Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[Rivalyn]

^

It's total doses.

So, in Oklahoma's case, it doesn't mean that 62.5% of the population has had at least one dose.

Ahhh for a second there it looked like New Hampshire would have to be just stabbing people as they walked by with the vaccine to get those numbers. Still total doses is pretty amazing.

[Pete]

787 new cases today (3-day total); 7-day rolling average the lowest it's been since 6/20/20 at 268.

21 additional reported deaths (3-day total); 7-day rolling average 11.6 the lowest since 11/14/20.

Hospitalizations (reported Friday) are 197 (-18).

ICU (reported Friday) is 52 (-2).

[Pete]

As a side note, I had to go into Walgreens last night (oh, how I hate their ridiculous checkout; same with CVS) and there were about 8 other customers and none were wearing a mask.

And a few days ago, I noticed a bunch in Sam's not wearing one.

It seems people are generally just stopping now.

[DowntownMan]

I think we can be safe to say Oklahoma isn’t spiking or going up with current data over last two weeks. With masks being less used and restaurants being packed over last months that is good news.

Hope this trend holds true.

[BoulderSooner]

I don't agree that "the media" is focusing on negative stories.

a Dartmouth study show the US media is much much more negative about covid then the rest of the world

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021...ve-coronavirus

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/b...trazeneca.html

[Pete]

a Dartmouth study show the US media is much much more negative about covid then the rest of the world

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021...ve-coronavirus

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/b...trazeneca.html

Perhaps because we have far more cases and deaths than the rest of the world.

[gopokes88]

lol.

Here's a study that rejects your worldview.

Study is wrong

[SouthOfTheVillage]

Perhaps because we have far more cases and deaths than the rest of the world.

It’s more reflective of American news media than any disparity in health outcomes.

[Pete]

It’s more reflective of American news media than any disparity in health outcomes.

Baloney.

We have more than double the cases than anywhere else and nearly 600,000 people have died.

It's ridiculous to suggest 'the media' in the U.S. should have been more positive about all this.

[David]

A quarter or so of the worlds' deaths from the virus but the real problem is that the media. Yeah, okay, sure.

[Bunty]

On April 5 Claremore ended its mask ordinance in part because the local hospital had no covid patients.

[DowntownMan]

On April 5 Claremore ended its mask ordinance in part because the local hospital had no covid patients.

Good news. Hearing hospitals are not having any patients is the goal and little to no deaths occurring is the other part of the ultimate goal. Thats the goal we originally were after to not overwhelm medical facilities.
We will probably always have cases going around now just like any other virus.

Outside of okc and Tulsa and central ok area. The rest of Oklahoma only has 26 in the hospitals. That’s great. Understand anything severe is probably moved to okc or Tulsa but that’s great the rural facilities have such low case counts to not burden them when they are limited on resources anyway

[OKCretro]

Any reason why my post last night was deleted from this thread?

[Pete]

Any reason why my post last night was deleted from this thread?

I delete any posts that are largely political.

If you see something political from the other side of the spectrum, report it.

[gopokes88]

Baloney.

We have more than double the cases than anywhere else and nearly 600,000 people have died.

It's ridiculous to suggest 'the media' in the U.S. should have been more positive about all this.

Also the fattest country in the world.

And the huge number of cases is because we test more than anyone else. Other countries are healthier overall, it's a mild cold they move on with life.

[Pete]

^

Even if all that is true (which constitutes a couple of big leaps), we've still had well over half a million people die in this country, and hundreds are still dying every day.


This is an absurd conversation.

[gopokes88]

^

Even if all that is true (which constitutes a couple of big leaps), we've still had well over half a million people die in this country, and hundreds are still dying every day.


This is an absurd conversation.

78% of those who were hospitalized were obese or overweight.

Food is one thing you have complete control over.

If Americans were healthier less would have died.

You can't just make policy and decisions just because something is "sad".

[Pete]

So now this is about fat people and policies and decisions?


This is all political BS, not very thinly veiled.

[TheTravellers]

78% of those who were hospitalized were obese or overweight.

Food is one thing you have complete control over.

...

Not really:

How Big Business Makes Food As Addictive as Cocaine: The Secret Science Behind Food Addiction And How to Beat It

And here's some more:

https://www.google.com/search?client...w=1385&bih=875

Educate yourself.

[BDP]

You can't just make policy and decisions just because something is "sad".

Policy decisions motivated by trying to mitigate covid transmission have been based on public health concerns and our understating of communicable disease. We actually do that ALL THE TIME. Yes, 566k+ dead in the US alone is sad. As is 3MM dead worldwide in about 18 months. It's all definitely very sad. But the sadness millions of people are feeling because they have lost someone to covid does not preclude implementing policy to trying to mitigate the number of deaths by known methods. That really doesn't even make sense in any sentient way. And, I imagine if you're honest with yourself, you know that A LOT of policy is made in attempt to mitigate death in the community and part of that is because everyone, or at least most people, finds death sad, especially widespread death in large numbers.

But, you know, you can just say "I don't care". You don't have to present statistics or demographics to say that you don't care. In a way, it's kind of grosser to qualify your indifference.

And given what the polices have been, especially in the US, and especially in Oklahoma, it's kind of amazing it's an issue with anyone. I mean, if you were going to be around a family member that has cancer, or is obese, or otherwise compromised and knew that simply wearing a face covering greatly reduced the risk of them catching a potentially deadly disease from you, would you really be like "well, it's just a common cold for me, and it's their fault their in the situation they're in. so I'm not going to follow that policy just because it would be sad if they died from it".

I mean, I don't know you, so maybe I'm making a bad assumption by thinking that you wouldn't do that, but I guess I just haven't reached that level cynicism, yet.

[Pete]

Only 75 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 263.

For some reason they show additional reported deaths going down 1 from yesterday. 7-day rolling average 10.9.

Hospitalizations are 189 (-8).

ICU is 48 (-4).

[DowntownMan]

Only 75 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 263.

For some reason they show new deaths going down 1 from yesterday. 7-day rolling average 10.9.

Hospitalizations are 189 (-8).

ICU is 48 (-4).

When was last time it was this low? April 2020 maybe?

[Pete]

When was last time it was this low? April 2020 maybe?

I only go by 7-day averages because the daily numbers fluctuate -- especially lately -- due to catch-ups and adjustments.

This the lowest the 7-day average has been since 6/18/20.

[d-usa]

Are our testing numbers still keeping up?

[DowntownMan]

Are our testing numbers still keeping up?

The negative count total is still increasing greatly daily from my quick glance at the last week. So I’d say testing is still heavily occurring. Not probably to levels it was but our percent positive is much lower