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RYSOONER1
01-19-2021, 06:08 PM
Stitt with his mask down at a kids basketball game. Of course.

https://www.thelostogle.com/2021/01/18/surprise-kevin-stitt-still-refuses-to-follow-own-public-health-advice/?fbclid=IwAR0VTJ2fdKGMBjKtCI2DZyNoe3RH1_Q0NmXVk8aP JTqIG5z6OzYGi1FknKk

Always sets an excellent example.....

Bill Robertson
01-19-2021, 06:27 PM
1776 hospitalizations. Lowest since Christmas Eve. Hopefully this trend will continue and give the medical workers a break.

Pete
01-19-2021, 07:06 PM
^

I hope so too but there has been a trend where early in the week the number goes down, then goes back up again as we approach the weekend.

Crossing my fingers the various downward trends prove out.

d-usa
01-20-2021, 10:32 AM
Officially recovered as of today, and made it out of isolation in time for my appointment for my 2nd shot today. Gonna have antibodies up to here after this is over.

Pete
01-20-2021, 12:29 PM
1,986 new cases today as the downward trend continues. 7-day rolling average now 2,714.

Unfortunately, a record high concerning deaths at 48. 7-day rolling average as a record at 33.9.

Hospitalizations are 1,776 (-90).

ICU is 474 (-25).

FighttheGoodFight
01-20-2021, 03:25 PM
Final WH Taskforce report. https://twitter.com/l_e_whyte/status/1351956240570736643?s=20

OK 3rd in National Positives per 100k, 1st in Positivity Rate, 5th in bed admissions, and 24th in deaths.

Pete
01-20-2021, 04:04 PM
Head of State Health Dept. said today that the recent numbers have been artificially low due to tech problems.

They are working to get to the bottom of it.

FighttheGoodFight
01-20-2021, 05:06 PM
Well there goes all our good hope.

BDP
01-20-2021, 05:36 PM
Head of State Health Dept. said today that the recent numbers have been artificially low due to tech problems.

They are working to get to the bottom of it.

Would that include the hospitalization numbers?

I feel like when those get better, that will be a real indicator of things subsiding.

Pete
01-20-2021, 05:41 PM
Would that include the hospitalization numbers?

I feel like when those get better, that will be a real indicator of things subsiding.

I don't think it did include hospitalization or ICU, which are reported differently.

Pete
01-21-2021, 09:00 AM
Regarding hospitalizations:


Frye attributed the decrease to the State Department of Health working with hospitals and the Oklahoma Hospital Association to speed up hospital discharges and making it easier for hospitals to transfer some recovering patients to alternate health care settings.

https://oklahoman.com/article/5680705/just-didnt-feel-right-oklahomas-reported-covid-19-cases-this-week-likely-low

Pete
01-21-2021, 11:19 AM
2,686 new cases today; 7-day rolling average now 2,649.

Another record day for reported deaths at 55. 7-day rolling average also a record at 36.9.

Hospitalizations are 1,772 (-4).

ICU is 449 (-25).

PoliSciGuy
01-21-2021, 11:37 AM
Do we know if this is still low due to tech issues, or is this now accurate?

Libbymin
01-21-2021, 11:47 AM
So I admit that I wouldn't know the first thing about gathering and reporting this kind of data as I'm not an IT person, but it's more than a little frustrating that we're almost a year into this thing and we STILL don't have our act together on being able to report this accurately to the public. Are they incompetent or are they using computers that are running Microsoft 4.0 or something?

Bill Robertson
01-21-2021, 12:07 PM
Dillon Richards retweeted a post by COVID 19 In Oklahoma that says the OSDH investigated the supposed issue causing the low numbers and didn't find anything wrong. I don't think Richards would retweet anything he's not confident of.

DowntownMan
01-21-2021, 12:50 PM
The drop in cases makes sense to me. We’re 20 days past the last big holiday that people were out celebrating.
Glad they at least checked the numbers and double check that the reporting was correct. Hopefully we can have a large amount of vaccinations take place before day Easter and definitely memorial day

Bill Robertson
01-21-2021, 01:39 PM
Also, today there are 40 states with Rt at 1 or below. A couple weeks ago there were only 6.

midtownokcer
01-21-2021, 02:21 PM
Testing also seems harder to come by. IMMY had over 150 free testing locations throughout the state last year. They are down to 1 in Norman. They processed thousands of tests a day.

