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

[SInNYC]

Should have these 4 components for sure.

1. Direct stimulus to every American citizen, drop the means testing(it's not worth the redtape upfront) and develop a system for future instances where direct stimulus can be distributed instantly and evenly.

2. Money for states, this is very important.

3. Bonus compensation for medical professionals and grocery and others workers who continued working throughout the pandemic at risk and harm to themselves.

4. Continue the extra $600 weekly unemployment insurance as is, it's been credited with economists on the left and right as keeping households and businesses from drowning.

This is a good basis, but the items need to be pegged to economic statistics. Otherwise, its entirely possible that the senate shuts everything off in the next round (if Biden wins and Rs keep the senate) and we are just plunged into a deep recession in 2021.

This unfortunately sounds like just politics, but its the reality of the world we live in. However, pegging it to economic stats is also good policy and not just politics.

 The recession is coming and Biden will have to clean up this mess at the same time that rightwing media and pundits will have no shame whatsoever in blaming the mess on Biden.

As I said, thats why you peg it to economic stats instead of passing a one time bill.

[Damocles]

https://twitter.com/joeygarrison/status/1286724615365173250

“He’s delusional. Take him to the infirmary.”

[Dr. Arch]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 7/24 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.

New - Substituting the Δ Change metric as of 7/13 on dates starting from 7/5:
ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.

• IE: Comparing the numbers to the same day of last week, 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?

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7/12: <Sunday>

• Cases: 3,413,995 (+58,349 | ΔW Change: ↑23.73% | Σ Increase: ↑1.74%)
• Deaths: 137,782 (+379 | ΔW Change: ↑51.00% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

7/13: <M>

• Cases: 3,479,483 (+65,488 | ΔW Change: ↑13.10% | Σ Increase: ↑1.74%)
• Deaths: 138,247 (+465 | ΔW Change: ↑13.41% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

7/14: <T>

• Cases: 3,545,077 (+65,594 | ΔW Change: ↑16.61% | Σ Increase: ↑1.89%)
• Deaths: 139,143 (+896 | ΔW Change: ↓9.77% | Σ Increase: ↑0.65%)

7/15: <W>

• Cases: 3,616,747 (+71,670 | ΔW Change: ↑13.61% | Σ Increase: ↑2.02%)
• Deaths: 140,140 (+997 | ΔW Change: ↑16.25% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)

7/16: <Þ>

• Cases: 3,695,025 (+78,278 | ΔW Change: ↑27.77% | Σ Increase: ↑2.16%)
• Deaths: 141,118 (+978 | ΔW Change: ↑1.03% | Σ Increase: ↑0.70%)

7/17: <F>

• Cases: 3,770,012 (+74,987 | ΔW Change: ↑4.46% | Σ Increase: ↑2.03%)
• Deaths: 142,064 (+946 | ΔW Change: ↑11.43% | Σ Increase: ↑0.67%)

7/18: <S>

• Cases: 3,833,271 (+63,259 | ΔW Change: ↓0.94% | Σ Increase: ↑1.68%)
• Deaths: 142,877 (+813 | ΔW Change: ↑11.07% | Σ Increase: ↑0.57%)

7/19: <Sunday>

• Cases: 3,896,855 (+63,584 | ΔW Change: ↑8.97% | Σ Increase: ↑1.66%)
• Deaths: 143,269 (+392 | ΔW Change: ↑3.43% | Σ Increase: ↑0.27%)

7/20: <M>

• Cases: 3,961,429 (+64,574 | ΔW Change: ↓1.40% | Σ Increase: ↑1.66%)
• Deaths: 143,834 (+565 | ΔW Change: ↑21.51% | Σ Increase: ↑0.39%)

7/21: <T>

• Cases: 4,028,569 (+67,140 | ΔW Change: ↑2.36% | Σ Increase: ↑1.69%)
• Deaths: 144,953 (+1,119 | ΔW Change: ↑24.85% | Σ Increase: ↑0.78%)

7/22: <W>

• Cases: 4,100,875 (+72,306 | ΔW Change: ↑0.89% | Σ Increase: ↑1.79%)
• Deaths: 146,183 (+1,230 | ΔW Change: ↑23.37% | Σ Increase: ↑0.85%)

7/23 (Yesterday): <Þ>

• Cases: 4,169,991 (+69,116 | ΔW Change: ↓11.70% | Σ Increase: ↑1.69%)
• Deaths: 147,333 (+1,150 | ΔW Change: ↑17.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.79%)

7/24 (Today): <F>

• Cases: 4,248,327 (+78,336 | ΔW Change: ↑4.47% | Σ Increase: ↑1.88%)
• Deaths: 148,490 (+1,157 | ΔW Change: ↑22.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.79%)

[Sir Mohamed]

COVID-19 patients will be ‘sent home to die’ if deemed too sick, Texas county says

In April, its aggressive and successful approach to beating the coronavirus was spotlighted by NBC News.
...
But after Gov. Greg Abbott issued orders for the reopening of the state, overriding local control and decision-making, COVID-19 cases surged.

