Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[king183]

Is there any evidence that you can't transmit the virus after vaccination?

Yes, there is evidence emerging from Israel and a few other places that indicate reduced or eliminated transmissibility once fully vaccinated. However, what we have now is not conclusive enough to change our current guidelines to wear a mask and social distance even if you or the people you're with have been vaccinated. So until we have conclusive evidence of it--and we should know one way or the other within the next couple months--it's best to act as if those who have been vaccinated can still transmit the virus.

[Bill Robertson]

There's a virus thread and a virus vaccine thread. I'm lost anymore because so many vaccine posts are on the virus thread. Either people need to post vaccine stuff on the vaccine thread or lets combine the two and just have one.

[dankrutka]

Is there any evidence that you can't transmit the virus after vaccination?

Some early studies have suggested people are 90% less likely to transmit after vaccination. So, the news is looking good.

[David]

https://twitter.com/pmonies/status/1359533265007357953

Up at an icy Capitol to see @GovStitt sign the first bill of the session. SB 1031 would restore the temporary exceptions to the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act to allow public bodies to meet virtually. #COVID19 #okleg #okgov

Credit where credit is due, the legislature and Gov Stitt have moved very fast on restoring the ability for public body virtual meetings. Does anyone remember how this worked last year, though? Was it also through legislation that simply expired already or was it connected to the state emergency declaration?

[Pete]

1,660 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,920.

30 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 35.1

Hospitalizations are 856 (-8).

ICU is 270 (+14).

[turnpup]

https://twitter.com/pmonies/status/1359533265007357953



Credit where credit is due, the legislature and Gov Stitt have moved very fast on restoring the ability for public body virtual meetings. Does anyone remember how this worked last year, though? Was it also through legislation that simply expired already or was it connected to the state emergency declaration?

Yes, it was also through legislation last year that amended the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act. There was an expiration date of November 15, 2020, or whenever the state of emergency was terminated, whichever occurred first.

[Pete]

1,677 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,762.

48 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average still a very high 38.1.

Hospitalizations are 807 (-49).

ICU is 240 (-30).

[AnguisHerba]

Is there any evidence that you can't transmit the virus after vaccination?

It's still up in the air, but the CDC does not recommend that you quarantine if you are fully vaccinated and have been exposed to COVID-19.

Although the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission from vaccinated persons to others is still uncertain, vaccination has been demonstrated to prevent symptomatic COVID-19; symptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission is thought to have a greater role in transmission than purely asymptomatic transmission. Additionally, individual and societal benefits of avoiding unnecessary quarantine may outweigh the potential but unknown risk of transmission, and facilitate the direction of public health resources to persons at highest risk for transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to others. This recommendation to waive quarantine for people with vaccine-derived immunity aligns with quarantine recommendations for those with natural immunity, which eases implementation.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-1...derations.html

I think the general logic also holds that if the vaccine effectively prevents you from getting an infection, then you are unlikely to transmit that to another person. However, I realize our knowledge is evolving. All things considered, if herd immunity is 60-75% of the population vaccinated, then we should be focusing on that goal. It will never be perfect, but we are just trying to get this thing down to manageable levels like the seasonal flu.

[Bill Robertson]

Another data point I don't understand. Yesterday's EOR showed 81 available ICU beds. We currently have 240 ICU patients and the high was 499 a few weeks ago and there were a few available beds reported even then. These numbers don't add up. Same with hospital beds in general.

[DowntownMan]

Another data point I don't understand. Yesterday's EOR showed 81 available ICU beds. We currently have 240 ICU patients and the high was 499 a few weeks ago and there were a few available beds reported even then. These numbers don't add up. Same with hospital beds in general.

Well hospitals and icu are used for other things besides Covid still. So there are people in icu without COVID taking up beds I assume. Or potentially some rooms that had been converted to be icu have been taken offline and not currently set up for icu. No need for surge rooms at this time.

[Pete]

1,417 new cases today; 7-day rolling average continues to dive at 1,584.

11 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 35.6.

Hospitalizations are 806 (-1).

ICU is 235 (-5).

[FighttheGoodFight]

Another good day. This winter weather will see this drop a ton as no one is getting tested for the next 4 or so days. That is unless the weather forecast is a bust.

Restaurants are about to take another hit from not having a rush during valentines day.

[OKCretro]

another good day for cases as they continue to drop

1458 new cases

[Pete]

1,458 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,499.

35 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 35.6.

Hospitalizations are 755 (-51).

ICU is 229 (-6).

[Pete]

Even though our numbers are dropping, they aren't falling as fast as other states.

Oklahoma is now 7th overall in cases per capita.

[Pete]

1,266 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,370.

30 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 30.1.

[d-usa]

Likely to see an artificial drop with the weather, followed by an artificial spike to catch up after.

[PoliSciGuy]

Yeah when we had the ice storm in October it caused a spike itself, I wonder if we overturn some of these gains for the next couple weeks as folks spend more time indoors together.

[Bill Robertson]

I was watching the Australian Open tennis match and noticed no spectators when there were in earlier matches. I found that a few days ago Victoria State had a resurgence of current COVID cases, 19 cases, so they shut everything down. They're allowing the tournament to continue but with only participants, officials, coaches and limited family.

[Bill Robertson]

Yeah when we had the ice storm in October it caused a spike itself, I wonder if we overturn some of these gains for the next couple weeks as folks spend more time indoors together.

Hopefully not. I hope most of the people shut in together are together most of the time anyway. Like my wife and I have been shut ins most all the time due to the virus so the weather hasn't changed much in that way. There obviously won't be as much testing this week but it had dropped a little bit the last 2 weeks anyway. Hopefully due to fewer people feeling sick.

[OKCretro]

730 new cases
has to be a glitz

[Pete]

^

Nobody is going out to be tested.

There will be a big catch-up next week.

[DowntownMan]

^

Nobody is going out to be tested.

There will be a big catch-up next week.

Hopefully they are also not getting out to get infected either

[ksearls]

I went out to pick up a few things Saturday afternoon before the storm was due. Every restaurant I drove by was packed, as was Penn Square Mall. I would not be surprised to see a bump from this.

[DowntownMan]

I went out to pick up a few things Saturday afternoon before the storm was due. Every restaurant I drove by was packed, as was Penn Square Mall. I would not be surprised to see a bump from this.

That was happening before this. So that’s nothing new