Jackstraw Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: That combo is also insanely common in Americans over 50. What country do you all think you live in. Your average fat ass middle age American has like 23 pre-existing conditions. Lmfao! How many commercials do we have to see and say "hey I got that" lol. RLS? Toe fungus? 100 different ways to be depressed and medicated? Malvina had it right a long time ago the year I was born lol.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUoXtddNPAM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: That combo is also insanely common in Americans over 50. What country do you all think you live in. Your average fat ass middle age American has like 23 pre-existing conditions. Well I wasn't going to go there, but thanks for clarifying that lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 New map of confirmed cases from Indiana's virus page Obviously there is undercounting because of testing issues. It is no surprise that Marion county/Indianapolis leads the state, but another thing that stands out are the very low numbers in the donut counties around there. A lot of people commute into Indianapolis from those counties, though less now than a couple weeks ago with many companies putting emphasis on working from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Good news in Italy is that deaths were down from yesterday. Bad news it was still well over 600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 18 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Good news in Italy is that deaths were down from yesterday. Bad news it was still well over 600. The last couple of days have been really bad in Italy. Just horrible. Hoping for the best in the coming weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Quebec has closed all shopping malls, schools and restaurant dining rooms until May 1. Total cases in Quebec have climbed up to 219 as of today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 57 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Good news in Italy is that deaths were down from yesterday. Bad news it was still well over 600. It’s absolutely horrifying what is going on in Italy. New York City is having a horrible day today as well. Anyone who thinks we wake up tomorrow and poof this is gone is delusional. The fact of the matter is, this is going to continue spread violently, and unfortunately result in many many more fatalities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snownado Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, Chambana said: It’s absolutely horrifying what is going on in Italy. New York City is having a horrible day today as well. Anyone who thinks we wake up tomorrow and poof this is gone is delusional. The fact of the matter is, this is going to continue spread violently, and unfortunately result in many many more fatalities. I just don't see this being as bad as the 2009 pandemic. Over 12,000 Americans died in that one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Ohio now has a stay at home order officially. Doesn't actually change anything that we've been doing for the last week and a half but it goes into effect tomorrow night at midnight through April 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierwx Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I just don't see this being as bad as the 2009 pandemic. Over 12,000 Americans died in that one.If it isn't worse than 2009 then it will be because of the measures being taken. 61,000,000 infections on 2009. A conservative estimate of that many infections with this virus would result in 610,000 deaths. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, hoosierwx said: If it isn't worse than 2009 then it will be because of the measures being taken. 61,000,000 infections on 2009. A conservative estimate of that many infections with this virus would result in 610,000 deaths. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk The swine flu deaths took like a year or more to get to the 12,000+ number, iirc. We'll see where we are with covid19 in early to mid 2021. Hopefully it will be a lower death toll in the US... if it is, it will be because of the current measures and some very effective/widely available/low cost treatment option. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Hoosier said: The swine flu deaths took like a year or more to get to the 12,000+ number, iirc. We'll see where we are with covid19 in early to mid 2021. Hopefully it will be a lower death toll in the US... if it is, it will be because of the current measures and some very effective/widely available/low cost treatment option. this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierwx Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 According to the Jerusalem Post an Israeli doctor working in Italy reported that patients over 60 are no longer allowed to be put on ventilators.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 296 new cases in Illinois, 3 new deaths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Snowstorms said: Quebec has closed all shopping malls, schools and restaurant dining rooms until May 1. Total cases in Quebec have climbed up to 219 as of today. Ours have kind of leveled off, 40-60 per day it seems. I'm sure Ontario won't get off that unscathed, but at least temporary good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-experts-say-new-symptoms-could-be-loss-taste-or-smell-11961439 Would like to see other sources also claiming that loss of smell and taste are symptoms of covid 19, but if true that could be helpful in identifying the otherwise asymptomatic carriers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 The increasing positive test numbers should not be a cause to panic, rather it's a reflection of increased testing. Something we were (and probably still are) woefully behind in doing. What will be critical is the numbers of those positive tests that are needing hospitalization, ICU admittance, and unfortunately deaths. Hopefully the measures we are now taking (again, much later than we needed to be) give the healthcare system help in treating those in need of critical care. To those in the factories supplying goods, delivering goods, grocery workers, medical personnel, essentially all "essential" workers...be well and stay safe as you can. I know it's been 6 days a week, 50-60 hours a week for us at my office for awhile. Tiring for sure, but we forge on. And lastly, just wanted to say I hope people are taking mental breaks from this. Just reading the thread in the SNE forum, you can read the panic and terror from some. I think part of it is the unknown, but also part of those that live and die with each report that comes out. Not healthy. Along with the unfortunate loss of life and economic demise this will cause, I'm worried many will have a PTSD type reaction to all of this. Hope those that need help, will seek help. Be well fellow weather peeps. And hope for the best. