases exceeded 3000 was June 17th.
First day that cases exceeded 4000 was June 20th.
First day that cases exceeded 5000 was June 23th.
The numbers of cases in Texas for each week since June 1, 2020 is :
June 1-7 : Total Cases 10,691 - Average of 1,527 per day
June 8-14 : Total Cases 12,876 - Average of 1,839 per day - 20% higher than the previous week
June 15-21 : Total Cases 22,271 - Average of 3,182 per day - 73% higher than the previous week
June 22-25 : Total Cases 20,316 - Average of 5,079 per day - 60% higher than the previous week - Four days for the week so far
Today's case increase is 5,996 a new all time high. Not Good.
Last seven day's case increases are 5,996, 5,551, 5,489, 3,280, 3,866, 4,430 3,454
First day that cases exceeded 2000 was June 10th.
First day that cases exceeded 3000 was June 17th.
First day that cases exceeded 4000 was June 20th.
First day that cases exceeded 5000 was June 23th.
The numbers of cases in Texas for each week since June 1, 2020 is :
June 1-7 : Total Cases 10,691 - Average of 1,527 per day
June 8-14 : Total Cases 12,876 - Average of 1,839 per day - 20% higher than the previous week
June 15-21 : Total Cases 22,271 - Average of 3,182 per day - 73% higher than the previous week
June 22-25 : Total Cases 20,316 - Average of 5,079 per day - 60% higher than the previous week - Four days for the week so far
That's more for Texas per population than the UK's worst day which happened a little more than two weeks after lockdown. There were about 1k cases a day at lockdown, and 5k at its peak, with a highest of 8k. Those same simple projections would put Texas's new case count at 40k+ two weeks from now if there was immediate lockdown. Without that, it may be notably more. Any lockdown to get numbers down to containable levels will likely be extremely long, because the disease will still be present in essential workers.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott closes bars, dials back restaurants to half-capacity, shuts river rafting
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/pub...taurants-to-half-capacity-shuts-river-rafting
Abbott said his ‘targeted measures,’ which include giving local officials more control over large gatherings, are necessary to get coronavirus' spread under control.
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday took more countermeasures to stem a tide of coronavirus infections, as he closed bars, ordered restaurants to return to 50% capacity, shut river-rafting outfits and gave local officials more control over large gatherings ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
It was a big pivot from Monday, when he said retrenchment “will always be the last option.”
On Friday, Abbott called the moves “targeted, measured directives.” He stressed the state must move forcefully to get the current spread of COVID-19 under control.
Abbott noted he always said that if positivity rates again exceeded 10%, he’d consider that a “red flag” that required action to limit spread of virus -- even if meant halting or rolling back his reopening of businesses and public activities.
The positivity rate, which is the percentage of coronavirus tests administered that produce a positive result, dwindled to under 5% last month, after a high in mid-April of 13.86%. On Wednesday, the seven-day average positivity rate was 11.76%.
Abbott said public health authorities have linked businesses covered by his Friday order to rising infections.
“At this time, it is clear that the rise in cases is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars,” he said in a written statement.
Bars must shut at noon Friday. They may remain open for delivery and take-out, including for alcoholic beverages, as long as that’s authorized by the state’s bar regulator.
Restaurants may remain open for dine-in service, but at a capacity not to exceed 50% of total listed indoor occupancy, starting Monday.
Rafting and tubing businesses must close at noon Friday. That includes “rental of rafts or tubes and transportation of people for the purpose of rafting or tubing,” according to Abbott’s new executive order.
As was the case in earlier Abbott orders, the outdoor crowd maximum doesn’t apply to religious services, youth camps, sporting events and amusement parks.
“The gathering is prohibited unless the mayor of the city in which the gathering is held, or the county judge -- in the case of a gathering in an unincorporated area -- approves of the gathering, and such approval can be made subject to certain conditions or restrictions not inconsistent with this executive order,” says Abbott’s Friday order.
In his release, Abbott said he hopes the rollbacks are temporary.
“The actions in this executive order are essential to our mission to swiftly contain this virus and protect public health,” he said. “We want this to be as limited in duration as possible.”
Hospitals in Houston, Dallas and other urban areas are reporting a surge in admissions of COVID-19 patients.
On Thursday, there were 4,738 coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals -- the 14th straight day of record hospitalizations. There were 5,996 new cases, another record, with 47 deaths -- the highest total since May 20.