Bill Robertson
01-21-2021, 04:02 PM
The nursing home where mom is just sent her to Mercy. She felt bad for a couple days and tested positive for COVID. Now her oxygen level is low and dropping.

FighttheGoodFight
01-21-2021, 04:03 PM
The nursing home where mom is just sent her to Mercy. She felt bad for a couple days and tested positive for COVID. Now her oxygen level is low and dropping.

Hope she gets better Bill

mugofbeer
01-21-2021, 04:18 PM
Praying for her.

HangryHippo
01-21-2021, 04:57 PM
Sorry to hear that, Bill. Hope she pulls through.

PoliSciGuy
01-21-2021, 06:36 PM
The nursing home where mom is just sent her to Mercy. She felt bad for a couple days and tested positive for COVID. Now her oxygen level is low and dropping.

Oh Bill, I'm so sorry. Definitely praying for her.

Jersey Boss
01-21-2021, 06:43 PM
The nursing home where mom is just sent her to Mercy. She felt bad for a couple days and tested positive for COVID. Now her oxygen level is low and dropping.

Sorry Bill. I hope she recovers quickly.

Bill Robertson
01-21-2021, 06:56 PM
Thanks everyone. What's so concerning is that she's 93, has had a long history of hypertension and has become more and more frail in the three years in the nursing home. I'm really hoping in the power of prayer.

moxyweez
01-21-2021, 07:24 PM
Praying for her and your family. My mom is 93 and was Covid positive in November. She spent 5 days in the hospital and recovered well.
I hope the same for your mom.

Bill Robertson
01-21-2021, 07:32 PM
Praying for her and your family. My mom is 93 and was Covid positive in November. She spent 5 days in the hospital and recovered well.
I hope the same for your mom.That's good to hear. I hope mom does as well.

C_M_25
01-22-2021, 10:58 AM
Just saw that initial test results are indicating that the new variant is here. Queue doomsday music!

Pete
01-22-2021, 11:21 AM
2,946 new cases today; 7-day rolling average continues to go down at 2,564.

47 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 37.4, an all-time high.

Hospitalizations are 1,634 (-138).

ICU is 438 (-11).

gopokes88
01-22-2021, 11:22 AM
Looks like the deaths from the holiday surge are starting to roll through. Wonder where cases ultimately stabilize at. Probably see a super bowl bump, but other than that Jan/Feb are pretty slow social wise

Bill Robertson
01-22-2021, 12:04 PM
Couple more days of lower new case numbers and the 7 day rolling average could be at mid-November levels.

Pete
01-23-2021, 08:15 AM
For the first time in many months, I went out last night and met a friend for drinks at Uncle Julios.

By the time we left, the place was packed and tons of people were huddled just inside the entrance waiting for a table.

The people waiting were masked as were the employees, but nobody else was. A few tables were blocked off but I'd say only about 1/5th.

Bill Robertson
01-23-2021, 09:08 AM
For the first time in many months, I went out last night and met a friend for drinks at Uncle Julios.

By the time we left, the place was packed and tons of people were huddled just inside the entrance waiting for a table.

The people waiting were masked as were the employees, but nobody else was. A few tables were blocked off but I'd say only about 1/5th.
Uncle Julios is one of the places we want to go soooooooo bad. Someday. Hopefully soon.

Bill Robertson
01-23-2021, 10:52 AM
From a Dillon Richards tweet:
"In hopeful news, the number of people nationwide who are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped today by 3,685.

The number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 declined by more than 10% from a week ago in 24 states."

Pete
01-23-2021, 12:07 PM
4,157 new cases today, the most in 2 weeks. 7-day rolling average is 2,641.

44 more reported deaths; 7-day rolling average is 39.9, an all-time high.

Hospitalizations are 1,595 (-30).

