Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[floyd the barber]

A study looking at antibody results in dialysis estimates that less than 1% of Oklahomans have had the virus.

This is simply not true.

There are 82,520 cases in Oklahoma. That is higher than 1% of the population.

[Bill Robertson]

A study looking at antibody results in dialysis estimates that less than 1% of Oklahomans have had the virus.

80,000 cases divided by 4,000,000 is .02 so that says that 2% have or had it. Plus there's the asymptomatic people that never got tested. Someone is wrong.

[C_M_25]

This isn't getting to happen because people want it to be 70 to 75ish where they shop or dine. Cannot economically do that with 100% air replacement.

Maybe you don’t need 100% replacement. Maybe you just need to move some air to help. Obviously, there’s no science to support this, but it could be an interesting way to use our technology to help.

[d-usa]

80,000 cases divided by 4,000,000 is .02 so that says that 2% have or had it. Plus there's the asymptomatic people that never got tested. Someone is wrong.

They based that estimate on dialysis patients, so that would make it harder to estimate the whole population. I would guess that they take more precautions than the general population.

[Rover]

This isn't getting to happen because people want it to be 70 to 75ish where they shop or dine. Cannot economically do that with 100% air replacement.

Actually, you can. Use heat recovery ventilators. It’s easily done.

[Rover]

Maybe you don’t need 100% replacement. Maybe you just need to move some air to help. Obviously, there’s no science to support this, but it could be an interesting way to use our technology to help.

You don’t want air currents keeping it suspended in the air and passed around

[Bunty]

Semi-hot take: No one cares about Covid anymore for the same reason no one cares about our ongoing wars. Until a bunch of rich famous white guys, or their children, start dying, nobody cares. Wars and viruses will be fought on the backs of the poor, the undereducated, the infirmed, the incarcerated, and POC.
Probably should be on the political thread but I've seen too many people in OKC not take this seriously because they are not directly touched.

RIGHT! Why be surprised if a lot of people aren't taking the COVID-19 seriously when prominent people keep coming up in the news as testing positive for the virus, but only have mild to even non-existent symptoms? The governor of Missouri and his wife are recent examples of how this is.

But I must say, though, that older people past 65 and in less than good health still need to do a better job of protecting themselves from this virus. That's where most of the deaths still are.

[Bill Robertson]

Actually, you can. Use heat recovery ventilators. It’s easily done.

We did at Kerr-McGee's R&D labs. Even with recovery it's very expensive to cool Oklahoma summer air to 70 degrees.

[RustytheBailiff]

RIGHT! Why be surprised if a lot of people aren't taking the COVID-19 seriously when prominent people keep coming up in the news as testing positive for the virus, but only have mild to even non-existent symptoms? The governor of Missouri and his wife are recent examples of how this is.

But I must say, though, that older people past 65 and in less than good health still need to do a better job of protecting themselves from this virus. That's where most of the deaths still are.

Bruce Williamson, the former lead singer for The Temptations, died from the coronavirus on September 6, 2020. Williamson was a part of the R&B group from 2007 to 2015. He died in his Las Vegas home and was 49

Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential candidate, has died from coronavirus, his website shared on July 30. He was hospitalized less than two weeks after attending President Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20

Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero died at the age of 41 due to complications from COVID-19.

Dan Foster, a radio personality, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at age 61 on June 17. Foster was a radio host in Nigeria, where he has been referred to as "the God of radio."

34-year-old singer Chris Trousdale died of health complications related to the coronavirus on June 2. Trousdale was known for singing and dancing in a boy band called Dream Street from 1999 to 2002.

Author H.G. Carrillo, who wrote the novel "Loosing My Espanish," died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 59, the Washington Post reported on May 22. Carrillo was on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and taught at George Washington University.

Actor BJ Hogg died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 65, Express confirmed on April 30. One of Hogg's most notables roles was on the HBO series Games of Thrones as Sir Addam Mabrand.