Also, outdoor gatherings of 100 or more people must be approved by local governments, starting immediately, though local officials could make certain exceptions.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/pub...taurants-to-half-capacity-shuts-river-rafting
Abbott said his ‘targeted measures,’ which include giving local officials more control over large gatherings, are necessary to get coronavirus' spread under control.
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday took more countermeasures to stem a tide of coronavirus infections, as he closed bars, ordered restaurants to return to 50% capacity, shut river-rafting outfits and gave local officials more control over large gatherings ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
It was a big pivot from Monday, when he said retrenchment “will always be the last option.”
On Friday, Abbott called the moves “targeted, measured directives.” He stressed the state must move forcefully to get the current spread of COVID-19 under control.
Abbott noted he always said that if positivity rates again exceeded 10%, he’d consider that a “red flag” that required action to limit spread of virus -- even if meant halting or rolling back his reopening of businesses and public activities.
The positivity rate, which is the percentage of coronavirus tests administered that produce a positive result, dwindled to under 5% last month, after a high in mid-April of 13.86%. On Wednesday, the seven-day average positivity rate was 11.76%.
Abbott said public health authorities have linked businesses covered by his Friday order to rising infections.
“At this time, it is clear that the rise in cases is largely driven by certain types of activities, including Texans congregating in bars,” he said in a written statement.
Bars must shut at noon Friday. They may remain open for delivery and take-out, including for alcoholic beverages, as long as that’s authorized by the state’s bar regulator.
Restaurants may remain open for dine-in service, but at a capacity not to exceed 50% of total listed indoor occupancy, starting Monday.
Rafting and tubing businesses must close at noon Friday. That includes “rental of rafts or tubes and transportation of people for the purpose of rafting or tubing,” according to Abbott’s new executive order.
As was the case in earlier Abbott orders, the outdoor crowd maximum doesn’t apply to religious services, youth camps, sporting events and amusement parks.
“The gathering is prohibited unless the mayor of the city in which the gathering is held, or the county judge -- in the case of a gathering in an unincorporated area -- approves of the gathering, and such approval can be made subject to certain conditions or restrictions not inconsistent with this executive order,” says Abbott’s Friday order.
In his release, Abbott said he hopes the rollbacks are temporary.
“The actions in this executive order are essential to our mission to swiftly contain this virus and protect public health,” he said. “We want this to be as limited in duration as possible.”
Hospitals in Houston, Dallas and other urban areas are reporting a surge in admissions of COVID-19 patients.
On Thursday, there were 4,738 coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals -- the 14th straight day of record hospitalizations. There were 5,996 new cases, another record, with 47 deaths -- the highest total since May 20.
Also, outdoor gatherings of 100 or more people must be approved by local governments, starting immediately, though local officials could make certain exceptions.
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Colleyville won’t enforce Tarrant County’s mask requirements as coronavirus cases soar
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/06/25/colleyville-wont-enforce-tarrant-countys-mask-requirements-as-coronavirus-cases-soar/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=County+Judge+to+limit+4th+of+July+crowds,+Protesters+not+to+face+charges:+Your+Morning+Roundup&utm_campaign=MorningRoundup_06262020
The city of Colleyville won’t enforce Tarrant County’s order requiring people to wear masks inside businesses and at large outdoor gatherings, according to a statement released Thursday.
Coronavirus cases in the county are soaring, with 517 new cases reported Thursday — the most any North Texas county has reported on a single day. Tarrant County has had a total of 10,363 positive cases.
Colleyville’s statement said it “will not adopt any formal action enacting this measure nor provide enforcement” and directed questions to the county.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he’s “very disappointed they are taking that stance. We are trying to do things to prevent their businesses from being shut down.”
The mask requirement applies to businesses and gatherings of 100 people or more. It goes into effect Friday, June 26, at 6 p.m. and will stay in place until Aug. 3 at 6 a.m., unless it is extended. Businesses who don’t comply could face charges up to $1,000.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/06/25/colleyville-wont-enforce-tarrant-countys-mask-requirements-as-coronavirus-cases-soar/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=County+Judge+to+limit+4th+of+July+crowds,+Protesters+not+to+face+charges:+Your+Morning+Roundup&utm_campaign=MorningRoundup_06262020
The city of Colleyville won’t enforce Tarrant County’s order requiring people to wear masks inside businesses and at large outdoor gatherings, according to a statement released Thursday.