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: The increasing positive test numbers should not be a cause to panic, rather it's a reflection of increased testing. Something we were (and probably still are) woefully behind in doing. What will be critical is the numbers of those positive tests that are needing hospitalization, ICU admittance, and unfortunately deaths. Hopefully the measures we are now taking (again, much later than we needed to be) give the healthcare system help in treating those in need of critical care. To those in the factories supplying goods, delivering goods, grocery workers, medical personnel, essentially all "essential" workers...be well and stay safe as you can. I know it's been 6 days a week, 50-60 hours a week for us at my office for awhile. Tiring for sure, but we forge on. And lastly, just wanted to say I hope people are taking mental breaks from this. Just reading the thread in the SNE forum, you can read the panic and terror from some. I think part of it is the unknown, but also part of those that live and die with each report that comes out. Not healthy. Along with the unfortunate loss of life and economic demise this will cause, I'm worried many will have a PTSD type reaction to all of this. Hope those that need help, will seek help. Be well fellow weather peeps. And hope for the best. Well said. And yeah, increased depression, suicides, child abuse, the economics, etc are the negative consequences of shutting so much down, especially if it goes on for a while. It is a tough spot for decision makers to be in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Reports are Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the virus in prison. I call BS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Reports are Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the virus in prison. I call BS! This thing is going to spread pretty easily in prisons. Supposedly there are a lot of other cases where he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 IL is up to 9 deaths and 1,049 total cases.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 We're all gonna get it eventually. We know these precautions are just to keep the medical infrastructure from being overwhelmed. My issue is that the richest country in the world isn't prepared to treat .02%, yes POINT zero two percent, of its population in a trauma ICU situation. .02%, thats just nuts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Also, I'm not gonna go into the reaction here in Mayberry but it's ridiculous. Focus has been on the big metro centers but there are a gazzilion Mayberry's across this country. Nothing is more corrupt than Mayberry politics and this thing is just now starting to hit the Mayberry's of this country. 7-14 days shits gonna start hitting the proverbial fan, especially in the Mayberry's. The current reaction is just not sustainable, especially in Mayberry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I definitely support the precautions being taken. But it is part of the psychological need to feel like we are in control. I remember in elementary school having nuclear war drills (not tornado drills) where we would sit under our desk for protection. LOL. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I lived in California then, duck and cover lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, Jackstraw said: Also, I'm not gonna go into the reaction here in Mayberry but it's ridiculous. Focus has been on the big metro centers but there are a gazzilion Mayberry's across this country. Nothing is more corrupt than Mayberry politics and this thing is just now starting to hit the Mayberry's of this country. 7-14 days shits gonna start hitting the proverbial fan, especially in the Mayberry's. The current reaction is just not sustainable, especially in Mayberry. New record for Mayberry in a post. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 My sister's friend works in a hospital, is feeling sick (not sure on exact symptoms) and can't get tested. If that is the situation across the country, **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Although testing is a bit better than it was early on, there is no question we are still in serious catch up mode in this country, with some states lagging behind more than others. In some instances, the only reported case in a county is of someone who died. Very unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: Although testing is a bit better than it was early on, there is no question we are still in serious catch up mode in this country, with some states lagging behind more than others. In some instances, the only reported case in a county is of someone who died. Very unlikely. I think it’s fair to assume that if a county has a case severe enough to have been tested, it’s likely widespread with many not symptomatic enough to seek treatment. I am not certain that my recent short illness wasn’t the virus, as the symptoms matched but I was not ill enough to seek treatment other than isolation. If I did indeed have the virus, we will never know with certainty, which is the case for many infections nationwide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/22/world/coronavirus-spread.htmlExcellent and chilling data driven account of the rapid spread of the virus. Also, vividly demonstrates the blame the Chinese Communist government deserves for this global calamity. 7 weeks passed from the initial signs of community spread in Wuhan until they locked down Wuhan and the Hubei province. In that time an estimated 7 million people left the Wuhan area. Had the Chinese Govt sought to help its people and by extension the rest of the world instead of covering up the virus and threatening doctors sounding the alarm with jail, thousands of lives could have been saved and trillions of dollars of wealth not destroyed. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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