COVID-19 Megathread 5: The Trumps catch COVID-19

[Hammy]

The good news is we'll probably be more prepared to deal with it, at least at the state level.

This. Hospital capacities will be swelled in anticipation, and treatments will be available, so we might not even need social distancing.

There are not enough hospitals or hospital staff so social distancing will be needed during outbreaks until a vaccine is ready and administered.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Today is turning out to be the deadliest day of the pandemic so far in the U.S at 2,800 deaths

 This would mean that the projected peak of April 15th was wrong. I am less optimistic this week from what I've seen than I was last week.

Apparently there was a backlog of really old cases in California.

California only reported 75 deaths.....even taking them out that is 2,725...

[DabbingSanta]

Today is turning out to be the deadliest day of the pandemic so far in the U.S at 2,800 deaths

 This would mean that the projected peak of April 15th was wrong. I am less optimistic this week from what I've seen than I was last week.

Deaths typically occur two weeks after infection, so I think these numbers would be reflecting new cases from April 7th.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1252643727811756034

This is interesting.  Georgia seems like the libertarian version of Michigan in terms of handling this.  Nail salons and movie theaters are on a totally different level from parks and beaches.

Fortunately all of the major chains are shut anyway by corporate decision, and whatever does open won't have much to show. No big budget movies coming out till June and only a few for the entire summer. Everything else has been delayed.

My office has been on work-from-home since early March, and we were told today that the office would NOT reopen until the company was sure it was completely safe, even after any government restrictions were lifted.  The implication was that it will be quite a while before that happens.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Is it safe to say that the US will go past 60 thousands deaths by the end of the month?

[GP270watch]

Today is turning out to be the deadliest day of the pandemic so far in the U.S at 2,800 deaths

 This would mean that the projected peak of April 15th was wrong. I am less optimistic this week from what I've seen than I was last week.

Deaths typically occur two weeks after infection, so I think these numbers would be reflecting new cases from April 7th.

 The only good news is that hospitalizations and intubations are down in hotspots like NYC. The new case data means nothing because the testing has been so shoddy. But there is also the fact that many people are dying before they even get to the hospital in nursing homes or at home. We saw this in Italy and Spain. I am really tracking deaths, deaths are the ultimate telltale until we get a better testing standard.

[Grassroots]

The good news is we'll probably be more prepared to deal with it, at least at the state level.

This. Hospital capacities will be swelled in anticipation, and treatments will be available, so we might not even need social distancing.

There are not enough hospitals or hospital staff so social distancing will be needed during outbreaks until a vaccine is ready and administered.

I don't think you read anything of what I said.

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LA county had a huge increase in the number of cases in the last 2 days due to backlog.

[Tekken_Guy]

I think it's another Tuesday effect.

[It’s so Joever]

The “China created the virus” theory will turn out like the USS Maine or Tonkin Gulf.

[Tekken_Guy]

We'll be more prepared this time at least.

Not sure. The virus is mutating.

How will that change things?

[GeorgiaModerate]

Is it safe to say that the US will go past 60 thousands deaths by the end of the month?

With deaths already over 45,000 and 9 days left in the month, it certainly looks possible.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

I think it's another Tuesday effect.

If it's the Tuesday effect then going by past precedent tomorrow should have like 35k new cases and roughly the same number of deaths

[Bandit3 the Worker]

They just reduced 1,100 cases off California. So apparently it didn't have 3,000 cases today.

[PSOL]

I’m really worried of what is to come.

[ProudModerate2]

Can we take this one-step-at-a-time (world & media).
We are barely getting-out of this winter, and they are already talking about and predicting how next winter will be.
Ugggggg.
I'm all for preparation, but please.

[Grassroots]

They just reduced 1,100 cases off California. So apparently it didn't have 3,000 cases today.

Alarmists BTFO

[here2view]

I'm shocked /s

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

The idea is all over the place some say we might not get a second wave, some say we'll have waves all the way until 2023.

It's best to take it one day at a time.

[GeorgiaModerate]

They just reduced 1,100 cases off California. So apparently it didn't have 3,000 cases today.

Alarmists BTFO

You're really getting annoying with this "alarmist" stuff.  How about just being happy that they're trying to get the count accurate?

[Dr. Arch]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 4/21 per: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

I'm keeping track of these updates daily and updating at the end of the day, whenever all states finish reporting for that day.

Δ Change: Day-by-day Growth or Decline or COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.

• IE: Are we flattening the curve enough?

Σ Increase: A day's contribution to overall percentage growth of COVID-19 cases/deaths.

• IE: What's the overall change in the total?