Coronavirus cases in the county are soaring, with 517 new cases reported Thursday — the most any North Texas county has reported on a single day. Tarrant County has had a total of 10,363 positive cases.
Colleyville’s statement said it “will not adopt any formal action enacting this measure nor provide enforcement” and directed questions to the county.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he’s “very disappointed they are taking that stance. We are trying to do things to prevent their businesses from being shut down.”
The mask requirement applies to businesses and gatherings of 100 people or more. It goes into effect Friday, June 26, at 6 p.m. and will stay in place until Aug. 3 at 6 a.m., unless it is extended. Businesses who don’t comply could face charges up to $1,000.
But it won't. It's like these people have no idea how the disease actually spreads. If infectivity elsewhere outside of river rafting was practically zero, then sure, but religious congregations are going to spread the disease. Restaurants will be spreading the disease. I expect there's a lot of aircon air recycling going on in Texas meaning infectivity in those environments is going to be even higher.
When the UK started lockdown, it was hoped it would be for three weeks. It was 7 weeks later that numbers dropped enough for restrictions to be partially lifted, and it's been 12 weeks and we're still on significant restrictions. Each restriction lessened increases disease spread. You then need to wait several weeks to see what the impact to the disease growth is. If R isn't climbing above 1, you can open up a little more. A lot of places have opened up more without really knowing the impact of the previous changes.
Coronavirus: Evening update as European cases grow and tempers fray on UK beaches
June 25, 2020
//www.bbc.com/news/uk-53182910
June 25, 2020
//www.bbc.com/news/uk-53182910
Testing is at 21.8K. This is their highest level of testing ever.
Unfortunately, New cases are at their highest point ever with +987, since April 20th when they had the prison facility outbreak. So this is certainly their worst moment ever. If the new cases don't drop, I fear the numbers will drastically increase leading up to the upcoming Fourth of July Holiday week and be the start of a new surge.
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
Here is the raw data for the last few days:
Unfortunately, New cases are at their highest point ever with +987, since April 20th when they had the prison facility outbreak. So this is certainly their worst moment ever. If the new cases don't drop, I fear the numbers will drastically increase leading up to the upcoming Fourth of July Holiday week and be the start of a new surge.
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
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
2020-06-01; 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
2020-06-17; 581,444; 16,410; 49,743; 42,422; 5,336; 7,051; 2,611; 412; 44; 14
2020-06-18; 596,875; 15,431; 51,063; 43,122; 5,404; 7,104; 2,633; 700; 53; 22
2020-06-19; 612,854; 15,979; 52,430; 43,731; 5,481; 7,167; 2,667; 609; 63; 34
2020-06-20; 626,765; 13,911; 53,620; 44,262; 5,555; 7,201; 2,697; 531; 34; 30
2020-06-21; 639,991; 13,226; 54,752; 44,808; 5,633; 7,242; 2,700; 546; 41; 3
2020-06-22; 656,318; 16,327; 56,148; 45,537; 5,734; 7,292; 2,704; 729; 50; 4
2020-06-23; 667,077; 10,759; 57,069; 46,127; 5,820; 7,379; 2,735; 590; 87; 31
2020-06-24; 680,687; 13,610; 58,233; 46,759; 5,964; 7,447; 2,755; 632; 68; 20
2020-06-25; 696,200; 15,513; 59,560; 47,651; 6,111; 7,502; 2,772; 892; 55; 17
2020-06-26; 718,086; 21,886; 61,433; 48,638; 6,287; 7,570; 2,788; 987; 68; 16As of now, Florida is reporting +8,942 new cases since yesterday putting their 24 day streak at 65,513 total for an average of 2729 a day
Arizona reported +3,428 new cases (66,458 total). Maryland is at 66,115 total (+338 new for today). So Arizona is now in 11th spot and closing in on moving into the top 10.
Michigan is at spot 10 with 69,329 total (+340 new for today). So in a day or two Arizona will easily surpass Michigan.
Arizona reported +3,428 new cases (66,458 total). Maryland is at 66,115 total (+338 new for today). So Arizona is now in 11th spot and closing in on moving into the top 10.
Michigan is at spot 10 with 69,329 total (+340 new for today). So in a day or two Arizona will easily surpass Michigan.