Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[Rixon75]

These vulnerable segments should be considered irrelevant when considering opening up again.

[Pete]

867 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 811.

18 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 26.9.

Hospitalizations are 526 (+35).

ICU is 150 (+5).

[jerrywall]

These vulnerable segments should be considered irrelevant when considering opening up again.

How... darwinian.

[catcherinthewry]

These vulnerable segments should be considered irrelevant when considering opening up again.

Let them eat covid, amiright Marie?

[PoliSciGuy]

These vulnerable segments should be considered irrelevant when considering opening up again.

Wowza, blatant eugenics just being casually thrown around here.

[Rixon75]

How... darwinian.

Among this segment, how many are strictly vulnerable to Covid only? This segment is vulnerable to all diseases that never required shut downs before.

[king183]

Among this segment, how many are strictly vulnerable to Covid only? This segment is vulnerable to all diseases that never required shut downs before.

Do you think "all diseases" are equally as transmissible or as dangerous to the "vulnerable segment?" Are you truly that stupid? Of course you are.

Sorry to everyone else for the bluntness/meanness in response, but I'm simply over dealing with people who are willfully stupid on this topic. We're 1 year into this and there are still people who actively choose to remain ignorant. Maybe I should just take a break from reading these geniuses.

[jerrywall]

Among this segment, how many are strictly vulnerable to Covid only? This segment is vulnerable to all diseases that never required shut downs before.

We had 18 new deaths today, and 867 new cases. This is not comparable to any other disease going around right now, and we're certainly not at the point that we could argue that reopening with segments of our population still vulnerable is a reasonable risk. If we got to no active community spread in the area and get to where we're not still in the double digits for daily deaths, then I think we can start talking about it.

[Rixon75]

We had 18 new deaths today, and 867 new cases. This is not comparable to any other disease going around right now, and we're certainly not at the point that we could argue that reopening with segments of our population still vulnerable is a reasonable risk. If we got to no active community spread in the area and get to where we're not still in the double digits for daily deaths, then I think we can start talking about it.

I don't think you all are understanding what I'm saying. What percentage of the population has immune systems so weak that they cannot receive a Covid vaccine AND who would take different precautions in a world without Covid versus a world with Covid, but all able and willing adults have had the vaccine (a logical point and time to consider getting back to normal)?

Should this small sect determine how and when to get back to normal?

[jerrywall]

I don't think you all are understanding what I'm saying. What percentage of the population has immune systems so weak that they cannot receive a Covid vaccine AND who would take different precautions in a world without Covid versus a world with Covid, but all able and willing adults have had the vaccine (a logical point and time to consider getting back to normal)?

Should this small sect determine how and when to get back to normal?

Yes, they absolutely should be a factor in consideration. Either we should have enough immunizations to have hit some sort of herd immunity, or new cases should be below a certain threshold (or basically non-existent). These aren't unreasonable requirements to safely and widely return to normalcy.

[Bill Robertson]

Yes, they absolutely should be a factor in consideration. Either we should have enough immunizations to have hit some sort of herd immunity, or new cases should be below a certain threshold (or basically non-existent). These aren't unreasonable requirements to safely and widely return to normalcy.

Absolutely right!

[oklip955]

So are you saying that some of us older folks who are vulnerable should just go ahead and get covid and die?? So are lives dont matter? Look I had to go into Lowe's for a few things and I cannot figure out their website. They were getting tired of me pulling into the pickup parking and calling them and asking them if they could get me ...... and ........ and. something that would work for........ If you have no one to shop for you and you live alone what are you to do? People crowed me and i tried to get away while leaning on a shopping cart with my items in it. I have a bad knee and went down again. I am getting tired of trying to run and end up falling. Many people in; that store with no mask or not wearing it over their noses and walking up to me. I tell them to get back and they say I cannot hear you and keep trying to get closer. This is getting to be a big problem. No one cares about older folks anymore.

[Bill Robertson]

It amazes me how in a society that is supposed to be pushing toward "everyone is equal, everyone matters, everyone is important". Until some people group interferes with what you want. Then that group is irrelevant. Sad.

[oklip955]

Yes you are so right Bill.

[Canoe]

So are you saying that some of us older folks who are vulnerable should just go ahead and get covid and die?? So are lives dont matter? Look I had to go into Lowe's for a few things and I cannot figure out their website. They were getting tired of me pulling into the pickup parking and calling them and asking them if they could get me ...... and ........ and. something that would work for........ If you have no one to shop for you and you live alone what are you to do? People crowed me and i tried to get away while leaning on a shopping cart with my items in it. I have a bad knee and went down again. I am getting tired of trying to run and end up falling. Many people in; that store with no mask or not wearing it over their noses and walking up to me. I tell them to get back and they say I cannot hear you and keep trying to get closer. This is getting to be a big problem. No one cares about older folks anymore.

I have made it a personal goal to never allow the elderly in our family to live in such a condition alone. It is simply immoral for a person to leave thier elderly and weak to live life alone.

