Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[David]

Every person wearing their masks helps, 100% compliance would be great, but 95% compliance is still pretty good and is not just wasted effort because of the idiot 5%.

[kukblue1]

On September 11 of this year, 1094 Americans died of COVID-19. And, was it, 13 Oklahomans?

On the same date, ZERO, that's right, ZERO Canadians died.

Anyone trying to suggest that this state and nation haven't completely bungled the response to COVID-19 is delusional.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-...inkId=99468116

Only problem I have and it's horrible so many are dying but we also have way more population so of course we will have more deaths. We are currently 9th in deaths per capital and Russia and China are not in the top 10 please. Also Mexico has been lying about their numbers https://www.statista.com/statistics/...n-inhabitants/

We are still going to be number 1 though most likely

[RustytheBailiff]

Every person wearing their masks helps, 100% compliance would be great, but 95% compliance is still pretty good and is not just wasted effort because of the idiot 5%.

I was at the USPS location at 50th and Shartel early this morning, out of the two postal employees, one had a mask around her neck and the other had no mask at all. Of the three customers other than myself, two were wearing masks. Why are people so ignorant?

[Pete]

869 new cases today, the most on a Monday since 7/27. 7-day rolling average is now 858, creeping back into near all-time high territory.

Zero additional reported deaths.

[OKCretro]

where are we at for hospitalizations?

i don't know where to find that statistic

[Rover]

I was at the USPS location at 50th and Shartel early this morning, out of the two postal employees, one had a mask around her neck and the other had no mask at all. Of the three customers other than myself, two were wearing masks. Why are people so ignorant?

Found this to be true in every post office I've been to. Postal employees don't seem to be masking.

[TheTravellers]

Found this to be true in every post office I've been to. Postal employees don't seem to be masking.

I believe that since Post Offices are federal buildings, the only mask mandate that would apply to them would be a federal one and we all know.... Having said that, they should do the right thing and wear masks, but we all know.....

[Pete]

where are we at for hospitalizations?

i don't know where to find that statistic

499 as of today.

[kukblue1]

499 as of today.

That's probably the only Positive is that the Hospitalizations are not going up. It's been what since Mid July since cases started to hit 1,000. So 2 months and sure hospitalization went up but they still manageable. That being said it's most likely due to the fact younger people are getting it.

[OKC Talker]

https://www.okc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/3573/5296

Oklahoma City Manager Craig Freeman tests positive for COVID-19
Post Date:09/14/2020 3:10 PM
Oklahoma City Manager Craig Freeman is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.

Freeman got tested after experiencing allergy-like symptoms, headache and fatigue, and losing his sense of taste over the weekend. He was notified Sunday that he tested positive for the virus.

With mild symptoms, Freeman is continuing to work from home while in quarantine and will consult with his physician as necessary.

“COVID-19 presents a real threat to everyone,” said Freeman. “Please wear a mask and take the virus seriously. The worst part about this is not knowing if I passed coronavirus on to others.”

The City has a screening, testing and contact tracing program for City employees, which Freeman used for the test. City Hall staff members who recently came into contact with Freeman for more than 15 minutes plan to get tested. Others who came into contact with Freeman have also been notified. The City’s program is administered jointly by the Office of Emergency Management, Risk Management and the Fire Department.

Freeman said he does not know where he contracted the virus.

The City Manager is the chief administrative officer in the City’s Council-Manager form of government. The City Manager reports to the City Council.

Visit covid19.okc.gov for more on the coronavirus in Oklahoma City.

[Pete]

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Freeman is very involved in the Baptist church.

If he's been attending services that would be a good place to start testing people.

[soonerguru]

I'm all for mask but they not really the answer. Too many people just don't wear them properly or don't wear them at all. The best thing we need to be doing is social distancing and staying 6 feet apart from one another. I might go to the casino next week. First time going anywhere and I'm planning on wearing a mask but also planning on having no one come 6 feet near me. If I'm at a machine and someone else comes sit by me I'll leave and go somewhere else.