Now Starr County is at a dangerous “tipping point,” reporting an alarming number of new cases each day, data show. Starr County Memorial Hospital — the county’s only hospital — is overflowing with COVID-19 patients.

The county has been forced to form what is being compared to a so-called “death panel.” A county health board – which governs Starr Memorial – is set to authorize critical care guidelines Thursday that will help medical workers determine ways to allocate scarce medical resources on patients with the best chance to survive.

Absolutely inhumane. It's not even aiding the economy, because people can't go to work sick. And opening stores and restaurants is useless if nobody goes there out of fear to get infected or because people are too sick.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Has anyone congratulated Trump for yesterday's record?

[Landslide Lyndon]

https://twitter.com/tlrd/status/1286808820979834880

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/tlrd/status/1286808820979834880

Karma seems to be a force just as powerful as the coronavirus.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/tlrd/status/1286808820979834880

Karma seems to be a force just as powerful as the coronavirus.

The karma ran over his dogma.

[Dr. Arch]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 7/25 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.

New - Substituting the Δ Change metric as of 7/13 on dates starting from 7/5:
ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.

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

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

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7/12: <Sunday>

• Cases: 3,413,995 (+58,349 | ΔW Change: ↑23.73% | Σ Increase: ↑1.74%)
• Deaths: 137,782 (+379 | ΔW Change: ↑51.00% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

7/13: <M>

• Cases: 3,479,483 (+65,488 | ΔW Change: ↑13.10% | Σ Increase: ↑1.74%)
• Deaths: 138,247 (+465 | ΔW Change: ↑13.41% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

7/14: <T>

• Cases: 3,545,077 (+65,594 | ΔW Change: ↑16.61% | Σ Increase: ↑1.89%)
• Deaths: 139,143 (+896 | ΔW Change: ↓9.77% | Σ Increase: ↑0.65%)

7/15: <W>

• Cases: 3,616,747 (+71,670 | ΔW Change: ↑13.61% | Σ Increase: ↑2.02%)
• Deaths: 140,140 (+997 | ΔW Change: ↑16.25% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)

7/16: <Þ>

• Cases: 3,695,025 (+78,278 | ΔW Change: ↑27.77% | Σ Increase: ↑2.16%)
• Deaths: 141,118 (+978 | ΔW Change: ↑1.03% | Σ Increase: ↑0.70%)

7/17: <F>

• Cases: 3,770,012 (+74,987 | ΔW Change: ↑4.46% | Σ Increase: ↑2.03%)
• Deaths: 142,064 (+946 | ΔW Change: ↑11.43% | Σ Increase: ↑0.67%)

7/18: <S>

• Cases: 3,833,271 (+63,259 | ΔW Change: ↓0.94% | Σ Increase: ↑1.68%)
• Deaths: 142,877 (+813 | ΔW Change: ↑11.07% | Σ Increase: ↑0.57%)

7/19: <Sunday>

• Cases: 3,896,855 (+63,584 | ΔW Change: ↑8.97% | Σ Increase: ↑1.66%)
• Deaths: 143,269 (+392 | ΔW Change: ↑3.43% | Σ Increase: ↑0.27%)

7/20: <M>

• Cases: 3,961,429 (+64,574 | ΔW Change: ↓1.40% | Σ Increase: ↑1.66%)
• Deaths: 143,834 (+565 | ΔW Change: ↑21.51% | Σ Increase: ↑0.39%)

7/21: <T>

• Cases: 4,028,569 (+67,140 | ΔW Change: ↑2.36% | Σ Increase: ↑1.69%)
• Deaths: 144,953 (+1,119 | ΔW Change: ↑24.85% | Σ Increase: ↑0.78%)

7/22: <W>

• Cases: 4,100,875 (+72,306 | ΔW Change: ↑0.89% | Σ Increase: ↑1.79%)
• Deaths: 146,183 (+1,230 | ΔW Change: ↑23.37% | Σ Increase: ↑0.85%)

7/23: <Þ>

• Cases: 4,169,991 (+69,116 | ΔW Change: ↓11.70% | Σ Increase: ↑1.69%)
• Deaths: 147,333 (+1,150 | ΔW Change: ↑17.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.79%)

7/24 (Yesterday): <F>

• Cases: 4,248,327 (+78,336 | ΔW Change: ↑4.47% | Σ Increase: ↑1.88%)
• Deaths: 148,490 (+1,157 | ΔW Change: ↑22.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.79%)

7/25 (Today): <S>

• Cases: 4,315,678 (+67,351 | ΔW Change: ↑6.47% | Σ Increase: ↑1.59%)
• Deaths: 149,395 (+905 | ΔW Change: ↑11.32% | Σ Increase: ↑0.61%)

[Storr]

The updated numbers for COVID-19 in the U.S. are in for 7/25 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.

