Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[oklip955]

Numbers not looking good. I am going to continue to stay home. Maybe not going grocery shopping every 2 or 3 weeks and then doing curbside pick up. I am in my 60's and not worth the risk.

[soonerguru]

True, The numbers are high.

However, Recoveries are higher. Which is a good sign. Hospitalizations also are down below 200.

Deaths are also down.

"Recovery" numbers are very highly problematic. OSDH just considers one "recovered" after 14 days. There are people out there who still have symptoms after being classified as recovered. There was a big story in the Oklahoman this week about a lady who had been classified as recovered who then had to return to the hospital and was placed on a ventilator. So I think we should take those numbers with a grain of salt.

ON EDIT: earlier this week I was prepared to publicly acknowledge that I was wrong because we had several days in a row with numbers of new cases under 100. My wife and I were talking about it last night. We were sure there would be a spike after the reopening (and seeing video of people at Kong's, etc.). It's been three weeks since the reopening and I was surprised to not see a spike.

It could be we are seeing that now or maybe we are not. Maybe as we have read and discussed they are just behind in processing the tests and we therefore have no real information we can lean on to gauge what is happening.

[mkjeeves]

Highest one day increase since this started. Okay, more testing and whatever else might be going on.

Arkansas posted a 455 yesterday, their largest one day increase too. They said it was from more testing.

Still standing by in my hidyhole for the foreseeable future.

[Ohwiseone]

"Recovery" numbers are very highly problematic. OSDH just considers one "recovered" after 14 days. There are people out there who still have symptoms after being classified as recovered. There was a big story in the Oklahoman this week about a lady who had been classified as recovered who then had to return to the hospital and was placed on a ventilator. So I think we should take those numbers with a grain of salt.

ON EDIT: earlier this week I was prepared to publicly acknowledge that I was wrong because we had several days in a row with numbers of new cases under 100. My wife and I were talking about it last night. We were sure there would be a spike after the reopening (and seeing video of people at Kong's, etc.). It's been three weeks since the reopening and I was surprised to not see a spike.

It could be we are seeing that now or maybe we are not. Maybe as we have read and discussed they are just behind in processing the tests and we therefore have no real information we can lean on to gauge what is happening.

Hmm... Interesting about the recovery numbers. I read the EO reports, so I probably just missed that definition of a "recovered patient" so in that case, I will probably stop focusing on the numbers as much.

This could be the spike from re-opening, which is what was always was going to happen. It is hard to know without them showing if these spike in cases are from the hotspots in guymon and at the Correctional Facility that has been reported on, or if this is more uniform across the state.

I kinda wish Mayor Holt was still doing is daily updates, He was usually fairly good about posting the numbers locally in OKC.


Personally, I hope this spike is from a backlog of the tests and the on-going nature of the re-opening and not something else. But again, I am a fairly positive person in general.

[soonerguru]

It appears Oklahoma County gained quite a few this week...

[clz46]

found this website that answers some questions
https://www.bing.com/covid

[Libbymin]

I was wondering how the testing numbers would start to look after the reopening. It'll be interesting to see how they look at the beginning of June when Phase II was enacted.

[Canoe]

It appears Oklahoma County gained quite a few this week...

Guymon has the second highest total for city's in Oklahoma.

[soonerguru]

Guymon has the second highest total for city's in Oklahoma.

Yes. Been followed that nightmare for a while.

[jerrywall]

Maybe all the Cinco De Idiots are starting to show up positive.

[kukblue1]

This could be a spike from opening but it's too hard to say. How long are labs taking to get results back. I heard there is a a back log of up to 9 days for some of them. Real opening was May 1st. I'm sure people didn't rush out right away but 2nd 3rd 4th more and more went out. 5 days to get infected. Then about day 5 on average you start showing symptoms. Wait a few more days to get tested looking at 7-8 days. Then call the doctor schedule a test another couple more days. Up to 15 days now. 6-7 day back log and we are around 22 days. Very possible we are seeing the spike from opening. If they stay above 100 for a few more days then yes i would say it's from the opening.

