Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[soonerguru]

Yen has no chance of defeating Stitt and I don't think a Dem can win statewide in Oklahoma anymore.

[Canoe]

Sorry for the oh woe is me but I'm feeling sorry for myself this week. I posted this on another board in a COVID discussion that is currently on a tangent of how it is really affecting you personally. Read or not. I feel better just writing it.

"My daughter took her family (her, husband, two kids of theirs and three of his) to California for a week over Thanksgiving. Saw lots of FB posts with lots of people. She's having a second birthday party for my grandson in a couple of weeks. I'm not going. I haven't even seen my granddaughter that's 6 months old at all, period. My daughter isn't happy with me. Her and I had a few years during her high school/college years that she wouldn't acknowledge my existence and I'm afraid I see that possibility again. But I've had this damn virus twice and the second time was worse than the first. The past month was one of off and on fever of around 100, (97.6 is normal for me) stomach and chest pains, having to stop and catch my breath just to stand up, waves of nausea, waves of hot flashes, the runs like I've never had before, blurred vision spells and twitching eyelids. Plus though probably brought upon myself, panic attacks not at all helped by all the reading I've done on the virus getting worse as the symptoms continue in some cases and often very quickly. This time the first symptoms were on Nov 10 and now on Dec 9 I'm celebrating 3 days without symptoms except for extreme exhaustion and a lesser version of the runs. Which I expect to live with for at least weeks based on the first time. If a third would be even worse I don't want to even imagine. So I'm not risking it, period.

Can you facetime?

[Bill Robertson]

Can you facetime?

I never have but I'm sure I can figure it out. Not a bad idea.

[Pete]

2,460 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,744.

35 additional deaths, the second-highest single-day total. 7-day rolling average 15.1.

Hospitalizations are 1,709 (-36).

ICU is 459 (-6).

[catcherinthewry]

Pete, I'm not sure where you are getting your 7-day rolling numbers, but they've been way off lately.
For example, You can't have a 7-day average of cases of 1,744 when the lowest day in the last 7 had 1,903 cases. I use the Washington Post numbers and while they agree with you on each individual day, their 7-day averages are quite a bit higher than yours. For example today the 7-day numbers are 3058 cases and 21 deaths.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...navirus_subnav

[Edmond Hausfrau]

2,460 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,744.

35 additional deaths, the second-highest single-day total. 7-day rolling average 15.1.

Hospitalizations are 1,709 (-36).

ICU is 459 (-6).

We are killing the equivalent of a NBA team roster daily.
Maybe if we use sports analogies, Oklahomans will pay attention?

[sooner88]

Pete, I'm not sure where you are getting your 7-day rolling numbers, but they've been way off lately.
For example, You can't have a 7-day average of cases of 1,744 when the lowest day in the last 7 had 1,903 cases. I use the Washington Post numbers and while they agree with you on each individual day, their 7-day averages are quite a bit higher than yours. For example today the 7-day numbers are 3058 cases and 21 deaths.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...navirus_subnav

I assume it has to do with multiple days of cases being reported on one day in a few instances.

[catcherinthewry]

We are killing the equivalent of a NBA team roster daily.
Maybe if we use sports analogies, Oklahomans will pay attention?

In the last 8 days as many Oklahomans have died from Covid-19 (168) as died in the Murrah Building bombing.

[Pete]

Pete, I'm not sure where you are getting your 7-day rolling numbers, but they've been way off lately.
For example, You can't have a 7-day average of cases of 1,744 when the lowest day in the last 7 had 1,903 cases. I use the Washington Post numbers and while they agree with you on each individual day, their 7-day averages are quite a bit higher than yours. For example today the 7-day numbers are 3058 cases and 21 deaths.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...navirus_subnav

You're right, as the state had a data error over last weekend then corrected it and I had not gone back and updated my spreadsheet.

Here are the corrected 7-day rolling averages:

New cases: 3,058
Deaths: 21.9

[TheTravellers]

In the last 8 days as many Oklahomans have died from Covid-19 (168) as died in the Murrah Building bombing.

Don't as many people die *daily* in the US now that died in the 9/11 attacks (~3000)? Just absolutely f-ing baffles me why so many don't care, are ignorant/stupid/cult-members, whatever....

[d-usa]

That was the surreal thing about Pearl Harbor Day this year.

We are remembering the day many years ago where fewer people died that today...

[d-usa]

https://oklahoman.com/article/567803...ovid-19-crisis

Stitt is telling hospitals to shut up or he will make sure to punish them financially.

[Bill Robertson]

That was the surreal thing about Pearl Harbor Day this year.

We are remembering the day many years ago where fewer people died that today...

I saw this yesterday. I haven't checked the numbers but it sounds right.

[soonerguru]

https://oklahoman.com/article/567803...ovid-19-crisis

Stitt is telling hospitals to shut up or he will make sure to punish them financially.

Not that it would happen, but is this an impeachable offense? I cannot imagine threatening hospitals right now with what they are dealing with. His "Christian values" are an affront to Christ.

[soonerguru]

I saw this yesterday. I haven't checked the numbers but it sounds right.

3.400 Americans died of COVID yesterday.

[Bill Robertson]

Not that it would happen, but is this an impeachable offense? I cannot imagine threatening hospitals right now with what they are dealing with. His "Christian values" are an affront to Christ.

Aren't they though. I get really tired of defending my Christian belief to people that see so much of this type of "Christian" actions.

[Pete]

Oklahoma governors cannot be recalled.

I didn't know that myself until it was discussed about a month ago.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Oklahoma governors cannot be recalled.

I didn't know that myself until it was discussed about a month ago.

He won't be governor for too much longer. Inhofe will step down and he will be senator then!

[GoOKC1991]

Kevin Stitt says he will issue an Executive Order limiting indoor event capacity to 50% (excluding churches but including things like weddings), cutting sports attendance, and extending bar and restaurant restrictions.

Also: He has heard from many who want a mask mandate. He has also heard from many many more who don’t. He says we need everyone in a mask.

BUT, again, no mask mandate. He doesn’t believe it would work.

This guy is awful.

[Plutonic Panda]

This will be interesting. OK County Health is building a drive thru and warehouse facility for the COVID-19 Vaccine

https://www.news9.com/story/5fd2aec2...ation-facility

[Plutonic Panda]

At this point what would a mask mandate do? Why are people here so hung up on it? The biggest population centers in the state already have mask mandates. LA has a mask mandate and nearly 100 people died in LA alone.

I’m not against masks by now but I really doubt the people that still aren’t wearing masks are going to do unless forced which pretty much every major business in the state requires masks to enter. I’ve witnessed plenty occasions in Costco and Walmart customers being told to keep their masks on.

What would a statewide mask mandate change?

[Pete]

^

A lot of the infections are coming from rural areas and none of them have mask mandates.

[Plutonic Panda]

I understand that areas with masks slow the spread but what I am skeptical of is the places that still are dumb enough to not wear masks, would a mandate really fix anything?

[Plutonic Panda]

I guess if anything it would at least show Oklahoma has a governor competent enough to understand masks are needed but by now he’s gone this far without imposing a mandate I don’t think it would make our state look much better. Unfortunately Oklahoma isn’t known as a state that embraces science and facts.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Oh man. Stitt used data from a Facebook poll as how many Oklahomans wear masks. I love it.