Coronavirus

[cloudsurf]

Short term solution is mandatory masks and social distancing. Mid term solution is mandatory vaccines.....2 shots and later 3 shots.
Look at New Zealand for an idea of how dangerous the Delta variant is. In a country that is on total lockdown and had 0 cases 2 weeks ago ....then one case a week ago....to over a dozen now. Unfortunately their population is only 20% fully vaccinated so if they can`t control the present small outbreak, they`ll be in a critical situation in a month.

 

[cloudsurf]

Only in Florida:
33,935 new cases
315 dead
Bravo, Ron de Santis

Compare that to Quebec`s 500 new cases. BTW those 500 cases are a 5 fold increase since July. Time to close all the borders again.

 

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Alabama: les than 36% fully vaccinated, no available ICU beds in Alabama out of the 1,562 units in the state.
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Alabama City Braces for Trump Rally, Declares Covid-Related State of Emergency

The host city of Trump’s rally on Saturday has declared a Covid-19-related state of emergency due to the surge of new cases.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[sene5hos]

Alabama: les than 36% fully vaccinated, no available ICU beds in Alabama out of the 1,562 units in the state.
Earlier this month Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene received applause from the audience during a Republican fundraiser in Alabama when she said the state is “one of the most unvaccinated states in the nation.”
And some here will blame the current administration for this...

Alabama City Braces for Trump Rally, Declares Covid-Related State of Emergency

The host city of Trump’s rally on Saturday has declared a Covid-19-related state of emergency due to the surge of new cases.

www.rollingstone.com

It's pathetic

 

[wetnose]

Compare that to Quebec`s 500 new cases. BTW those 500 cases are a 5 fold increase since July. Time to close all the borders again.

This is not 2020. A good portion of the population are already fully vaccinated. Look at the UK - big spike in cases in May/June from Delta but no matching spike in deaths, unlike previously. Cases don't mean much in vaccinated populations since people now have the tools to fight the virus. We need to finish the job and get to 95% plus vaxx rate.

 

[sene5hos]

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/other-gulf-coast-tourism-destinations-now-covid-hotspots/289-538d17fd-3706-4e87-916c-0707373bb06d

GULF SHORES, Ala. — The U.S. Gulf Coast is glowing like a bad sunburn on maps that show COVID-19 trouble spots in red.

Alabama's coastal counties lead the state in new cases, and some events have been canceled in Florida and Louisiana because of the latest surge.

Health officials believe the spike is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle.

 

[IamNY]

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19 in a Chicago hospital on Sunday.

Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline ‘responding positively’ to COVID-19 treatments

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19 in a Chicago hospital on Sunday, their son said.

nypost.com

 

[sene5hos]

Tuesday’s news comes as Texas is experiencing a new wave of the virus.

Last Friday and Tuesday each saw more than 20,000 new cases of the virus confirmed, numbers that have been exceeded on only a handful of days since the pandemic began.

More than 12,000 people were hospitalized with Covid in Texas as of Monday, nearing January’s record of 14,000.

Hospitals in several parts of the state have warned that they are full.

 

[IamNY]

Tuesday’s news comes as Texas is experiencing a new wave of the virus.

Last Friday and Tuesday each saw more than 20,000 new cases of the virus confirmed, numbers that have been exceeded on only a handful of days since the pandemic began.

More than 12,000 people were hospitalized with Covid in Texas as of Monday, nearing January’s record of 14,000.

Hospitals in several parts of the state have warned that they are full.

Looks like Texas COVID cases have been on the decline for the past 2 weeks:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430236519936282628

 

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^^^^^^ In your dreams. The reality is quite different.
August 10th, 2 weeks ago, 14,000 cases 7 days average, 20,000 for the 10th only
August 24th, 16,500 cases 7 days average, 21,000 for the 24th only
At best, Texas might be reaching a peak. But I would not bet on that.
From the New-York Times

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More statistics showing deaths and hospitalization, from the Texas Tribune, August 24th
The only good thing is that vaccination rate improves but hospitalizations,deaths and cases increase.

How coronavirus impacted Texas: Hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths

From April 2020 to August 2022, the Texas Tribune used data from the Texas Department of State Health Services to track coronavirus hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths. We stopped updating these numbers in August 2022.

apps.texastribune.org

 

[IamNY]

There are other states that have suffered during the pandemic. New York for instance, just when you thought our death toll couldn't get much worse this happens. 12,000 more reported deaths due to COVID:

NY Governor Kathy Hochul acknowledges more COVID-19 fatalities than publicized by Cuomo administration - The Boston Globe

Governor Kathy Hochul acknowledges nearly 12,000 more COVID-19 fatalities in NY than publicized by Cuomo administration.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[cloudsurf]

If New York can under-report over 10,000 deaths than imagine what countries under dictatorships are under-reporting......probably millions of unreported deaths.

 

[IamNY]

^^^^No doubt, I was also thinking about all the people that had COVID and never sought out medical attention. Confirmed cases are also grossly underreported. For 12,000 deaths to go unreported in NY is absolutely absurd.

 

[sene5hos]

yesterday in Florida = a new record, + than 26,000 new cases.

 

[IamNY]

^^^^The US has 49 other states, but, only one of them is doing this:

COVID In Florida: More Than 10,000 Have Received Monoclonal Antibody Treatment

More than 10,000 people in Florida have received the monoclonal antibody treatment to try to prevent severe illness from COVID-19, a top state official said Wednesday.

miami.cbslocal.com

 

[Fradi]

If New York can under-report over 10,000 deaths than imagine what countries under dictatorships are under-reporting......probably millions of unreported deaths.

Of course to some it is just another flu and nothing serious, not a reason for them to wear a facial diaper or get vaccinated.
At least some countries and now Quebec have introduced a vaccine passport to only allow vaccinated people entrance to non essential services. Unfortunately the Delta variant seems to be infecting more and more fully vaccinated also and perhaps a booster will be needed more urgently than thought. They have already started in Israel with people over 60.

 

[cloudsurf]

According to results from Israel.......some experts are worried that vaccines alone won`t stop the pandemic.
Other proven safety methods, like washing hands , masks and social distancing. must still apply. Until children under 12 are vaccinated herd immunity is impossible.

 

[gaby]

Same observation will apply here in Québec and Canada...Québec with 77% des sa population fully vaccinated still have hundreds and hundreds positive tests every day.....it's far from over....and for sure the sanitary measures------washing hands, masks and distanciation---will still apply for long long time.

 

[gaby]

QUÉBEC only ---today---- 603 nouveaux cas.....119 hospitalisations +9......36 intensive care +3......so not going right direction despite tous nos efforts.