[soonerguru]

Here are some pics from last night at Twin Peaks on Memorial. The event was called "Mega Meet" and doesn't seem to comply with the spirit or the rules of the Phase One reopening.

[PhiAlpha]

I'm stuck on why people never got upset when businesses had the signs saying "No shoes, no shirts, no service"? Minor extension of that.

Maybe I’m being overly optimistic but I feel like most of the concern being expressed is over the government overstepping by unilaterally attempting to do more than just recommend that people wear masks in public without it going through the proper channels (though to my knowledge no state, local, or federal officials are attempting to force anyone to wear masks). I would like to think everyone here is rational enough to understand that any private business has the right to require customers to wear masks and refuse service to those who don’t if that’s what they choose to do....just like those who don’t want to wear masks have a right to not patronize those businesses if that bothers them. Maybe that’s getting lost in the translation here or I’m misunderstanding.

[Pete]

Excuse the profanity:

[TheTravellers]

... (though to my knowledge no state, local, or federal officials are attempting to force anyone to wear masks). ...

At least seven states have mask laws in place, not sure about cities, but I'll bet some do too.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/us/st...rnd/index.html

[kukblue1]

Outlet mall parking lot was pretty full today at 2:30. When the numbers keep going up what will the excuse be. The more testing excuse is running thin on me. Still can only process a certain amount per day.

[Bill Robertson]

Here are some pics from last night at Twin Peaks on Memorial. The event was called "Mega Meet" and doesn't seem to comply with the spirit or the rules of the Phase One reopening.

Being a somewhat regular there I’m unfortunately not at all surprised.

[G.Walker]

As long as the ACTIVE cases stay flat, or decreasing, we are still in good shape. There are only 1,009 ACTIVE cases in the whole state.

Reference: https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/

[Thomas Vu]

Maybe I’m being overly optimistic but I feel like most of the concern being expressed is over the government overstepping by unilaterally attempting to do more than just recommend that people wear masks in public without it going through the proper channels (though to my knowledge no state, local, or federal officials are attempting to force anyone to wear masks). I would like to think everyone here is rational enough to understand that any private business has the right to require customers to wear masks and refuse service to those who don’t if that’s what they choose to do....just like those who don’t want to wear masks have a right to not patronize those businesses if that bothers them. Maybe that’s getting lost in the translation here or I’m misunderstanding.

There isn't any misunderstanding that I know of. It's probably what gets brought to me via social media of videos of people being upset when they're being denied service and the customer starts raging. The most recent example being the costco incident.

[PhiAlpha]

There isn't any misunderstanding that I know of. It's probably what gets brought to me via social media of videos of people being upset when they're being denied service and the customer starts raging. The most recent example being the costco incident.

Yeah I see it too...I just generally hold people on OKCTalk to a higher standard lol

[PhiAlpha]

At least seven states have mask laws in place, not sure about cities, but I'll bet some do too.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/us/st...rnd/index.html

Ha! Guess I shouldn’t have stopped watching the news!

[Ginkasa]

As long as the ACTIVE cases stay flat, or decreasing, we are still in good shape. There are only 1,009 ACTIVE cases in the whole state.

Reference: https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/

Anybody have historical data on how this has changed over time? Or know where to find it? I see the current active cases, but not historical active cases as of certain dates.

[Bill Robertson]

Anybody have historical data on how this has changed over time? Or know where to find it? I see the current active cases, but not historical active cases as of certain dates.

On the link you posted scroll down to
“Additional data is available for review in the Executive Order Report and the Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report.”
Click on Executive Order Report.
On that page scroll down to the daily postings of the EOR. Each has what you’re looking for and lots more data.

[d-usa]

True, The numbers are high.

However, Recoveries are higher. Which is a good sign. Hospitalizations also are down below 200.

Deaths are also down.

If you are not in a hospital 14 days after a positive test, the health department considers you recovered regardless of your actual medical status.

[jonny d]

If you are not in a hospital 14 days after a positive test, the health department considers you recovered regardless of your actual medical status.

To be fair, by then you are either on the upswing or dead. Not much else is left after 14 days in a hospital, yet not actually in the hospital after the 14th day.