<Last Numbers for 3/26-3/28 in this Post>
<Last Numbers for 3/29-4/4 in this Post>

4/5: <Sunday>

• Cases: 336,327 (+24,970 | Δ Change: ↓27.40% | Σ Increase: ↑8.02%)
• Deaths: 9,605 (+1,153 | Δ Change: ↑8.67% | Σ Increase: ↑13.64%)

4/6:

• Cases: 366,112 (+29,785 | Δ Change: ↑19.28% | Σ Increase: ↑8.86%)
• Deaths: 10,859 (+1,254 | Δ Change: ↑8.76% | Σ Increase: ↑13.06%)

4/7:

• Cases: 399,937 (+33,825 | Δ Change: ↑13.56% | Σ Increase: ↑13.56%)
• Deaths: 12,813 (+1,954 | Δ Change: ↑55.82% | Σ Increase: ↑9.02%)

4/8:

• Cases: 434,698 (+34,761 | Δ Change: ↑2.77% | Σ Increase: ↑8.69%)
• Deaths: 14,787 (+1,974 | Δ Change: ↑1.02% | Σ Increase: ↑15.41%)

4/9:

• Cases: 468,566 (+33,868 | Δ Change: ↓2.57% | Σ Increase: ↑7.79%)
• Deaths: 16,691 (+1,904 | Δ Change: ↓3.55% | Σ Increase: ↑12.88%)

4/10:

• Cases: 502,318 (+33,752 | Δ Change: ↓0.34% | Σ Increase: ↑7.20%)
• Deaths: 18,725 (+2,034 | Δ Change: ↑6.83% | Σ Increase: ↑12.19%)

4/11:

• Cases: 532,879 (+30,561 | Δ Change: ↓9.45% | Σ Increase: ↑6.08%)
• Deaths: 20,577 (+1,852 | Δ Change: ↓8.95% | Σ Increase: ↑9.89%)

4/12: <Sunday>

• Cases: 560,323 (+27,444 | Δ Change: ↓10.20% | Σ Increase: ↑5.15%)
• Deaths: 22,108 (+1,531 | Δ Change: ↓17.33% | Σ Increase: ↑7.44%)

4/13:

• Cases: 586,941 (+26,618 | Δ Change: ↓3.01% | Σ Increase: ↑4.75%)
• Deaths: 23,640 (+1,532 | Δ Change: ↑0.07% | Σ Increase: ↑6.93%)

4/14:

• Cases: 613,886 (+26,945 | Δ Change: ↑1.23% | Σ Increase: ↑4.59%)
• Deaths: 26,047 (+2,407 | Δ Change: ↑57.11% | Σ Increase: ↑10.18%)

4/15:

• Cases: 644,089 (+30,203 | Δ Change: ↑12.09% | Σ Increase: ↑4.92%)
• Deaths: 28,529 (+2,482 | Δ Change: ↑3.12% | Σ Increase: ↑9.53%)

4/16: <Missing Older Cases & Deaths Added / Δ Change Calculations Misleading>

• Cases: 677,570 (+33,481 | Σ Increase: ↑5.20%)
• Deaths: 34,617 (+6,088 | Σ Increase: ↑21.34%)

4/17: <Δ Change Calculations Based on 4/15>

• Cases: 709,735 (+32,165 | Δ Change: ↑6.50% | Σ Increase: ↑4.09%)
• Deaths: 37,154 (+2,537 | Δ Change: ↑2.22% | Σ Increase: ↑7.33%)

4/18:

• Cases: 738,830 (+29,095 | Δ Change: ↓9.54% | Σ Increase: ↑4.75%)
• Deaths: 39,014 (+1,860 | Δ Change: ↓26.69% | Σ Increase: ↑5.01%)

4/19: <Sunday>

• Cases: 764,303 (+25,473 | Δ Change: ↓12.45% | Σ Increase: ↑3.45%)
• Deaths: 40,548 (+1,534 | Δ Change: ↓17.53% | Σ Increase: ↑3.93%)

4/20 (Yesterday):

• Cases: 792,759 (+28,456 | Δ Change: ↑11.71% | Σ Increase: ↑3.28%)
• Deaths: 42,514 (+1,966 | Δ Change: ↑28.16% | Σ Increase: ↑4.85%)

4/21 (Today):

• Cases: 818,744 (+25,985 | Δ Change: ↓8.68% | Σ Increase: ↑3.72%)
• Deaths: 45,318 (+2,804 | Δ Change: ↑42.62% | Σ Increase: ↑6.60%)

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://mobile.twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/1252775153903206402

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

Why is it whenever something like this happens, there always has to be conspiracy theories that flare up?

[Mr. Reactionary]

Why is it whenever something like this happens, there always has to be conspiracy theories that flare up?

There are conspiracy theories for everything.