Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[d-usa]

Oklahoma Vaccination rates are already slowly dropping.

[d-usa]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/polit...ted/index.html

[Bill Robertson]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/polit...ted/index.html

Good for WV. I know there are studies that say incentives for vaccinations is bad but I don't care. If it gets shots in arms that otherwise might not get shots I'm for it.

[dankrutka]

Good for WV. I know there are studies that say incentives for vaccinations is bad but I don't care. If it gets shots in arms that otherwise might not get shots I'm for it.

Well, the argument is that it could backfire and cause less shots in arms... but, it's probably worth letting West Virginia try it out and see what happens. Maybe it will work, at least on certain groups.

[Bill Robertson]

Well, the argument is that it could backfire and cause less shots in arms... but, it's probably worth letting West Virginia try it out and see what happens. Maybe it will work, at least on certain groups.

When we reach a plateau where everyone planning on getting the shot has had it then I don't see how trying anything to get more people to buy in could be a bad thing. And many states shot volumes are decreasing.

[Pete]

115 new cases today (75 last Tuesday and 109 the week before); 7-day rolling average 238.

1 additional reported death; 7-day rolling average 12.3.

Hospitalizations are 181 (-21).

ICU is 54 (+2).

[Pete]

249 new cases today; last Wed was 238 and 406 the week before. 7-day rolling average 240.

13 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 7.3

Hospitalizations are 183 (+2).

ICU is unchanged at 54.

[Canoe]

249 new cases today; last Wed was 238 and 406 the week before. 7-day rolling average 240.

13 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 7.3

Hospitalizations are 183 (+2).

ICU is unchanged at 54.

Thank you for posting these Pete. You are doing a good public service.

[dankrutka]

The CDC Is Still Repeating Its Mistakes: The agency’s new guidelines are too timid and too complicated by Zeynep Tufekci

Link (hyperlink isn’t working for me): https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...ndemic/618739/

This article provides some clarity around the CDC’s new guidelines.

[kukblue1]

https://www.necn.com/news/coronaviru...-nets/2455906/ What ever it takes.

[kukblue1]

249 new cases today; last Wed was 238 I sometimes slightly question how the numbers are so close to one another week after week. I'm sure i'm the only one on this board but yes 50% have had one shot and yes many of have covid but within 11 cases this week compared to last week? What are the odds? Out of the whole state of Oklahoma what are the odds only 11 more people would test positive this week vs last week?

[gopokes88]

It’s statistically insignificant

[d-usa]

Most people who want a vaccine have gotten a vaccine, so the number of vaccinations are going to slow down.

We are not at a point where we could draw a Venn diagram of people who are not vaccinated yet, and people who think Covid restrictions aren’t needed. The pool of unvaccinated people at risk for infection is getting smaller, but that smaller pool is behaving more irresponsibly. If you add in the general pandemic fatigue that is causing even cautious people to become more relaxed with precautions, it isn’t that surprising that numbers are stagnating right now.

The state was at risk of beginning the next wave, but I honestly think we were able to stay just ahead of it with our vaccination efforts.

[Bill Robertson]

249 new cases today; last Wed was 238 I sometimes slightly question how the numbers are so close to one another week after week. I'm sure i'm the only one on this board but yes 50% have had one shot and yes many of have covid but within 11 cases this week compared to last week? What are the odds? Out of the whole state of Oklahoma what are the odds only 11 more people would test positive this week vs last week?

The 2 Wednesdays before that were 464 and 406. You just pulled two Wednesdays that were close to suggest an issue that isn't an issue.

[kukblue1]

So in a month we have dropped from 464 to 249. Just seems like it would be a bigger spread out of 3.9 million people.

[DowntownMan]

So in a month we have dropped from 464 to 249. Just seems like it would be a bigger spread out of 3.9 million people.

Half makes sense. Half your population has a shot so is somewhat immune so your able hosts for the virus is cut in half

[Pete]

289 new cases today; last Thursday the number was 283, the week before 302. 7-day rolling average is 241.

5 additional reported deaths. 7-day rolling average 7.3.

Hospitalizations are 186 (+3).

ICU is 58 (+4).

[DowntownMan]

289 new cases today; last Thursday the number was 283, the week before 302. 7-day rolling average is 241.

5 additional reported deaths. 7-day rolling average 7.3.

Hospitalizations are 186 (+3).

ICU is 58 (+4).

Seems like this week and the last two are practically flat. We might be in a lull where this is what we see as normal for a while unless we get a lot more vaccinated.

[Bill Robertson]

Half makes sense. Half your population has a shot so is somewhat immune so your able hosts for the virus is cut in half

Half the daily cases is just going back a couple of weeks. What we've really done is dropped new cases a little over 90% from our January peak with only half the population at least partially vaccinated. And that's with bars & restaurants getting busier and many people being done with precautions. Plus supposedly more contagious variants circulating. Seems like something is going right.

[kukblue1]

Seems like this week and the last two are practically flat. We might be in a lull where this is what we see as normal for a while unless we get a lot more vaccinated.

I agree with you. However 304 cases last Friday I'll bet the number will be 321 tomorrow and that just seems odd to me that the numbers all week long have been so close. What are the odds of around 200-300 people testing positive everyday for 2. Maybe only the sick are getting tested. Same can go for Hospitalizations. We been hovering around 200 now for a month. Are the same about of people being admitted that are going out or of those 200 how many have been in there for 2 or 3 weeks?

[oklip955]

I had a doctor's appointment at Mercy Neuro building this morning. At their vac clinic there were some people but not alot. It looked like they could have done walk ins but appointment only. I spoke to my doctor who agrees that I should at least wait since with my social distancing and no higher risk activities or rather rarely out, I am very low risk of getting covid. I do hope many of those who can safely get vaccinated do so. I keeps those of us who should not safer. Thank you to all those who have.

[Rixon75]

I agree with you. However 304 cases last Friday I'll bet the number will be 321 tomorrow and that just seems odd to me that the numbers all week long have been so close. What are the odds of around 200-300 people testing positive everyday for 2. Maybe only the sick are getting tested. Same can go for Hospitalizations. We been hovering around 200 now for a month. Are the same about of people being admitted that are going out or of those 200 how many have been in there for 2 or 3 weeks?

This is how the front end and back end of a bell curve works. The difference between the data points become smaller.

[Pete]

The OKC mask ordinance expires at midnight tonight.

Will be very interesting to see which businesses still require them.

I suspect most of the national chains have already dropped the mandate.

[jerrywall]

I think Edmond has benefitted from the OKC mandate, in that many of the businesses felt comfortable keeping their requirements, since OKC still had theirs. I hope that more businesses in Edmond don't suddenly drop their mask requirements as well. I've still seen a fairly decent rate of compliance at Crest and such, but I'm worried it will go away rather quickly. I expect the OKC mandate ending could have a cascade effect on the entire metro, in terms of compliance.

[Pete]

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I'd say about 50% of the people I now see in OKC have already stopped wearing masks in stores and restaurants, so I expect almost no one will from tomorrow on.