Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[Jersey Boss]

Absolutely, but to be honest, I had higher expectations for him. It was disappointing to see.

This. OKC is the capital city, the largest city, and the largest metro in the state. Holt should be leading instead of putting his finger in the wind and following what Norman and Tulsa do.

[David]

Instead it's the Norman city council with their prompt action that is getting the pushback and violence from the nutzos. Oh, sorry, the violence was the neighbor who got raped, surely that had nothing to do with the doxing of the city council member who lives nearby.

[Jersey Boss]

Only the virus says when things open.
Two Days Into In-Person Start, Oklahoma School District Goes Virtual Due To Virus Exposure | Public Radio Tulsa
https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/pos...virus-exposure

[Bill Robertson]

Well. I guess antibodies really do wear off. Last week was my 4th time to donate plasma and it tested too low to use. At least I got to help some.

[Bill Robertson]

Hospitalizations down 11 to 519.
203 in ICU, down 9.

Hopefully this continues.

[gopokes88]

Well. I guess antibodies really do wear off. Last week was my 4th time to donate plasma and it tested too low to use. At least I got to help some.

T Cell memory does not though.

[Bunty]

I'm cautiously optimistic that the mask mandate has at least slowed down some of the bleeding. It's still not a good thing that there are several hundred cases a day but at least the numbers aren't creeping higher and higher like they were before.

Graph by OU professor shows evidence that mandated mask wear in cities work when compared with cities without it. More details about it here: http://patricklivingood.oucreate.com...yammAqiioe-I3o

[Rover]

T Cell memory does not though.

Though it’s ability to help in this virus is still very much undetermined, and can be somewhat spotty anyway. It may be a component along with antibody stimulation in vaccines. There have been small inconclusive tests at this point and we do know that it’s effect in people varies with other viruses.

[Bill Robertson]

T Cell memory does not though.

I had gone to my Dr yesterday morning for something else and she brought T-cell memory up.

[Pete]

670 new cases today.

9 reported deaths.

[gopokes88]

Hospitalizations down by 11
815 recoveries

[BDP]

Is the location of a case reported by where the person lives or where the test was taken / processed?

[DowntownMan]

Definitely not going to see many say or report on this because most just tout the new cases total.
But it appears we are heading in the right direction now. Hospital count is headed down. Still high but headed in right direction and well off the peaks.

Our new cases while still high are roughly half of the elevated peak numbers we had. Still high but we are trending down now. I was waiting for yesterday and today’s numbers to truly judge that. But this week shows that we are moving in correct direction.

If we can maintain this momentum. I suspect in a couple weeks we could be down to the 100-200 new cases again and get the hospitalization numbers back down under 200 again. Possibly. Just my guess. But then it’s also Labor Day weekend at that point.

[Pete]

The momentum is positive but we have some huge new variables being introduced, including schools restarting and then cooler weather.

And as history has already taught us, positive momentum can lead to relaxing restrictions and people generally not taking this as seriously as they should.

I won't feel better until we can get these numbers way down and keep them there for several months.

[TheTravellers]

The momentum is positive but we have some huge new variables being introduced, including schools restarting and then cooler weather.

And as history has already taught us, positive momentum can lead to relaxing restrictions and people generally not taking this as seriously as they should.

I won't feel better until we can get these numbers way down and keep them there for several months.

Yep, past school starting and Labor Day, at the very least, so late September would be a good starting point to see if things are *truly* trending down.

[soonerguru]

The apparent reduction in new daily cases indicates the mask ordinances are paying off. Less casual transmission results, plus, people seeing the masks provides a reminder that we are in a pandemic and this isn't "over," as many people foolishly believed when Stitt "reopened" the state in late April.

Question for the data nerds: Are we seeing fewer tests performed overall? I read yesterday that our overall positive rate is still fairly high.

Speaking for myself, I was informed that I had to have a doctor visit before getting a test through my physician group. This was after easily getting a test three weeks prior. I realize that this is only my anecdotal experience. But I asked them why and they said, "the situation with tests changes constantly."

Also, I'm reading that it is taking forever to get tests scheduled in Tulsa.

There are some politicians who have advocated for reducing testing. I don't believe that is happening in Oklahoma but I have no idea. I am curious, though, if as many people are getting tested as there were two to three weeks ago.

[kukblue1]

Only the virus says when things open.
Two Days Into In-Person Start, Oklahoma School District Goes Virtual Due To Virus Exposure | Public Radio Tulsa
https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/pos...virus-exposure

Isn't anything you do outside the home, where you come in close contact with someone, an exposure to the Virus?

[FighttheGoodFight]

The apparent reduction in new daily cases indicates the mask ordinances are paying off. Less casual transmission results, plus, people seeing the masks provides a reminder that we are in a pandemic and this isn't "over," as many people foolishly believed when Stitt "reopened" the state in late April.

Question for the data nerds: Are we seeing fewer tests performed overall? I read yesterday that our overall positive rate is still fairly high.

Speaking for myself, I was informed that I had to have a doctor visit before getting a test through my physician group. This was after easily getting a test three weeks prior. I realize that this is only my anecdotal experience. But I asked them why and they said, "the situation with tests changes constantly."

Also, I'm reading that it is taking forever to get tests scheduled in Tulsa.

There are some politicians who have advocated for reducing testing. I don't believe that is happening in Oklahoma but I have no idea. I am curious, though, if as many people are getting tested as there were two to three weeks ago.

Testing is pretty much flat since Aug. 1 (8000 a day). You can follow KOCODillon who does a good job keeping track.
https://twitter.com/KOCODillon/statu...853523987?s=20

[Pete]

After having relatively few cases until recently, Louisiana, Florida, Arizona and Mississippi have all passed New York as the states with most total cases per capita. Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina are coming up fast.

Oklahoma is now 27th in terms of per capita cases; we've jumped over 10 spots in just a few weeks.

[brian72]

Not bad. Thought we would be a lot worse off at this time.

[gopokes88]

Testing is pretty much flat since Aug. 1 (8000 a day). You can follow KOCODillon who does a good job keeping track.
https://twitter.com/KOCODillon/statu...853523987?s=20

Can’t force people to get a test.

[Bill Robertson]

Can’t force people to get a test.

Yes. But It’s starting to make me wonder if the real problem isn’t people who are asymptomatic and therefore have no reason to be tested but are contagious. I have no idea how many people I might have given it to.

[Jersey Boss]

Can’t force people to get a test.

But it could be made a condition of employment.

[catch22]

But it could be made a condition of employment.

I think that will be a thing going forward. I am sure it will be highly contested in the courts, though.

[jdizzle]

But it could be made a condition of employment.

As stated by catch, it would be hard to mandate that.