Troy Sneed, a grammy-nominated gospel singer, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 52, his friend, radio personality KD Bowe, confirmed on Instagram on April 27. Sneed released seven albums between 1999 and 2012.

Fredrick Thomas, a rapper from the Bronx, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 35 on April 23. A notable New York rapper for over a decade, he was known by fans as Fred the Godson.

American country folk singer-songwriter John Prine died of complications related to coronavirus, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone on April 7. He was 73. Yeah his older -- but one of my favorites.

Actor Jay Benedict died of health complications related to the novel coronavirus on April 4, his agency TCG, tweeted. Benedict appeared in some major films, including "Aliens" and "The Dark Knight Rises."

Adam Schlesinger, a Grammy, Tony, Oscar, and Emmy nominated musician and songwriter, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 52

[kukblue1]

Well we started Monday with 628 in the Hospital and Friday were down to 579. So 49 less. I wish this was a little more detailed. How many left and how many came in? If we times it by 4 roughly 200 left meaning 150 came back in? Of the 579 in the Hospitals how many have been there for a week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks. Hospitalizations are a key number I added up the "number seen" and came up with 3,269. So in the last 5 days 3,269 went to the Hospital for Covid or for everything? Of those 3,269 how many were admitted?

[Bill Robertson]

Well we started Monday with 628 in the Hospital and Friday were down to 579. So 49 less. I wish this was a little more detailed. How many left and how many came in? If we times it by 4 roughly 200 left meaning 150 came back in? Of the 579 in the Hospitals how many have been there for a week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks. Hospitalizations are a key number I added up the "number seen" and came up with 3,269. So in the last 5 days 3,269 went to the Hospital for Covid or for everything? Of those 3,269 how many were admitted?

Just be happy with total daily hospitalization numbers. If they tried to get more detailed that would open way too many opportunities for data to be mis reported and every time that happens more people lose faith in the data.

[d-usa]

Only triple digits today.

The spike is dead, long live the spike!

[soonerguru]

Where are these empty restaurants. I just pulled in my driveway and on the way home I pass BWW, Texas Roadhouse, Twin Peaks and all the others on I40 between MacArthur and Rockwell. Then everything on NW Expressway from Meridian to Rockwell. Every parking lot is at least half full and MANY are way more full than that. All those people have to be in somewhere. I might actually go to a empty restaurant just to get out.

LOL those are definitely Covid Caverns. I don't care about chains; I'm referring to the single-point, locally owned joints.

[Bill Robertson]

LOL those are definitely Covid Caverns. I don't care about chains; I'm referring to the single-point, locally owned joints.

OK. We're uncultured and chains are our thing. So I'm really wanting this to get to a point that we can get out.

[Pete]

990 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,101.

155 cases in OK County.

11 deaths; statewide total is now 1,004.

[kukblue1]

Just be happy with total daily hospitalization numbers. If they tried to get more detailed that would open way too many opportunities for data to be mis reported and every time that happens more people lose faith in the data.

They just seem to not really add up to me. Is something fishing going on? Could the numbers be worse than what they are telling us? Could the numbers be better. If 5,000 people are going into the hospital to get checked in a week and only 50 are being admitted that is 1%.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

Bruce Williamson, the former lead singer for The Temptations, died from the coronavirus on September 6, 2020. Williamson was a part of the R&B group from 2007 to 2015. He died in his Las Vegas home and was 49

Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential candidate, has died from coronavirus, his website shared on July 30. He was hospitalized less than two weeks after attending President Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20

Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero died at the age of 41 due to complications from COVID-19.

Dan Foster, a radio personality, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at age 61 on June 17. Foster was a radio host in Nigeria, where he has been referred to as "the God of radio."

34-year-old singer Chris Trousdale died of health complications related to the coronavirus on June 2. Trousdale was known for singing and dancing in a boy band called Dream Street from 1999 to 2002.

