SnowtoRain Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 2:10 PM, mappy said: Only +15 new hospitalizations Expand That's the most important number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 2:14 PM, SnowtoRain said: That's the most important number. Expand Agree. that is good to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 2:14 PM, SnowtoRain said: That's the most important number. Expand Did they switch the hospitalization metric to total current hospitalizations or has it always been that way? Either way we need the "new" number to go negative to see less bed usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 2:15 PM, supernovasky said: Did they switch the hospitalization metric to total current hospitalizations or has it always been that way? Either way we need the "new" number to go negative to see less bed usage. Expand it use to be "ever hospitalized" now its just "current" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 2:18 PM, mappy said: it use to be "ever hospitalized" now its just "current" Expand I thought so. Current is probably a better number to use, but definitely takes reframing when comparing to past numbers we remember. +15 could be anything from 15 added and none discharged to 250 added and 235 discharged. Good to see we're close to seeing our hospital bed usage going down though. But also a bit disconcerting to see that there are more hospital beds in use right now than any other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 2:19 PM, supernovasky said: I thought so. Current is probably a better number to use, but definitely takes reframing when comparing to past numbers we remember. +15 could be anything from 15 added and none discharged to 250 added and 235 discharged. Good to see we're close to seeing our hospital bed usage going down though. But also a bit disconcerting to see that there are more hospital beds in use right now than any other day. Expand well we can see numbers of those released from isolation, which is good. but i agree, its not a complete picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 I hope testing ramps up soon. WBAL mentioned a few more testing sites opening in Baltimore County. One of the VEIP stations can do 75 tests a day, the others were only 20 a day. That's not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Meanwhile Va numbers go up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 nice graphs in this tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Florida having its highest death day yet by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40westwx Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 This is trending on the news now.. the same thing happened in 2018 but the net difference was 12,000 extra deaths per week. https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEKAk47voJsqSgZyPRY31AJIqGAgEKg8IACoHCAowjtSUCjC30XQwzqe5AQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 ^^^ I’m not sure what conclusion can be drawn from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 There was a study from Italy that showed the same data. 52K was the estimate vs. 26K the official total. The discrepancy comes from a lack of testing early on in the outbreak. It's very noticeable in southern areas of Italy that didn't have a terrible outbreak like the north, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 It would nice to see this data for other cities/states in USA. I guess this stuff isn't always published immediately. That's why I suspect that the original modeling that the admin showed of 100K-240K won't be far off at all. Given that that they never posted timelines on that, I assumed it was the first pandemic wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 3:54 PM, OSUmetstud said: It would nice to see this data for other cities/states in USA. I guess this stuff isn't always published immediately. That's why I suspect that the original modeling that the admin showed of 100K-240K won't be far off at all. Given that that they never posted timelines on that, I assumed it was the first pandemic wave. Expand This makes sense. For all the hullabaloo about how bad the models were it looks like they’ll be pretty accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 You can order a test for antibodies online now, $170. Requires you to schedule a blood draw at a local testing center. Not taking insurance but accepts HSAs and I'm guessing you could submit bill to insurance for reimbursement. I might do it just to see if I am a silent carrier. Found out through a friend who knows doctors in New Orleans who are using the same test (not through this company). www.healthlabs.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Hey y'all: Expanded COVID-19 Testing Maryland and Washington D.C. residents without a doctor: Johns Hopkins Medicine is now offering COVID-19 screening, and testing if appropriate, for Maryland and Washington, D.C. citizens who do not have a doctor. If a person tests positive for COVID-19 and does not require hospitalization, we have a team of doctors who can manage their care remotely, so they can recover at home. This screening is available at any Johns Hopkins location. For further information, call our hotline for those without primary care physicians: 443-997-9537. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydreb Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 4:55 PM, mdhokie said: You can order a test for antibodies online now, $170. Requires you to schedule a blood draw at a local testing center. Not taking insurance but accepts HSAs and I'm guessing you could submit bill to insurance for reimbursement. I might do it just to see if I am a silent carrier. Found out through a friend who knows doctors in New Orleans who are using the same test (not through this company). www.healthlabs.com Expand Antibody testing doesn’t tell you whether you are a silent carrier. It tells you whether or not you may have had the coronavirus and subsequently developed antibodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Well apparently NJ’s lower numbers this weekend were indeed lack of weekend reporting, they are announcing almost 400 new deaths today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 5:06 PM, DCTeacherman said: Well apparently NJ’s lower numbers this weekend were indeed lack of weekend reporting, they are announcing almost 400 new deaths today. Expand Yuppp.... Like I said. "First Sunday, huh?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 5:09 PM, supernovasky said: Yuppp.... Like I said. "First Sunday, huh?" Expand Yeah but with NY’s continued lower numbers even with NJ’s increase we’ll almost certainly be lower than last Tuesday, so the downward trend continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 5:10 PM, DCTeacherman said: Yeah but with NY’s continued lower numbers even with NJ’s increase we’ll almost certainly be lower than last Tuesday, so the downward trend continues. Expand Oh yeah. New York has CERTAINLY gotten a hold on their pandemic. They have had the longest stay at home, and are religious about following it, and have the highest testing rates. I expect it to fall there. Now, for the rest of the nation? Yeah. Not promising right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 4:57 PM, supernovasky said: Hey y'all: Expanded COVID-19 Testing Maryland and Washington D.C. residents without a doctor: Johns Hopkins Medicine is now offering COVID-19 screening, and testing if appropriate, for Maryland and Washington, D.C. citizens who do not have a doctor. If a person tests positive for COVID-19 and does not require hospitalization, we have a team of doctors who can manage their care remotely, so they can recover at home. This screening is available at any Johns Hopkins location. For further information, call our hotline for those without primary care physicians: 443-997-9537. Expand "if appropriate" is the key there. i highly doubt anyone can just roll up and get a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 5:17 PM, mappy said: "if appropriate" is the key there. i highly doubt anyone can just roll up and get a test. Expand Yeah - still the whole "expanded testing" hed makes me hopeful the barrier to getting tested is lower there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Today is the first day New York is not leading in deaths. Great news for New York. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeguyfromTakomaPark Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 5:11 PM, supernovasky said: Oh yeah. New York has CERTAINLY gotten a hold on their pandemic. They have had the longest stay at home, and are religious about following it, and have the highest testing rates. I expect it to fall there. Now, for the rest of the nation? Yeah. Not promising right now. Expand They have not had the longest stay at home, I believe that was California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinInTheSky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 5:55 PM, DCTeacherman said: They have not had the longest stay at home, I believe that was California. Expand Oh yeah, forgot theirs was 3 days earlier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHLG Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 4:55 PM, mdhokie said: You can order a test for antibodies online now, $170. Requires you to schedule a blood draw at a local testing center. Not taking insurance but accepts HSAs and I'm guessing you could submit bill to insurance for reimbursement. I might do it just to see if I am a silent carrier. Found out through a friend who knows doctors in New Orleans who are using the same test (not through this company). www.healthlabs.com Expand Interesting. It's tempting but $170 is pretty steep just to be curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 IMO, antibody testing is not a cure all and shoudn't be touted as a reliable indicator of any partial or full immunity until more reliable studies on it come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/28/2020 at 5:45 PM, supernovasky said: Today is the first day New York is not leading in deaths. Great news for New York. Expand New York, New Jersey...same thing lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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