Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[d-usa]

Time for a temporary Facebook picture!

[d-usa]

It's all so completely predictable.

Which also means there are ways to change course, it's just nobody -- especially our leaders -- want to do it.

Then everyone acts surprised when absolutely everything happens just as scientists said it would.


There is no magic to this; it's all science, logic and common sense.

The people that keep looking anywhere else for answers and theories will go down in history as huge culprits in what is turning out to be a historic tragedy that could have largely been prevented.

These are the consequences of science deniers (creationists, anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and the politicians that fan those flames) grasping for anything that provides answers they want, and in the process rejecting the empirical truth yielded by the scientific method.

[soonerguru]

I think I read that the leader of the health committee in the legislature is a science denying anti-vaxxer. It is a cruel joke. I have never seen such incompetent government on the state and national scale. I also read that billions of dollars that were intended to be used for PPE by the Feds went to defense contractors and other miscellaneous unrelated industry insiders.

It's gross. Our government has been broken -- and made broke.

[C_M_25]

I think I read that the leader of the health committee in the legislature is a science denying anti-vaxxer. It is a cruel joke. I have never seen such incompetent government on the state and national scale. I also read that billions of dollars that were intended to be used for PPE by the Feds went to defense contractors and other miscellaneous unrelated industry insiders.

It's gross. Our government has been broken -- and made broke.

It's interesting because you can chalk our local experience and overall national experience to two bafoons (who shall remain nameless). However, other states are handling this so much better than us. I would think that south eastern states would be consistently worse than us, but I was pleasantly surprised to see mandatory mask mandates in pretty much every town we stopped in outside of florida. Perhaps these states have stronger local leadership than we do. We are blessed I tell ya! BLESSED!!! lol

[Pete]

Boy, isn't that the truth.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Ouch. According to the press conference our hospitals were under reporting over the last few weeks. https://twitter.com/KOCODillon/statu...949767168?s=20

[kukblue1]

We all new numbers were going up cause we were going to start counting rapid test. I think many people have under estimated just how many rapid test are happening. Maybe not at first but now Prisons, Colleges, schools and Businesses that care or want their workers back. People that can't return to work until the get a test are more likely to get a rapid test now also. I have heard people being in line or having to wait a while to get a rapid test done.

[Pete]

Well, this explains why the hospitalization rate has remained flat:

[Pete]

I am tired of politicians constantly spinning things to cover up their mismanagement -- and then not being held accountable.

They are forever cherry-picking stats at a point in time, then conveniently never mentioning them again when the same numbers start to make them look bad.

A great case in point was how Stitt crowed about having low per capita cases. Now that is no longer the case, he moves on to some other BS, which will soon start to look bad and then will never bring it up again:

Dillon Richards
@KOCODillon
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While "every death is regrettable," Stitt says we have the 14th-lowest death rate per capita. He says per capita deaths are 60% lower than the national average according to CDC numbers

[FighttheGoodFight]

I am tired of politicians constantly spinning things to cover up their mismanagement -- and then not being held accountable.

They are forever cherry-picking stats at a point in time, then conveniently never mentioning them again when the same numbers start to make them look bad.

A great case in point was how Stitt crowed about having low per capita cases. Now that is no longer the case, he moves on to some other BS, which will soon start to look bad and then will never bring it up again:

Dillon Richards
@KOCODillon
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7m
While "every death is regrettable," Stitt says we have the 14th-lowest death rate per capita. He says per capita deaths are 60% lower than the national average according to CDC numbers

It's all fun and games until every stat looks bad. We will get there if we keep on this path.

[Pete]

At least now we have forced him to actually stop covering up the White House reports, so people making decisions can cut through his BS and see for themselves.

Of course, Stitt himself refuses to follow the guidelines or even to encourage municipalities, businesses and schools to follow them.

[TheTravellers]

... I also read that billions of dollars that were intended to be used for PPE by the Feds went to defense contractors and other miscellaneous unrelated industry insiders. ...

https://www.okctalk.com/showthread.p...54#post1139754

[kukblue1]

Well, this explains why the hospitalization rate has remained flat:

This makes a little more sense. I never understood why they didn't jump around a little more. It was so hard for me to believe the same amount was coming in than leaving. I would think there would be at least a difference of 10 a day if not more either way.

[Bill Robertson]

We all new numbers were going up cause we were going to start counting rapid test. I think many people have under estimated just how many rapid test are happening. Maybe not at first but now Prisons, Colleges, schools and Businesses that care or want their workers back. People that can't return to work until the get a test are more likely to get a rapid test now also. I have heard people being in line or having to wait a while to get a rapid test done.

Look back some pages ago where I brought up the additional numbers because of rapid tests. Someone had the number that would have been added from March until then and it wasn't nearly as high as I expected. Yes, the current totals and average case data would be lower without rapid tests but not as much as I had thought.

