Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[RustytheBailiff]

this is not statistically correct

It is common sense....a rare commodity with our State and Federal leadership (and a fair number of posters to this thread).

[Pete]

685 new cases today; 7-day rolling average now 970.

3 additional reported deaths.

132 new cases reported in OK County.

[gopokes88]

Hopefully the start of a trend not a blip in the data

[Bill Robertson]

The president tweeted this a bit ago. Pretty much negates any hope that him having the virus would change his outlook on the seriousness of the virus.

"I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!"

[dankrutka]

The one thing that really doesn't add up is Trump's timeline. From what I read, his symptoms that required oxygen were showing way earlier than you should expect. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he hadn't actually been testing and could have had COVID for several days earlier than they claimed.

[dankrutka]

As an anecdote, I live in Denton and almost never go into businesses. However, I have a project I wanted to complete so I ventured to Home Depot and I did not see a single person without a mask inside the store. It was pretty incredible as the store was pretty busy. I may have seen over 100 people. It seems mask mandates do work despite Mayor Holt (how can we enforce it?) and Governor Stitt's (I won't enforce it!) claims.

[Pete]

Even if it's only 90% (which is about as low as anyplace I've seen in way-red Oklahoma) that is still a massive help.

Absolutely absurd to pass the buck with an 'uneforcable' argument and one of the great lies told repeatedly during the pandemic.

[Bill Robertson]

As an anecdote, I live in Denton and almost never go into businesses. However, I have a project I wanted to complete so I ventured to Home Depot and I did not see a single person without a mask inside the store. It was pretty incredible as the store was pretty busy. I may have seen over 100 people. It seems mask mandates do work despite Mayor Holt (how can we enforce it?) and Governor Stitt's (I won't enforce it!) claims.

Good for Denton! More proof it can be done. HD and Lowe's are the two worst places I have to go. I try to do curbside and not go in but recently they put minimum purchases on curbside and I don't always meet the minimum.

[Bunty]

The president tweeted this a bit ago. Pretty much negates any hope that him having the virus would change his outlook on the seriousness of the virus.

"I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M. Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!"

Trump's heartless and irresponsible tweet serves as a reminder that we're still living in the Twilight Zone.

[RustytheBailiff]

As an anecdote, I live in Denton and almost never go into businesses. However, I have a project I wanted to complete so I ventured to Home Depot and I did not see a single person without a mask inside the store. It was pretty incredible as the store was pretty busy. I may have seen over 100 people. It seems mask mandates do work despite Mayor Holt (how can we enforce it?) and Governor Stitt's (I won't enforce it!) claims.

Had to drive to DFW Saturday Morning -- I though of going to Buc-ee's, but opted not to as I was already stopping in Denton for a charge on University Drive. When I got home I found this:

UPDATE: Pro-Trump supporter arrested after he punches man in the face at Buc-ee’s

https://www.click2houston.com/news/l...ce-at-buc-ees/

[C_M_25]

Had to drive to DFW Saturday Morning -- I though of going to Buc-ee's, but opted not to as I was already stopping in Denton for a charge on University Drive. When I got home I found this:

UPDATE: Pro-Trump supporter arrested after he punches man in the face at Buc-ee’s

https://www.click2houston.com/news/l...ce-at-buc-ees/

I feel like this world is becoming more and more unstable by the day. It would be nice to have a piece of secluded land somewhere to get away from this nonsense.

[Bill Robertson]

I feel like this world is becoming more and more unstable by the day. It would be nice to have a piece of secluded land somewhere to get away from this nonsense.

I know. It's like everything is just getting out of control crazy.

[catch22]

Good for Denton! More proof it can be done. HD and Lowe's are the two worst places I have to go. I try to do curbside and not go in but recently they put minimum purchases on curbside and I don't always meet the minimum.

Lowe's and HD both have very generous return programs. Perhaps order something small that you don't need to get to the minimum and save the receipts, and then after several trips return the items.

[Richard at Remax]

Usually this is the point in the movie where something horrific happens and everyone drops their beef and comes together in unity

[dankrutka]

Usually this is the point in the movie where something horrific happens and everyone drops their beef and comes together in unity

Are we waiting for it to rain squid?

[dankrutka]

Had to drive to DFW Saturday Morning -- I though of going to Buc-ee's, but opted not to as I was already stopping in Denton for a charge on University Drive. When I got home I found this:

UPDATE: Pro-Trump supporter arrested after he punches man in the face at Buc-ee’s

https://www.click2houston.com/news/l...ce-at-buc-ees/

FYI. He was arrested and charged.

[soonerguru]

this is not statistically correct

LOL, engage your brain. I posted no statistic.

[Roger S]

I feel like this world is becoming more and more unstable by the day. It would be nice to have a piece of secluded land somewhere to get away from this nonsense.

I can verify that it is very nice indeed. Glad I started working on making it mostly self-sufficient over the last couple of years too.

[Pete]

1,364 new cases today; 2nd highest ever. 7-day rolling average now 1,018.

699 hospitalized, an all-time record (36 more than 7/28).

11 additional reported deaths.

167 new cases in OK County.

[Bill Robertson]

Hospitalizations number is really scary.

[Pete]

Hospitalizations and deaths are lagging indicators.

As positive cases go up, so do those two categories about 2-4 weeks later.


We are in serious trouble heading into cold and flu season, not just in Oklahoma but nationwide.

U.S. cases have been up around 50,000 / day and seem to be rising.


The experts have been saying all the way along we cannot be at a high baseline heading into the fall and winter. And we are really worse off that anyone feared.

These are the points I've been making repeatedly and the reason I am so impatient with the constant attempts to minimize what is going on.

[Bunty]

It's no time to get complacent about the threat of COVID-19, especially around family, as this article attests: https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lo...571fb6885.html I believe the media needs to come out with more articles like this how unpleasantly the virus affects people.

[Bill Robertson]

It's no time to get complacent about the threat of COVID-19, especially around family, as this article attests: https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lo...571fb6885.html I believe the media needs to come out with more articles like this how unpleasantly the virus affects people.

Seems to me the media isn't talking a lot lately about COVID except about in person vs remote school and they seem to lean stories toward in person which I don't get. Or that the POTUS had a pretty mild case.
I didn't become complacent even after testing positive for antibodies. Now that i'm negative for them I'm as nervous as ever. I've been told I could see mom but I don't want to risk going in a nursing home when I've been working and doing our shopping this whole time. Same applies with my 11/2 year old grandson which I haven't seen since February and my 3 month old granddaughter which I haven't seen at all. I want this damn thing over with and the only way that's going to happen is not becoming complacent.

[kukblue1]

It's no time to get complacent about the threat of COVID-19, especially around family, as this article attests: https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lo...571fb6885.html I believe the media needs to come out with more articles like this how unpleasantly the virus affects people.

The Media already does a good enough job of putting the fear of god in people. Bottom line is we are a unhealthy country. We are more worried about who is wearing a mask and who isn't wearing a mask instead of worrying about getting healthy and what we are putting into our bodies. Sure Donald Trump got special treatment that no one will get but you know what he is also fairly heathy. He plays golf and stays busy. Instead of closing gyms we should be telling people to go to the gym or do some form of exercise

[Pete]

99.9% of the problem is that leadership keeps telling people not to wear masks and to not take this seriously and even consistently lies about the entire situation.

There is no public policy or information campaign that can counteract that. Period.