Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[Bill Robertson]

Just left Homeland on Rockwell. Around 80% mask wearers. Double that of two weeks ago.

[Pete]

54,000 new cases in the U.S. yesterday.

Florida, Arizona and Texas continue to rage.

[Bill Robertson]

Oops

[kukblue1]

Cases today 580. I figured they be low cause of the Holiday. How does the state song go? Your doing fine Oklahoma. Only our leaders are beveling that crap now

[Pete]

580; almost another one-day record for Oklahoma.

[Libbymin]

11,400 cases in Florida. Oof.

[kukblue1]

It has mutated and have become much more easier to get. Thankfully they think it don't make you any sicker then before and we have gotten better with treatments but i'm not willing to take the chance of getting it. It's just to work and back again for me. I admit I let my guard down some in the past couple of week and hopefully I currently don't have it. No fever no cough and can smell things. They are also now saying smell is a better indication then a fever as you might not get a fever but you will most likely use your sense of smell

[Ed Shadid]

It has mutated and have become much more easier to get. Thankfully they think it don't make you any sicker then before and we have gotten better with treatments but i'm not willing to take the chance of getting it. It's just to work and back again for me. I admit I let my guard down some in the past couple of week and hopefully I currently don't have it. No fever no cough and can smell things. They are also now saying smell is a better indication then a fever as you might not get a fever but you will most likely use your sense of smell

Very interesting. Almost 80% of Covid-19 patients have loss of smell using scratch and sniff tests, but only 40-50% of them realized it. Combining anosmia (loss of smell) with fever checks, and perhaps even pulse oximetry (oxygen level in the blood which can be checked with an inexpensive oximetry device which goes over a fingernail) would seemingly dramatically increase the odds of detecting infection rather than simply utilizing temperature screens.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/02/...hecks-covid19/

[RustytheBailiff]

Very interesting. Almost 80% of Covid-19 patients have loss of smell using scratch and sniff tests, but only 40-50% of them realized it. Combining anosmia (loss of smell) with fever checks, and perhaps even pulse oximetry (oxygen level in the blood which can be checked with an inexpensive oximetry device which goes over a fingernail) would seemingly dramatically increase the odds of detecting infection rather than simply utilizing temperature screens.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/02/...hecks-covid19/

Yes, that is interesting. Should be incorporated by businesses to ensure the safety of their workers.

Is the loss of smell complete? Say could you sniff a bottle of ammonia without reacting? and is it safe to test with a bottle of ammonia?



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[soonerguru]

It has mutated and have become much more easier to get. Thankfully they think it don't make you any sicker then before and we have gotten better with treatments but i'm not willing to take the chance of getting it. It's just to work and back again for me. I admit I let my guard down some in the past couple of week and hopefully I currently don't have it. No fever no cough and can smell things. They are also now saying smell is a better indication then a fever as you might not get a fever but you will most likely use your sense of smell

No. It is not easier to get than it ever was, it’s just that Trump and numerous governors (including our own) just threw up their hands and stopped taking action. Also, people interpret this lack of action as evidence that the pandemic is behind us. This was always a dangerously contagious virus.

[d-usa]

No. It is not easier to get than it ever was, it’s just that Trump and numerous governors (including our own) just threw up their hands and stopped taking action. Also, people interpret this lack of action as evidence that the pandemic is behind us. This was always a dangerously contagious virus.

The spike protein has mutated, and the majority of cases are the new variant. It infects easier, but the disease course hasn’t changed and the severity and mortality of the variants is the same.

[OKC Talker]

The spike protein has mutated, and the majority of cases are the new variant. It infects easier, but the disease course hasn’t changed and the severity and mortality of the variants is the same.

Please be careful stating hypothesis as fact, it confuses people and makes them dismiss legitimate possibilities as "fake news" leading to situations like the one we're in now.

If in fact a mutation in the spike protein made COVID-19 more contagious, the theory is that it happened in Europe in February before it was spread in the United States so it's essentially irrelevant to us except to improve the scientific understanding of how the virus works.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/scien...ation-science/

[d-usa]

It is relevant, because the mutation that happened in Europe is now the prevalent strain in the US. It has replaced the less infectious strain that was the predominant strain a few months ago.

Which can likely be a relevant factor for our increased numbers, which are not just a result of increased testing as we see a higher percentage of tests with positive results.

[OKC Talker]

It is relevant, because the mutation that happened in Europe is now the prevalent strain in the US. It has replaced the less infectious strain that was the predominant strain a few months ago.