[Rixon75]

Wow. There’s quite a bit of misrepresentations of what was actually said. I’ll try one more time.
From a macro level, no one minute portion of the population (as small as the defined one in my aforementioned post) should be the tipping point for society. I simply don’t believe that a segment this small should affect when millions of children return to school, when the millions in the hospitality industry can fully recover, all those in the energy sector, and on and on.
In a few months, all able and willing adults will have had the vaccine. Reality is that millions will elect not to. I’d rather they do, but this is still America and they won’t be forced. Waiting for the moment where there is no virtual possibility of a non-vaccinated person to get COVID is not an option. At its current form, it will take +/- years to fully die out.

If you’re set on twisting my words into me not caring about all the elderly, which is clearly not what was stated, then I can’t help you. Reasonable people can disagree, but don’t mince words. If anyone here is struggling to run an errand, DM me and I’ll gladly help you out.

[jerrywall]

Waiting for the moment where there is no virtual possibility of a non-vaccinated person to get COVID is not an option.

That is completely untrue.

[Pete]

779 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 783.

59 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 32.0.

Hospitalizations are 484 (-42).

ICU is 150 (-0).

[Bill Robertson]

Wow. There’s quite a bit of misrepresentations of what was actually said. I’ll try one more time.
From a macro level, no one minute portion of the population (as small as the defined one in my aforementioned post) should be the tipping point for society. I simply don’t believe that a segment this small should affect when millions of children return to school, when the millions in the hospitality industry can fully recover, all those in the energy sector, and on and on.
In a few months, all able and willing adults will have had the vaccine. Reality is that millions will elect not to. I’d rather they do, but this is still America and they won’t be forced. Waiting for the moment where there is no virtual possibility of a non-vaccinated person to get COVID is not an option. At its current form, it will take +/- years to fully die out.

If you’re set on twisting my words into me not caring about all the elderly, which is clearly not what was stated, then I can’t help you. Reasonable people can disagree, but don’t mince words. If anyone here is struggling to run an errand, DM me and I’ll gladly help you out.

Three posts explaining your case and you're not looking a bit better. The main thing is you keep calling a large part of society, the vulnerable people, minute. In our country where obesity and unhealthy lifestyles run rampant this is not a minute group.

[OKCretro]

59 more deaths today from Covid and Mayor Holt makes a joke about licking door knobs in his Facebook post today. Disappointing to say the least.

[Richard at Remax]

The whole quote:

"The precipitous decline in new COVID-19 cases has paused. It is too soon to say whether we’re in an upward trajectory, but it is clear that since February 17th, we are no longer in a downward trajectory. This new chart below is a reminder that this thing isn’t over quite yet. We still have a lot of people in this community who have not yet been vaccinated. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but we can’t rip off our masks and start licking door knobs yet. The current 7-day rolling average is 241 new cases per day in the Oklahoma City metro, which would have been considered a very high number anytime between March and September. So please, continue to take precautions as the vaccinations continue. Wear your mask, keep your distance and wash your hands. Be well, OKC!"

[FighttheGoodFight]

59 more deaths today from Covid and Mayor Holt makes a joke about licking door knobs in his Facebook post today. Disappointing to say the least.

Just a heads up many of the deaths were from a while ago. They clarified the numbers later.

https://twitter.com/pmonies/status/1...689658882?s=21

--36 deaths since 2/1/21

--8 deaths in January

--15 deaths between 10/5/20 and 12/31/20

[Bunty]

The whole quote:

"The precipitous decline in new COVID-19 cases has paused. It is too soon to say whether we’re in an upward trajectory, but it is clear that since February 17th, we are no longer in a downward trajectory. This new chart below is a reminder that this thing isn’t over quite yet. We still have a lot of people in this community who have not yet been vaccinated. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but we can’t rip off our masks and start licking door knobs yet. The current 7-day rolling average is 241 new cases per day in the Oklahoma City metro, which would have been considered a very high number anytime between March and September. So please, continue to take precautions as the vaccinations continue. Wear your mask, keep your distance and wash your hands. Be well, OKC!"

Just a reminder below, if needed, how serious coming down with COVID-19 can be even when not very old and in good health. Tragic stories like this hopefully will help encourage people to get vaccinated.

Stillwater firefighter Randy Blake discharged after lengthy battle with COVID-19: https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/st...00e9ad543.html

[Rixon75]

Three posts explaining your case and you're not looking a bit better. The main thing is you keep calling a large part of society, the vulnerable people, minute. In our country where obesity and unhealthy lifestyles run rampant this is not a minute group.

Well, I wouldn’t have to reiterate if everyone that has responded to me didn’t deliberately mix my words - just as you’ve done in this post. It’s really not that hard to debate the actual context.

[PoliSciGuy]

If multiple people are coming to the same generally negative perception of your post, I think it’s safe to say that the issue lies with the writer and not the readers