Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[Bill Robertson]

And Lance Fry dismissed the hospitalizations yesterday saying we have plenty of capacity. We are only going backwards. Not a great look.

I don't know what he's looking at. I've seen at least a couple posts on Oklahoma Source supposedly by nurses, etc. saying they're full and having trouble finding hospitals to transfer to. And as said before we aren't into flu season yet.

Get your flu shot and wear friggin masks.

[d-usa]

Because it’s like saying that we don’t have to worry about crime because we have lots of empty police cars sitting in a parking lot.

They ignore the difference between a hypothetical bed, and the actual ability to staff that bed.

[Pete]

1,006 new cases today; 7-day rolling average now 1,022.

738 hospitalizations, +39 and another all-time high.

9 more deaths.

230 new cases in OK County which is one of the higher numbers in the last few weeks.

[Libbymin]

Gonna be a long and ugly fall and winter here in Okieville.

[BDP]

A new CDC report shows how wearing masks and closing bars dramatically cut the rate of coronavirus infections in Arizona

[Pete]

^

This whole thing is really very simple no matter how confused so many want to make it.

And it's basically just following the CDC guidelines, you know the internationally respected experts on disease control who we have in place exactly for this sort of thing.

Yet, we continue phaf around with all this misdirection, minimization and out-right lies and the result is our country is not only the worst by far in handling this, our entire economy and way of life is in serious danger.

It's really unbelievable.

[David]

OU & OSU are going to on-line only classes after Thanksgiving.

That has been the UCO plan since IIRC the beginning of the school year.

[gopokes88]

That has been the UCO plan since IIRC the beginning of the school year.

Same with OSU

[FighttheGoodFight]

That was the weirdest press conference by the Governor. They want to be the first in the nation and pandemic response by building this new lab and have a response team. How about we be first at responding to the current pandemic?

[Pete]

That was the weirdest press conference by the Governor. They want to be the first in the nation and pandemic response by building this new lab and have a response team. How about we be first at responding to the current pandemic?

A diversion from by far the biggest health crisis of our lifetimes.


Remember when New York and New Jersey were the absolute hotbeds of Covid-19 and how it was treated as an all-out emergency? Oklahoma is now equal with NJ on total per capita cases and we are closing in on New York.

#22 among states in per capita cases and climbing rapidly.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

That was the weirdest press conference by the Governor. They want to be the first in the nation and pandemic response by building this new lab and have a response team. How about we be first at responding to the current pandemic?

I'm very confused. Are we moving the public health laboratory to Stillwater??

[jerrywall]

That was the weirdest press conference by the Governor. They want to be the first in the nation and pandemic response by building this new lab and have a response team. How about we be first at responding to the current pandemic?

I mean, yeah, this does nothing to help us with the current pandemic, and this does nothing to improve my opinion of Stitt's handling of the pandemic, but this could still be a good thing and could help us with the next pandemic.

[jerrywall]

I'm very confused. Are we moving the public health laboratory to Stillwater??

https://okcfox.com/news/local/gov-st...andemic-center

[Edmond Hausfrau]

Just seems odd choice to move lab away from urban centers. Bulk of public health testing is STD outbreaks and communicable diseases. Separating the laboratory from the actual health department as well as from an urban core is interesting. And that's a hell of a new commute if you are a lab employee.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Delayed the release of the WH Task Force report until 4pm.
"Report was delayed to give everyone an opportunity to review before posting." -- https://twitter.com/ChrisKPolansky/s...03223330287617

I think we are going to see a pretty bad report.

[Pete]

Delayed the release of the WH Task Force report until 4pm.
"Report was delayed to give everyone an opportunity to review before posting." -- https://twitter.com/ChrisKPolansky/s...03223330287617

I think we are going to see a pretty bad report.

They are issued to the states on Mondays then not released to the public until Wednesday around noon.

How much time do they need to review (spin)?

[Bill Robertson]

Just seems odd choice to move lab away from urban centers. Bulk of public health testing is STD outbreaks and communicable diseases. Separating the laboratory from the actual health department as well as from an urban core is interesting. And that's a hell of a new commute if you are a lab employee.

I don't know what to think about the move so this isn't defending it. But moving to Stillwater would actually put the lab halfway between the two major urban areas give or take. With very easy access to both. Communication within the health department is probably mostly electronic so the lab could be anywhere. Just throwing an idea out there.

[Bunty]

Just seems odd choice to move lab away from urban centers. Bulk of public health testing is STD outbreaks and communicable diseases. Separating the laboratory from the actual health department as well as from an urban core is interesting. And that's a hell of a new commute if you are a lab employee.

It surely reflects that Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory is a great state asset. It has been around for decades in its own separate building. Stillwater is equidistant from Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Eliminate the long commute by moving to Stillwater.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Annnnd what do we know? It was a bad report!

https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/si...rt10042020.pdf

Red zone -- "Community transmission has remained high across the state for the past month, with many preventable deaths." -- "Oklahoma is in the red zone for test positivity, indicating a rate at or above 10.1%, with the 5th highest rate in the country."

[Pete]

^

Consistently bad for months now.

Yet, we are doing nothing to change and ignoring most of the recommendations.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Governor Stitt's response to the report.

[Jersey Boss]

That statement is one where the Governor refuses to accept responsibility for the conditions the state finds itself in.
Multiple epidemiologists, unqualified Heath Commissioner appointed as well as hiding Dr. Brix and the regularly issued reports from the feds.
His claims of urging "personal responsibility" of the citizens does not excuse his ineptitude or his responsibility as the Chief Executive.

[Pete]

He also cherry-picks one stat that doesn't look terrible, but of course will never mention it again when it inevitably heads south, as he has done with other numbers that he no longer speaks about.

[catch22]

I fear we will continue to have elevated numbers of spread until the branch covidians decide to follow the guidelines on mask usage and congregating in large groups.

[Bill Robertson]

I don't need to link it because it's all over the news but Trump released a video that started off by saying getting COVID was "a blessing". DAMN!!!!
It's like we're getting deeper into a really bad episode of the Twilight Zone! Everything is crazy and hopefully without getting too political for this thread I'm really worried about our country for the next 4 or more years.