ICU is 433 (-5).

king183
01-23-2021, 02:31 PM
We passed the 300,000 mark in vaccinations administered. We are fluctuating between 6th and 8th in the nation for doses administered per 100k. It seems like we're hitting anywhere between 15k to 20k a day. 500k are registered for an appointment to get the vaccine. We need more supply, but it doesn't look like it we will be getting a boost of supply any time soon.

OkiePoke
01-23-2021, 02:50 PM
Almost 370k total cases of Covid for Oklahoma. If you add that to the 300k vaccinated, that's almost 17% of the state of Oklahoma having some type of antibody response.

I know you can still get Covid after developing antibodies, but I'm sure it is lessened, yeah?

Bill Robertson
01-23-2021, 05:55 PM
Thanks to everyone for the well wishes. Mercy got mom's blood oxygen level up enough and stabilized enough that they had to discharge her back to the nursing home. The Dr at the nursing home says she seems ok except for being really out of it, which wasn't unusual in March when I saw her last, and being extremely exhausted which is expected. I'm praying for the best outcome.

Bunty
01-23-2021, 06:41 PM
Governor cuts ribbon on Oklahoma Pandemic Center, Public Health Lab in Stillwater. It will be able to do up to 30,000 tests a day?
https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/governor-cuts-ribbon-on-oklahoma-pandemic-center-public-health-lab-in-stillwater/article_1936bffb-bffe-5feb-b36a-e9cc9a1ff68e.html#utm_source=stwnewspress.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnews%2Fgovernor-cuts-ribbon-on-oklahoma-pandemic-center-public-health-lab-in-stillwater%2Farticle-1936bffb-bffe-5feb-b36a-e9cc9a1ff68e.html%3Fmode%3Demail%26-dc%3D1611273361&utm_medium=auto%20alert%20email&utm_content=headline

moxyweez
01-23-2021, 08:21 PM
Up until recently, I've been pleased and comfortable with compliance in regard to the mask mandate in OKC. In the last few days I've seen a decrease in mask wearing by about 25-33 percent; it's unbelievable to me. Is this because folks think that older residents are receiving the vaccine now and everyone let down their guard, or is this an act of defiance to the new administration? Or what? Anyone else experiencing this? I feel that we've come this far and this is no time to let up on precautions especially with the new variants and slow roll out of vaccines.

C_M_25
01-23-2021, 08:35 PM
Well, just found out my step-aunt, whom I haven’t seen in a long long time, is on a ventilator from covid. It doesn’t look good either. She probably won’t make it much longer....sad.

dankrutka
01-23-2021, 10:34 PM
Almost 370k total cases of Covid for Oklahoma. If you add that to the 300k vaccinated, that's almost 17% of the state of Oklahoma having some type of antibody response.

I know you can still get Covid after developing antibodies, but I'm sure it is lessened, yeah?

From what I read most recently, you can generally expect around 5 months of protection from antibodies.

Bill Robertson
01-24-2021, 05:32 AM
From what I read most recently, you can generally expect around 5 months of protection from antibodies.
5 months was just about what I had. And at 7 months I got it again. While still not really bad it was considerably worse the second time.

OKC Talker
01-24-2021, 10:36 AM
Recent research suggests that your level of "immunity" will depend on the severity of your case and the variant of COVID you contract. It's still possible that people who were previously infected have no immunity at all or that they have enough of an immune response to keep them from being severely ill but not enough to keep them from infecting others. The best thing to do is to wear your masks and continue to take all COVID precautions as if nothing has changed, both for your own health and the health of everyone around you.

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/studies-of-south-african-coronavirus-strain-raise-concerns-about-immune-response-11611311401

Pete
01-24-2021, 11:07 AM
2,941 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 2,587.

48 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 41.7, an all-time high.

dankrutka
01-24-2021, 01:37 PM
Pete, what are the total numbers for cases and deaths now?

king183
01-24-2021, 01:42 PM
Pete, what are the total numbers for cases and deaths now?

Here's a good site (https://covid19-projections.com/infections/us-ok) to track. I think I posted this before, but can't recall.

Total Confirmed Cases: 370,149
Total Deaths: 3,231

I believe Pete's numbers are more up to date because that site is lagging by one day.