[Pete]

FYI, yesterday Oklahoma was #4 nationally in the number of new cases per capita. Amazing Stitt didn't include that info in today's presser.

Only Kansas, North Dakota and Rhode Island were higher.


Not all states have reported today but you can expect we will be way up there again.

[soonerguru]

We all new numbers were going up cause we were going to start counting rapid test. I think many people have under estimated just how many rapid test are happening. Maybe not at first but now Prisons, Colleges, schools and Businesses that care or want their workers back. People that can't return to work until the get a test are more likely to get a rapid test now also. I have heard people being in line or having to wait a while to get a rapid test done.

All that means is we are finally counting them. They are still positives. The rapid test removes some barriers to getting tested, so, more people get tested and we find out about more infections.

If we had a leader with a brain, we would be able to use this access to testing to limit the spread of the virus, but we don't, so we are probably screwed.

Here's a link to the story about the complete mismanagement of federal PPE money.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...unds-pentagon/

[PaddyShack]

So when will I get to work from home again? I have only been back to the office 2 days and already am tired of all the extra steps and the thought of possibly catching this thing. I definitely feel for those in front line positions and jobs that actually need to physically be present to do their jobs.

[catch22]

So when will I get to work from home again? I have only been back to the office 2 days and already am tired of all the extra steps and the thought of possibly catching this thing. I definitely feel for those in front line positions and jobs that actually need to physically be present to do their jobs.

There's quite literally an outbreak at my employer and workplace, and they have told us nothing about it. In fact, an employee randomly came across the outbreak on the state's (CO) official COVID tracking and tracing system. But not one peep from management.

This country, top to bottom, is ill-equipped to handle this. It's downright dangerous.

[Pete]

There's quite literally an outbreak at my employer and workplace, and they have told us nothing about it. In fact, an employee randomly came across the outbreak on the state's (CO) official COVID tracking and tracing system. But not one peep from management.

This country, top to bottom, is ill equipped to handle this. It's outright dangerous.

One early decision was that employers were not required to notify employees and customers.

Another demonstration of how business continues to be put in front of people.

[kukblue1]

Where are the antibody test . What ever happen to testing for antibodies. You would think by now we would be doing just as much of that testing. If you have the antibodies and I know we don't know how long they last but if you have them wouldn't you feel a little better about going to work or going out to eat. My lab wanted $100 for the test. I passed but thought it would be easier and quicker to get results back than a covid test. With so many showing little to no symptoms you would think this would almost be an easier way to find out how many have truly have had covid.

[catcherinthewry]

One early decision was that employers were not required to notify employees and customers.

That is so irresponsible and also helps explain why Rs have been insisting on limiting liability for businesses as part of the next relief plan.

[Bill Robertson]

Where are the antibody test . What ever happen to testing for antibodies. You would think by now we would be doing just as much of that testing. If you have the antibodies and I know we don't know how long they last but if you have them wouldn't you feel a little better about going to work or going out to eat. My lab wanted $100 for the test. I passed but thought it would be easier and quicker to get results back than a covid test. With so many showing little to no symptoms you would think this would almost be an easier way to find out how many have truly have had covid.

Been here done this. A simple search will result in lots of antibody test options. And as I said many times I had it and tested very high for antibodies. I had very minor symptoms. I still did everything like I had no antibodies. Can't be too safe with this virus. After about 3 months and 4 plasma donations my antibodies dropped to a point that I can't donate plasma. So it is limited as far as duration.

[Jersey Boss]

Where are the antibody test . What ever happen to testing for antibodies. You would think by now we would be doing just as much of that testing. If you have the antibodies and I know we don't know how long they last but if you have them wouldn't you feel a little better about going to work or going out to eat. My lab wanted $100 for the test. I passed but thought it would be easier and quicker to get results back than a covid test. With so many showing little to no symptoms you would think this would almost be an easier way to find out how many have truly have had covid.

I got results from my PCR test within 24 hours from IMMY Labs and all for the grand total of $0.00. No there was no insurance involved.

[Jersey Boss]

I am tired of politicians constantly spinning things to cover up their mismanagement -- and then not being held accountable.

They are forever cherry-picking stats at a point in time, then conveniently never mentioning them again when the same numbers start to make them look bad.

A great case in point was how Stitt crowed about having low per capita cases. Now that is no longer the case, he moves on to some other BS, which will soon start to look bad and then will never bring it up again:

Dillon Richards
@KOCODillon
·
7m
While "every death is regrettable," Stitt says we have the 14th-lowest death rate per capita. He says per capita deaths are 60% lower than the national average according to CDC numbers

Unfortunately CDC #'s are not credible due to the "sharpie" influence exerted by HHS. What was once the gold standard is now more like mercury.

[Pete]

Unfortunately CDC #'s are not credible due to the "sharpie" influence exerted by HHS. What was once the gold standard is now more like mercury.

There is no evidence to that and besides, it has very little to with my central point.


We should not be playing into the ridiculous idea that no information is to be trusted.