Author H.G. Carrillo, who wrote the novel "Loosing My Espanish," died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 59, the Washington Post reported on May 22. Carrillo was on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and taught at George Washington University.

Actor BJ Hogg died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 65, Express confirmed on April 30. One of Hogg's most notables roles was on the HBO series Games of Thrones as Sir Addam Mabrand.

Troy Sneed, a grammy-nominated gospel singer, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 52, his friend, radio personality KD Bowe, confirmed on Instagram on April 27. Sneed released seven albums between 1999 and 2012.

Fredrick Thomas, a rapper from the Bronx, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 35 on April 23. A notable New York rapper for over a decade, he was known by fans as Fred the Godson.

American country folk singer-songwriter John Prine died of complications related to coronavirus, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone on April 7. He was 73. Yeah his older -- but one of my favorites.

Actor Jay Benedict died of health complications related to the novel coronavirus on April 4, his agency TCG, tweeted. Benedict appeared in some major films, including "Aliens" and "The Dark Knight Rises."

Adam Schlesinger, a Grammy, Tony, Oscar, and Emmy nominated musician and songwriter, died of health complications related to the coronavirus at 52

Of this depressing list, 50% are POC. 30% are infirmed aka elderly (by CDC standards, not trying to suggest 65 is old). It nicely mirrors real-world statistics.

[LocoAko]

They just seem to not really add up to me. Is something fishing going on? Could the numbers be worse than what they are telling us?.

Things are grim enough without resorting to conspiracies. Let's try to avoid that if at all possible.

[Bill Robertson]

They just seem to not really add up to me. Is something fishing going on? Could the numbers be worse than what they are telling us? Could the numbers be better. If 5,000 people are going into the hospital to get checked in a week and only 50 are being admitted that is 1%.

It's been known from the start that only a very small percentage of cases are severe. So they go get checked and tested but don't end up being admitted. No mystery here.

[Rover]

Of this depressing list, 50% are POC. 30% are infirmed aka elderly (by CDC standards, not trying to suggest 65 is old). It nicely mirrors real-world statistics.

Are you saying that because you can fit them into a category they don’t count?

[kukblue1]

Where are these empty restaurants. I just pulled in my driveway and on the way home I pass BWW, Texas Roadhouse, Twin Peaks and all the others on I40 between MacArthur and Rockwell. Then everything on NW Expressway from Meridian to Rockwell. Every parking lot is at least half full and MANY are way more full than that. All those people have to be in somewhere. I might actually go to a empty restaurant just to get out.

I worked last night and 11pm drove by Cowboys and parking lot was full. Twin Peaks i-40 I bet you couldn't find a parking spot. BWW wasn't as bad but still pretty full. So yeah where are these empty places. I know the Braums over that way is running increased sales also. Sure that is fast food a bit different.

[soonerguru]

OK. We're uncultured and chains are our thing. So I'm really wanting this to get to a point that we can get out.

It's not about that. It's about the fact that national chains have deeper pockets to withstand this than single-point, locally owned restaurants. It's also been an observation that many of these local proprietors are doing everything they can to offer a safe environment for their patrons and staff. Still, dining in a restaurant is a risky decision if you are trying to avoid infection.

I guess you could argue that people who visit Picasso or Goro are more demanding of safety protocols than people at Twin Peaks.

[Pete]

823 new cases today.

The other data has not been updated.

[RustytheBailiff]

Of this depressing list, 50% are POC. 30% are infirmed aka elderly (by CDC standards, not trying to suggest 65 is old). It nicely mirrors real-world statistics.

Response was to Bounty's continued comments which infers that folks past 65 need to stay isolated while apparently the rest of the population can go about their business unfettered.

[Bill Robertson]

I guess you could argue that people who visit Picasso or Goro are more demanding of safety protocols than people at Twin Peaks.

More so even that the management at Picasso or Goro are more demanding of safety protocols than that at Twin Peaks. I guarantee that TP doesn't give a rats about safety protocols as long as there are butts in the seats.