Covid-19 News and Information

[TheTravellers]

Good.

Biden Requiring Federal Workers To Get COVID Shot: AP Source

Los Angeles Set To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For Students 12 And Older

[TheTravellers]

Again, good.

United Airlines Employees With COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions To Be Placed On Leave

"Employees with religious exemptions will be placed on voluntary unpaid leave and those with medical exemptions will be placed on temporary medical leave. Both policies will go into effect on Oct. 2 and remain in place until the carrier figures out how to reintegrate them into its workforce."

[PoliSciGuy]

New weekly epidemiology report is out - https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/...i%20Report.pdf

OK Dept. of Health is tweeting some takeaways (https://twitter.com/HealthyOklahoma/...83457746817026 - this is their *official, verified account*), with the gist being:

- Cases are down about 5% compared to the week before
- 2% more Oklahomans are fully vaccinated
- 94% of hospitalized Oklahomans are unvaccinated

And Oklahoma county remains the highest-vaccinated county in the state, with 74.4% having received at least one shot (4% more than Tulsa county)

[Pete]

2,452 new cases today; 7-day rolling average down to 1,976.

Compared to week-to-date numbers last week, new cases are -1,523.

Hospitalizations are 1,523 (+12).

ICU is 418 (-2).

[soonerguru]

New weekly epidemiology report is out - https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/...i%20Report.pdf

OK Dept. of Health is tweeting some takeaways (https://twitter.com/HealthyOklahoma/...83457746817026 - this is their *official, verified account*), with the gist being:

- Cases are down about 5% compared to the week before
- 2% more Oklahomans are fully vaccinated
- 94% of hospitalized Oklahomans are unvaccinated

And Oklahoma county remains the highest-vaccinated county in the state, with 74.4% having received at least one shot (4% more than Tulsa county)

The NY Times has Caddo County ahead of Oklahoma County, but it is really close. Would love to know what they are doing there: more than 95% of people over 65 are vaccinated in that county. Amazing!

[Lanni]

The NY Times has Caddo County ahead of Oklahoma County, but it is really close. Would love to know what they are doing there: more than 95% of people over 65 are vaccinated in that county. Amazing!

Maybe partly a high Native population? It also seems like that county and the small towns got hit hard with cases and deaths last year. I know at one point one of their local fb pages was posting multiple prayer request posts for hospitalizations daily. That might have increased the likelihood of getting the vaccine.

[TheTravellers]

Medical tents, trailer morgues and determinations on who gets a ventilator: Oklahoma hospitals shift toward crisis standards of care

[TheTravellers]

Pretty sure Axios is an acceptable source, but delete if not.

Monster risk: Fauci says COVID cases 10x too high

"In a country of our size, you can't be hanging around and having 100,000 infections a day. You've got to get well below 10,000 before you start feeling comfortable," Fauci says.

[Pete]

2,627 new cases today, down from last Friday's total of 3,080.

For the week ending today compared to last week, new cases were -1,976.

Hospitalizations are 1,528 (+5). Last Friday the number was 1,589.

ICU is 416 (-2). Last Friday the number was 447.

[Roger S]

^^^

Based on the infected my fiance has worked with recently.... We'll probably see those hospitalizations and ICU numbers go up. She said the majority she had been seeing had all had Covid for a week, or longer, before coming to the hospital.... So last Fridays are about to start needing rooms over the weekend.

[Plutonic Panda]

For those that think not taking the vaccine only affects them:

https://kfor.com/news/alabama-man-di...d-19-vaccines/

[Pete]

7,380 new cases today. 2 Mondays ago (last Monday was a holiday) the number was 7,827.

7-day average now 1,967.

Hospitalizations are 1,466 (-72).

ICU is 380 (-36).

[Jersey Boss]

And per the CDC, 70 more people lost their life.

[soonerguru]

And per the CDC, 70 more people lost their life.

Among them was this Yukon teacher. Sad deal. Some of the people commenting here said she was unvaccinated. This is reported by Zach Rael of KOCO.

https://twitter.com/KOCOZach/status/1437389577510064130

[Pete]

1,029 new cases today. Compared to the Tuesday 2 weeks ago (last Tuesday was lumped in with weekend numbers) that's a good drop from 1,719.

7-day average now 1,927.

Hospitalizations are 1,352 (-104).

ICU is 377 (-3).

[TheTravellers]

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus

Written in Oct 2020, but it's no doubt worse by now.

[Pete]

1,966 new cases reported today. Last several Wednesdays: 1,310; 2,538; 2,534; 2,360.

Compared to week-to-date numbers last week, new cases are -1,008.

7-day average now 1,857.

Hospitalizations are 1,407 (+55).

ICU is 399 (+22).

[TheTravellers]

1 in every 500 US residents have died of Covid-19

[Pete]

2,263 new cases today. Last several Thursdays: 2,452; 3,274; 4,152; 2,502; 2,468.

New cases week to date compared to last week: -1,197.

Hospitalizations are 1,368 (-39).

ICU is 386 (-13).

[Pete]

2,124 new cases today. Last several Fridays: 2,627; 3,080; 3,338; 2,851; 2,814; 2,303.

7-day average now 2,109.

Hospitalizations are 1,381 (+13).

ICU is unchanged at 386.

[Pete]

Week over week:

-1,700 new cases vs. last week.

There were 252 additional deaths reported this week. Last several weeks: 204, 218, 117, 106, 80, 40.

Hospitalizations compared to last Friday -147.

ICU compared to last Friday -30.

[Pete]

5,998 new cases for the 3-day period. Last several Mondays: 7,380, 7,827, 6,218; 6,967; 6,328; 5,597.

7-day average now 1,764. It was as high as 2,352 on 9/12.

Hospitalizations are 1,389 (+8).

ICU is 389 (+3).

[Pete]

484 new cases reported today. Last several Tuesdays: 1,029; 1,719; 1,794; 862; 1,136; 946.

7-day rolling average continues to go down at 1,553 (was as high as 2,352 on 9/12).

Hospitalizations are 1,327 (-62).

ICU is 386 (-3).

[TheTravellers]

484 new cases reported today. Last several Tuesdays: 1,029; 1,719; 1,794; 862; 1,136; 946.

7-day rolling average continues to go down at 1,553 (was as high as 2,352 on 9/12).

Hospitalizations are 1,327 (-62).

ICU is 386 (-3).

Wife was watching News9 and they said the numbers are lower today because they pulled the data earlier than usual, so I'd consider them not really comparable to anything...

[catch22]

OKC Thunder to require vaccination or negative COVID test to enter arena.

- Beginning Oct. 4, fans entering Paycom Center for Oklahoma City Thunder games will be required to provide proof of either full or partial COVID vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours prior to the game, the team announced today. The Thunder also strongly recommends fans wear face masks while in the arena. The NBA is expected to impose additional guidelines for fans sitting courtside.

The game entry policy will remain in effect through at least the first 12 games of the preseason and regular season at Paycom Center (Oct.4-Nov. 26) and will also be in effect for the preseason game on Oct. 14 at BOK Center in Tulsa. The policy will be constantly reviewed based on the status of COVID cases in Oklahoma.

https://www.nba.com/amp/thunder/news....co/CbWsS3346m