Also, take note the Reproduction value is now below 1 and at the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic at 0.77. That's encouraging and we need to keep that trend going. Of course, the only way to do that is to continue wearing masks, distancing, and getting the vaccine when your number is called. If people let up on these actions, that number can very easily go right back above 1 and the pandemic will continue longer than necessary.

Bill Robertson
01-24-2021, 02:27 PM
Here's a good site (https://covid19-projections.com/infections/us-ok) to track. I think I posted this before, but can't recall.

Total Confirmed Cases: 370,149
Total Deaths: 3,231

I believe Pete's numbers are more up to date because that site is lagging by one day.

Also, take note the Reproduction value is now below 1 and at the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic at 0.77. That's encouraging and we need to keep that trend going. Of course, the only way to do that is to continue wearing masks, distancing, and getting the vaccine when your number is called. If people let up on these actions, that number can very easily go right back above 1 and the pandemic will continue longer than necessary.
Rt.live has our rate as 1.05. They must use very different calculations. I wonder which one to believe more.

king183
01-24-2021, 02:32 PM
Rt.live has our rate as 1.05. They must use very different calculations. I wonder which one to believe more.

That's interesting. Here is rt.live numbers (https://rt.live/us/OK). They show a range of the Reproduction value, but they appear to be way behind on the number of cases, showing just 245k cases, which is close to 130k lower than other data sources. I wonder why that is.

C_M_25
01-24-2021, 02:44 PM
Well, my step-aunt passed today from covid complications. This is the closest home it has hit for us. Sad days...

dankrutka
01-24-2021, 02:59 PM
Well, my step-aunt passed today from covid complications. This is the closest home it has hit for us. Sad days...

i'm sorry for your loss.

Bill Robertson
01-24-2021, 03:25 PM
Well, my step-aunt passed today from covid complications. This is the closest home it has hit for us. Sad days...
I'm sorry for your loss.

OKCbyTRANSFER
01-24-2021, 09:00 PM
Well, my step-aunt passed today from covid complications. This is the closest home it has hit for us. Sad days...

Yes, sorry to hear that, for you and your family.

Pete
01-25-2021, 11:07 AM
1,763 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 2,577.

14 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average now 42.7, an all-time high.


Updated hospitalization numbers will be out this evening.

soonerguru
01-25-2021, 12:47 PM
Well, my step-aunt passed today from covid complications. This is the closest home it has hit for us. Sad days...

Very sorry to hear about this.

Pete
01-26-2021, 11:09 AM
1,571 new cases today, which is about the same as last Tuesday. 7-day rolling average now 2,579.

30 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 40.9 which is down slightly from yesterday's all-time high.

Hospitalizations continue to go down, 1,454 (-141). The all-time high was 1,994 on 1/6.

Same for ICU, 410 (-23). All-time high was 499 on 1/19.

FighttheGoodFight
01-26-2021, 11:16 AM
Good numbers again. Testing is NOT down so this is an actual drop in positives plus hospitalizations. Lets hope we can keep going with vaccines and beat this UK variant.

OKCretro
01-26-2021, 12:49 PM
Good numbers again. Testing is NOT down so this is an actual drop in positives plus hospitalizations. Lets hope we can keep going with vaccines and beat this UK variant.

So its racists to call it the Wuhan virus but not racists to call it the "UK variant"?
I am so confused

d-usa
01-26-2021, 01:23 PM
Are you though? Are you really?

Bill Robertson
01-26-2021, 01:38 PM
What a weekend! As I posted before mom was sent to Mercy last Thursday with COVID symptoms. Well, Saturday afternoon Mercy said her blood oxygen was better and stable so she had to be discharged back to the nursing home. Then I get a text from the middle sister Sunday that mom never arrived at the nursing home. Supposedly oldest sister is trying to find out what's going on. BTW, oldest sister has HIPPA, the nursing home staff, etc. set up so she's the only one any information can be given to. But in this case apparently no one would even talk to her. Finally, yesterday afternoon I get word that medicare assigned mom a case manager and she decided mom needs to go to a skilled nursing facility before going back to the nursing home and would stay in the hospital until the case manager and oldest sister agreed on the right skilled nursing facility.