Six feet is general guidance but it is probably not enough. Also, live your life as you choose but visiting a casino in this state is not a good idea right now.

[Bill Robertson]

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Freeman is very involved in the Baptist church.

If he's been attending services that would be a good place to start testing people.

Exactly. We’re watching online services of our church and the shots they show of the crowd are exactly why we’re not going back live until this is completely over.

[kukblue1]

https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020...e-coronavirus/

[kukblue1]

Six feet is general guidance but it is probably not enough. Also, live your life as you choose but visiting a casino in this state is not a good idea right now.

I hear what your saying but how is it any different then visiting a walmart, target, or going out to eat? You can easily social distance in a casino if you go at the right time of the day. I would think it would actually be safer than most places. If your in a grocery aisle and people coming at you in two different directions your trapped in the middle. At the casino someone sits next to you get up and leave move somewhere else. That being said yeah no way in hell i would go on a Friday or Saturday night.

Has anyone on here been to a casino lately? Did you feel safe?

[oklip955]

Tell me out the grocery shopping being not safe. I behind (social distance of around 10 ft) of a lady in front of me at the grocery store. Larger lady and older. A younger couple came up and was trying to push my cart aside. I use it for support for my bad knee. I wound up taking a step back and falling backwards. Folks just don't care if you are older, they are going to push through and push you out of the way. Last week at the same store, I was picking up a block of cheese in the cooler area. A tall man got be hind be and reached around me with his arms. I felt a body behind me and turned around and again fell. How is right for a man to basically bear hug a women from behind in a grocery store.? Let alone social distance. People have no manners or common sense. Its just about them. This is not in a bad neighborhood but in Edmond. Its getting to be unsafe (forget the covid 19) for older ladies to shop.

[Scott5114]

Prior to this past July, I worked at a metro-area casino for 10½ years. I was so disgusted by how they were handling the pandemic that I resigned in protest. From what I've heard from my former coworkers, it's gotten worse since I left.

Remember, Oklahoma casinos allow smoking, and unlike in Atlantic City, that hasn't changed because of the pandemic. All of that smoke has been in someone's lungs, and if they have covid, it's mixed in there too. There's no way to smoke with a face mask on.

[kukblue1]

Prior to this past July, I worked at a metro-area casino for 10½ years. I was so disgusted by how they were handling the pandemic that I resigned in protest. From what I've heard from my former coworkers, it's gotten worse since I left.

Remember, Oklahoma casinos allow smoking, and unlike in Atlantic City, that hasn't changed because of the pandemic. All of that smoke has been in someone's lungs, and if they have covid, it's mixed in there too. There's no way to smoke with a face mask on.

Didn't some of the casino band smoking? I thought some of them were going non smoking or is that just not enforced? I'm sure it's like the stores. Some casinos are probably doing better job enforcing mask than others. Keep 10 feet distance keep my mask on

[soonerguru]

I hear what your saying but how is it any different then visiting a walmart, target, or going out to eat? You can easily social distance in a casino if you go at the right time of the day. I would think it would actually be safer than most places. If your in a grocery aisle and people coming at you in two different directions your trapped in the middle. At the casino someone sits next to you get up and leave move somewhere else. That being said yeah no way in hell i would go on a Friday or Saturday night.

Has anyone on here been to a casino lately? Did you feel safe?

These are different things. Going to the grocery store you are only having brief encounters. If customers are masked and just passing each other in aisles the likelihood of spread is low, because you are not in a setting in which you are encountering the transmitter for 15 minutes. Dining inside a restaurant is a bad idea because, 1) you cannot wear a mask when you are eating, and 2) You are inside an enclosed environment for a prolonged period of time with recirculated air.

A casino may be better but the "every other machine" approach seems more like a feel-good measure than a valid safety protocol, similar to taking temperature checks. I guess you may be right if you go when the casino is empty, but in my experience they are not empty, and to be honest the people (unlike yourself) who go to casinos don't strike me as being very health conscious. I also have people constantly invading my space when I have been in the past.

