Coronavirus

[Like_It_Hot]

^^^^^^^ Your comment is very pertinent. Although in some countries, specially African ones where there are a lot of civil wars and other health issues, it is difficult to conclude from where the difference in global mortality comes from. But I think we can trust numbers and directly compares Canada with US, France, UK, Germany and similar countries with equivalent GDP and health services.

 

[wetnose]

^^^^^^^ Your comment is very relevant. Although in some countries, specially African ones where there are a lot of civil wars and other health issues, it is difficult to conclude from where the difference in global mortality comes from. But I think we can trust numbers and directly compares Canada with US, France, UK, Germany and similar countries with equivalent GDP and health services.

The US #s are suspect since health is a state responsibility and some of the state politicians have a political interest in keeping COVID casualties understated.

Back in June, academics estimated that deaths in the US was 300,000 short of the real #.

 

[sene5hos]

Thursday in USA

+ 187 k new cases
2,210 dead

 

[cloudsurf]

What is sad is that those stats for the most part were preventable if anti-vaxxers were smarter and less selfish.

 

[IamNY]

Friday in Quebec:

603 new cases
9 dead

 

[TheJames101]

What is sad is that those stats for the most part were preventable if anti-vaxxers were smarter and less selfish.

yep - though then they wouldn't be anti-vaxxers.

 

[sene5hos]

What is sad is that those stats for the most part were preventable if anti-vaxxers were smarter and less selfish.

And what about all the negative effects on their families and friends, and on society in general.

 

[cloudsurf]

Friday in Quebec:

603 new cases
9 dead

All new cases are bad, but QC stats are relatively light, in comparison to the States and Western Canada.
BC with a lower population had 1200 new cases. Too bad Quebec escorts are frequent flyers to Vancouver.
Looo how did your favourite State Fla. do on Friday ?

 

[pokerpro]

Friday in Quebec:

603 new cases
9 dead

I don't know where you saw 9 deaths reported, there was only one death in Quebec that day. Lately we have a daily average of about 1 or 2. Florida which in population is 2 and a half times larger then Quebec (22 millions versus 9millions) has a daily average of 242 deaths !
And yesterday Florida added 901 deaths to his count.

Plus de 600 cas pour une 2e journée

La hausse des cas se poursuit au Québec; le bilan d’aujourd’hui recense 612 infections à la COVID-19 et 7 hospitalisations de plus.

www.journaldequebec.com

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article253766203.html

 

[sene5hos]

Friday in Quebec:

603 new cases
9 dead

First it was thursday

Friday it was 612 new cases
0 dead

 

[IamNY]

Looo how did your favourite State Fla. do on Friday ?

Don’t know. My post was about Quebec. You guys are the ones obsessed with Florida. Thanks for proving my point.

 

[gaby]

Effectivement au Québec la situation ---en dépit du nombre élevé de cas positifs---on est dans les 600 + actuellement/jour-----demeure encore sous contrôle au niveau des hospitalisations --autour de 130--et les décès sont nettement en baisse ...bonne nouvelle.

MAIS ---comme l'a dit DUBÉ---le mois de Septembre---avec sa rentrée massive---sera crucial.....on croise les doigts....MAIS j'ai grande confiance qu'avec le succès de NOTRE VACCINATION qui continue de s'accroître la situation demeure sous contrôle ...et que la vie

des VACCINÉS puisse se poursuivre dans une '' presque'' normalité.

 

[sene5hos]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, America has 49 other states.

Yes it's true, there are also states where there are several deaths: Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas.

 

[sene5hos]

The town of Cullman, Alabama is having to shut down five schools after major spikes in COVID cases have made the schools unsafe for anyone.
This is the town where Trump held a rally last week, just days after the city declared a COVID emergency.
There is no doubt that Trump's rally helped spread the virus, though it is impossible right now to tell whether or not it played a role in the school infections.

The poor kids are at the mercy of their witless parents.

These people are emotionally committed to their own ignorance.

It's only a coincidence.

 

[sene5hos]

COVID cases in South Dakota quintuple after the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

 

[IamNY]

COVID cases in South Dakota quintuple after the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Only 39 of the COVID cases were linked to the motorcycle rally. The rest is from unvaccinated people. Don’t let the previous post con you into thinking a bunch of people riding their bikes outdoors was the cause for the spike in SD’s COVID cases:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/doh-spokesman-no-update-on-sturgis-rally-cases-97-of-all-new-covid-19-cases-have-been-from-unvaccinated-people/amp/

 

[gallantca]

I will totally take that bet. The US has been at it for 6 months. We have 33% of our population fully vaccinated and we make it here. Your talking 75% fully vaccinated in Canada by September and it has to be secured. Good luck with that.

My the times have changed. To think that less than 4 months ago we where nowhere.

I always wondered what a reliable source would be. Dr Tam, the equivalent of your Dr Walensky, is pretty credible. Greater than 75% before September.

 

[Like_It_Hot]

Don’t let the previous post con you into thinking a bunch of people riding their bikes outdoors was the cause for the spike in SD’s COVID cases:

We all know one doesn't catch COVID riding his bike, obviously outdoor. I never saw such event indoor...
It's all the gathering together and parties (part of those events) that are putting at risk. True ,some bikers in this crowd just enjoy biking and being part of a big event and are also careful not to participate in risky situations.

 

[wetnose]

Hurricane Ida strengthened to a full category 5 and is now heading for Louisiana:

Devastating major hurricane near landfall along Louisiana

Hurricane Ida has rapidly intensified overnight, seeing a steep pressure fall and maximum winds increasing to 150 mph. Very nearly a Category 5 hurricane, Ida should reach the southern coast of Lou…

spacecityweather.com

It's slated to be just as strong as Katrina, and now with the pandemic in full swing, what's going to happen next?

 

[cloudsurf]

New Orleans learnt from Katrina, and is now a stronger safer city. But a cat 4 hurricane can do a hell of a lot of damage to a city that is partly below Sea level .
I hear that the mighty Mississippi is scared shitless and reversed flow to head out of the storms direction.
Getting back to covid...... the overwhelmed hospitals are managing with generators and brave staff.