New - Substituting the Δ Change metric as of 7/13 on dates starting from 7/5:
ΔW Change: Comparisons of Weekly Day-to-day Growth or Decline of COVID-19 Spread/Deaths.

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7/12: <Sunday>

• Cases: 3,413,995 (+58,349 | ΔW Change: ↑23.73% | Σ Increase: ↑1.74%)
• Deaths: 137,782 (+379 | ΔW Change: ↑51.00% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

7/13: <M>

• Cases: 3,479,483 (+65,488 | ΔW Change: ↑13.10% | Σ Increase: ↑1.74%)
• Deaths: 138,247 (+465 | ΔW Change: ↑13.41% | Σ Increase: ↑0.28%)

7/14: <T>

• Cases: 3,545,077 (+65,594 | ΔW Change: ↑16.61% | Σ Increase: ↑1.89%)
• Deaths: 139,143 (+896 | ΔW Change: ↓9.77% | Σ Increase: ↑0.65%)

7/15: <W>

• Cases: 3,616,747 (+71,670 | ΔW Change: ↑13.61% | Σ Increase: ↑2.02%)
• Deaths: 140,140 (+997 | ΔW Change: ↑16.25% | Σ Increase: ↑0.72%)

7/16: <Þ>

• Cases: 3,695,025 (+78,278 | ΔW Change: ↑27.77% | Σ Increase: ↑2.16%)
• Deaths: 141,118 (+978 | ΔW Change: ↑1.03% | Σ Increase: ↑0.70%)

7/17: <F>

• Cases: 3,770,012 (+74,987 | ΔW Change: ↑4.46% | Σ Increase: ↑2.03%)
• Deaths: 142,064 (+946 | ΔW Change: ↑11.43% | Σ Increase: ↑0.67%)

7/18: <S>

• Cases: 3,833,271 (+63,259 | ΔW Change: ↓0.94% | Σ Increase: ↑1.68%)
• Deaths: 142,877 (+813 | ΔW Change: ↑11.07% | Σ Increase: ↑0.57%)

7/19: <Sunday>

• Cases: 3,896,855 (+63,584 | ΔW Change: ↑8.97% | Σ Increase: ↑1.66%)
• Deaths: 143,269 (+392 | ΔW Change: ↑3.43% | Σ Increase: ↑0.27%)

7/20: <M>

• Cases: 3,961,429 (+64,574 | ΔW Change: ↓1.40% | Σ Increase: ↑1.66%)
• Deaths: 143,834 (+565 | ΔW Change: ↑21.51% | Σ Increase: ↑0.39%)

7/21: <T>

• Cases: 4,028,569 (+67,140 | ΔW Change: ↑2.36% | Σ Increase: ↑1.69%)
• Deaths: 144,953 (+1,119 | ΔW Change: ↑24.85% | Σ Increase: ↑0.78%)

7/22: <W>

• Cases: 4,100,875 (+72,306 | ΔW Change: ↑0.89% | Σ Increase: ↑1.79%)
• Deaths: 146,183 (+1,230 | ΔW Change: ↑23.37% | Σ Increase: ↑0.85%)

7/23: <Þ>

• Cases: 4,169,991 (+69,116 | ΔW Change: ↓11.70% | Σ Increase: ↑1.69%)
• Deaths: 147,333 (+1,150 | ΔW Change: ↑17.59% | Σ Increase: ↑0.79%)

7/24 (Yesterday): <F>

• Cases: 4,248,327 (+78,336 | ΔW Change: ↑4.47% | Σ Increase: ↑1.88%)
• Deaths: 148,490 (+1,157 | ΔW Change: ↑22.30% | Σ Increase: ↑0.79%)

7/25 (Today): <S>

• Cases: 4,315,678 (+67,351 | ΔW Change: ↑6.47% | Σ Increase: ↑1.59%)
• Deaths: 149,395 (+905 | ΔW Change: ↑11.32% | Σ Increase: ↑0.61%)

It looks like we'll hit 150k tomorrow, though with Sunday's consistently lower death count, maybe it will be Monday.

[Tender Branson]

1 in 10 deaths occurring in the US in 2020 will be because of COVID.

280k out of 2.8 million.

If we exclude the months Jan. + Feb. + half of March, it's 280k out of 2 million (The first 3 months have higher-than-average deaths).

Or 1 in 7 deaths.

Better said:

Since mid-March, there are an average of 7.000 deaths per day in the US - of which more than 1k are due to Covid.