[kukblue1]

These are different things. Going to the grocery store you are only having brief encounters. If customers are masked and just passing each other in aisles the likelihood of spread is low, because you are not in a setting in which you are encountering the transmitter for 15 minutes. Dining inside a restaurant is a bad idea because, 1) you cannot wear a mask when you are eating, and 2) You are inside an enclosed environment for a prolonged period of time with recirculated air.

A casino may be better but the "every other machine" approach seems more like a feel-good measure than a valid safety protocol, similar to taking temperature checks. I guess you may be right if you go when the casino is empty, but in my experience they are not empty, and to be honest the people (unlike yourself) who go to casinos don't strike me as being very health conscious. I also have people constantly invading my space when I have been in the past.

Once again i hear you but have you ever been to a casino in the middle of the day during the week. They can be pretty empty. Also if someone sits beside me i will just get up and go play somewhere else. Trust me if i don't feel safe I won't stay. Only thing i worry about the most is the smoking. I need to find out which ones have no smoking. I know grand as a pretty big non smoking area. Not sure if riverwind is allowing smoking. New Castle is nothing but smoke. That is not on my list of possible places. Right now it's Casino Oklahoma in Hinton. Grand Casino or Riverwind. Both Grand and Riverwind always seem cleaner to me than new castle or remington park. Lucky Star is also nothing but smoke. I started another tread to see if anyone has gone. I haven't been in a casino since February. Just have the day off tomorrow looking for something to do since it's been 7 months since I have done anything. I'll do some more research though.

[Bunty]

I'd rather blow my money at a restaurant than a casino. So I go out to a restaurant once or twice a week and always go around 5pm or a little before when it's not very busy. Since the majority of tables aren't taken then, I feel reasonably safe. It's an important consideration since I read somewhere that people who tested positive for the virus were twice as likely to have recently eaten at a restaurant than people who tested negative.

One restaurant I like decided to open all its booths by putting up two foot high or so wooden partitions between them. I hope that is effective in blocking the virus. Formerly, it only opened half its booths to establish proper distancing. This is at Mexico Joe's in Stillwater. It's still bad how it dropped happy hour and don't offer their delicious tortilla soup any more. Oh, well, it was a little too salty, anyway.

[kukblue1]

https://www.pittwire.pitt.edu/news/p...-treating-sars How soon until we can start testing.

[kukblue1]

I'd rather blow my money at a restaurant than a casino. So I go out to a restaurant once or twice a week and always go around 5pm or a little before when it's not very busy. Since the majority of tables aren't taken then, I feel reasonably safe. It's an important consideration since I read somewhere that people who tested positive for the virus were twice as likely to have recently eaten at a restaurant than people who tested negative.

One restaurant I like decided to open all its booths by putting up two foot high or so wooden partitions between them. I hope that is effective in blocking the virus. Formerly, it only opened half its booths to establish proper distancing. This is at Mexico Joe's in Stillwater. It's still bad how it dropped happy hour and don't offer their delicious tortilla soup any more. Oh, well, it was a little too salty, anyway.

Like the one poster that worked at the casino and said it was not clean I have worked in food service for 30 plus years and eat out is the last thing I would do. LOL I guess we all have different options which is fine.

[soonerguru]

Interesting piece about Covid-19 cases and restaurants.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...Iu4icMIXxAR4-o

[Bunty]

As I see it, as long as prominent well known people, such as the Oklahoma City manager and the governor, are going to come down with no worse problems than having nasal allergies and headaches from being infected with COVID-19 and can stay out of the hospital, the more and more people are not going to take COVID-19 seriously.

If there really are a lot of formerly infected COVID people suffering from lingering serious side effects even after testing negative, then the media ought to do a better job of reporting them, though, not sure how many such people would want to be publicly candid about that.