Which can likely be a relevant factor for our increased numbers, which are not just a result of increased testing as we see a higher percentage of tests with positive results.

The theory is that the virus from China spread to Europe where a mutation happened, and that virus is what spread across the world. Recent studies are showing that there weren't major outbreaks of the Asian version of the virus in the United States and from the beginning what we saw in the United States was the European virus. Unfortunately this doesn't fit the narrative of the "Kung Flu" that certain people want to spread though. It also doesn't cover up the "Second Wave" of cases like others want to explain away. This is all on us people. We're doing this to ouraelves and only we have the power to fix it.

[SoonerDave]

It has mutated and have become much more easier to get. Thankfully they think it don't make you any sicker then before and we have gotten better with treatments but i'm not willing to take the chance of getting it. It's just to work and back again for me. I admit I let my guard down some in the past couple of week and hopefully I currently don't have it. No fever no cough and can smell things. They are also now saying smell is a better indication then a fever as you might not get a fever but you will most likely use your sense of smell

Was wondering where you'd seen this report? I'd read speculation that it might have mutated but nothing authoritative.

[d-usa]

https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?...2820%2930820-5

[kukblue1]

Was wondering where you'd seen this report? I'd read speculation that it might have mutated but nothing authoritative.

https://www.sciencealert.com/current...original-study

Just google covid 19 mutation.

[Bill Robertson]

Yes, that is interesting. Should be incorporated by businesses to ensure the safety of their workers.

Is the loss of smell complete? Say could you sniff a bottle of ammonia without reacting? and is it safe to test with a bottle of ammonia?



STAY SAFE WEAR MASKS

The first day I felt something was going on was a Friday. The first Friday that all the restaurants had to do curbside only. I stopped on the way home and got my favorite thing in the world. Hideaway hand tossed ATW pizza and an inbetweener salad with extra Bleu Cheese. I ate a couple bites of the salad and one small slice of pizza. It tasted like cardboard. My wife said it was perfectly normal and she ate her share and made work lunches from mine. Sunday I went and picked up my second favorite thing. A Johnnies chili cheese burger and onion rings. Tasted like cardboard. My wife’s order she said was expectedly amazing. I tossed mine after a couple bites. I hardly ate anything for a week.

[kukblue1]

You would think it would be easier to a smell and taste test in a bar with all the limes and lemons but would be trustworthy enough to tell you the truth that they can smell the lemon?

[kukblue1]

I'm not sure what it is like around here but I'm seeing a lot of packed beaches all around the country and I mean packed. Do you think Oklahoma can hit 1,000 cases in a day?

[d-usa]

I was the only person wearing a mask out of over a hundred people at our neighborhood kids parade. My kid was the only child wearing a mask while riding her bike.

[C_M_25]

I was the only person wearing a mask out of over a hundred people at our neighborhood kids parade. My kid was the only child wearing a mask while riding her bike.

Our neighborhood had a kids parade today too. We didn’t take ours to participate. We got donuts instead. I saw pictures though and only saw one guy driving a golf cart with a mask. I wonder if it was you? If so, props to you man. There was a definite lack of masks today.

You guys talking about beaches being jam packed. Oklahoma beaches were packed full of people today. The entire beach at keystone lake was lined with boats, and they had a second row anchored just offshore behind them. It was a mess. I worry about our numbers 2 weeks from now...

[Bill Robertson]

I'm not sure what it is like around here but I'm seeing a lot of packed beaches all around the country and I mean packed. Do you think Oklahoma can hit 1,000 cases in a day?

It’s somewhere between entirely possible and absolutely certain that we’ll see 1000 cases a day at some point since people still just don’t get it. Please don’t gloat and scream “I told you so” when it happens.

[dankrutka]

Please be careful stating hypothesis as fact, it confuses people and makes them dismiss legitimate possibilities as "fake news" leading to situations like the one we're in now.

+1000. Can we have this posted as a pop up every time someone enters this thread?

[dankrutka]

I'm not sure what it is like around here but I'm seeing a lot of packed beaches all around the country and I mean packed. Do you think Oklahoma can hit 1,000 cases in a day?

While it is disconcerting to see people not physically distancing, an outdoor beach is not the biggest concern. Some of these pictures floating around are from side angles that distort distance. While people should continue to distance and wear masks outdoors when near others, indoor spaces are the primary problem with some scientists hypothesizing that indoor activities are 20 times more likely to cause virus spread. I've decided to save my ire for indoor events.