In Austria, there are 712 deaths so far out of an expected total 83.000 this year.

Ca. 1 in 117 deaths.

Or ca. 1 in 100, adjusted for mid-March to year-end.

[Tender Branson]

A disgusting Nazi couple at a MN supermarket:

https://twitter.com/FirenzeMike/status/1287157506272374786

[Inmate Trump]

A disgusting Nazi couple at a MN supermarket:

https://twitter.com/FirenzeMike/status/1287157506272374786

The man is wearing a Trump shirt and a Nazi mask.

And people say I'm being crazy when I compare Trump with Hitler.

[Roll Roons]

A disgusting Nazi couple at a MN supermarket:

https://twitter.com/FirenzeMike/status/1287157506272374786

To those who say "all Republicans are the same but just don't say the quiet part out loud", would this really be happening under a Romney, Kasich or Rubio presidency? Trump brings out the worst tendencies in people in a way that others just don't.

[Tender Branson]

The man is wearing a Trump shirt and a Nazi mask.

And people say I'm being crazy when I compare Trump with Hitler.

No, he's wearing a shirt that says something like "TRUE Rep." or something.

Below that it says something with "BLUE".

[Inmate Trump]

A disgusting Nazi couple at a MN supermarket:

https://twitter.com/FirenzeMike/status/1287157506272374786

To those who say "all Republicans are the same but just don't say the quiet part out loud", would this really be happening under a Romney, Kasich or Rubio presidency? Trump brings out the worst tendencies in people in a way that others just don't.

Exactly.  And Romney, Kasich, or Rubio (or just about any other Republican president) would be distancing themselves from these kind of people and publicly denouncing them.

Trump calls them "very fine people."

[Inmate Trump]

The man is wearing a Trump shirt and a Nazi mask.

And people say I'm being crazy when I compare Trump with Hitler.

No, he's wearing a shirt that says something like "TRUE Rep." or something.

Below that it says something with "BLUE".

Oh, my bad.

My point stands though.  It doesn't take a genius to know who they intend to vote for this year, and who they voted for in 2016.  I'd bet serious money on it.

[gerritcole]

https://apnews.com/b9d636f28a9d08ebcceee2e1adcacb69

Arkansas police chief standing up to the commie nanny state by not enforcing mask order

[Horus]

https://apnews.com/b9d636f28a9d08ebcceee2e1adcacb69

Arkansas police chief standing up to the commie nanny state by not enforcing mask order

People's Republic of Arkansas huh?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

A disgusting Nazi couple at a MN supermarket:

To those who say "all Republicans are the same but just don't say the quiet part out loud", would this really be happening under a Romney, Kasich or Rubio presidency? Trump brings out the worst tendencies in people in a way that others just don't.

Racists existed before 2016 and would still exist if Mitt Romney was president.

Corporations racists are people too! 

[gerritcole]

https://apnews.com/b9d636f28a9d08ebcceee2e1adcacb69

Arkansas police chief standing up to the commie nanny state by not enforcing mask order

People's Republic of Arkansas huh?

It's truly eye opening how the coronavirus has become simply another chapter in our ongoing culture wars.

[Calthrina950]

https://apnews.com/b9d636f28a9d08ebcceee2e1adcacb69

Arkansas police chief standing up to the commie nanny state by not enforcing mask order

People's Republic of Arkansas huh?

It's truly eye opening how the coronavirus has become simply another chapter in our ongoing culture wars.

Many law enforcement officials across the country, including in El Paso County (where I live), are refusing to enforce the mask mandates imposed by their respective state Governors. Moreover, many of the businesses (i.e. Walmart, Costco, Home Depot, Kroger), which made masks mandatory for their customers, have said that they won't deny service to any who aren't wearing them, nor are they rigorously enforcing their requirements. This defeats the purpose of what a mask mandate is supposed to accomplish. Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of people where I live-upwards of 90%, are voluntarily complying with the mandate, even the staunch conservatives and Trumpists, and have no problem with it.

[Farmlands]

https://apnews.com/b9d636f28a9d08ebcceee2e1adcacb69

Arkansas police chief standing up to the commie nanny state by not enforcing mask order

People's Republic of Arkansas huh?

It's truly eye opening how the coronavirus has become simply another chapter in our ongoing culture wars.

Indeed. Which is exactly why the pandemic is still widespread in the United States, but mostly under control in Europe.

[jimrtex]

A disgusting Nazi couple at a MN supermarket:

https://twitter.com/FirenzeMike/status/1287157506272374786

Have you heard of the term "mask nazi"? They might not use it in Austria.

[Meclazine for Israel]

The percentage of the global population that has been infected with the Corona-virus and subsequently tested positive has increased to 0.2%

Most likely higher by a factor where people are asymptomatic and have not been tested.