[BPt111]

Overall this flu season, there have been 79 flu-associated deaths in Connecticut and 3,013 hospitalizations due to the flu. A total of at least 12,953 people in the state have tested positive for the flu. There has been a total of one pediatric death this season, in a child age 1 to 5 years old.

Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that so far this season, there have been at least 39 million flu illnesses, 410,000 hospitalizations and 24,000 deaths from flu.

https://www.ctpost.com/local/article...hp?src=ctphpln

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by Cambium

I want you guys to just take a ride and look for yourself. Take a ride to Stamford, Norwalk, Westport. Go down Long Ridge road, CT Avenue, or Post road. You tell me......... would you think there is a "At Home" in progress??? Nope.


I'm truly amazed at how many people are out, and they aren't just driving around. I saw a line at a car wash. Car wash? Is that essential? Lines at Home Depot, parking lot full at Walmart, shopping centers in Stamford busy, one bank had a long line, gas stations had people filling up...... I feel like this is a twilight zone or I am being suckered. I feel like I'm the only one who wants to stay home. The roads feel like a normal day (not the highways, local roads)


I'm at a point where I'm going to just wear a mask and gloves and just do our normal routines while staying 6 feet away from people. Not sure which is more annoying, the virus or the Stay At Home Rule.


If cases and deaths start dropping and we head towards the light at the end of the tunnel you have to agree that most people didn't "JUST" stay home. They still went out and shopped and things still got better..


I urge you to take a ride if you haven't. Not just to the supermarket.

People are bored so shopping and parks keep them busy

[RunD1987]

Originally Posted by BPt111

May 20 to May 27 CT should follow this when they slowly starting to open the economy state should allow gyms to operate 50-60% capacity. All gyms should check customers temperatures before they come in.

"Berentzen said gyms and fitness centers can only open if they are able to comply with the caveats outlined in the department’s public health order, such as spacing all exercise machines at least 10 feet apart in every direction."

"Employees with any symptoms consistent with COVID-19 are not permitted to work and employees are to conduct screening for patrons by phone or in person before they can enter the facility."


“Social distancing has to be completely implemented all the way through this,” said Berentzen, pointing out that each patron needs to have their own 100 square feet of space."

“That allows us to help monitor distance between people and also make sure equipment is being cleaned and going through all of those steps to make sure we are doing everything that we can,” he explained."


https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/4/...ial-distancing

We were talking about this at work

Once any social distancing is lifted no one is going to follow after being cooped up and be hard to enforce any social distancing regulations.

Feel many people don't grasp the severity of this virus.

[BPt111]

Connecticut has 1,129 new case a 7.65% increase since yesterday of coronavirus since Wednesday and 103 new deaths.

That brings the total number of cases to 15,884 and the death toll in Connecticut now stands at 971.


- 15,884 people have tested positive for COVID-19 (+1,129)
- 1,926 patients are hospitalized (+18)
- 971 fatalities (+103)
- 53,122 patients tested (+2,979)

[BPt111]

Top 11 most confirmed cases CT cities and towns 4/16/2020 updae

1. Stamford 1, 620 cases up by 38 cases
2. Bridgeport 1,042 cases up by 123 cases
3. New Haven 864 cases up by 88 cases
4. Norwalk 821 cases up by 18 cases
5. Danbury 776 cases up by 22 cases
6. Waterbury 740 cases up by 64 cases
7. Hartford 537 cases up by 45 cases
8. West Haven 374 cases up by 37 cases
9. Greenwich 364 cases up by 15 cases
10. Stratford 326 cases up by 29 cases
11. Hamden 324 cases up by 36 cases






Bottom 21

12. Milford 304 cases
13. Shelton 293 cases
14. Fairfield 246 cases
15. Bristol 213 cases
17. New Britain 202 cases
18. Manchester 194 cases
19. East Hartford 188 cases
20. Trumbull 179 cases
21. East Haven, Torrington 174 cases





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Bottom 33

22. Meriden 169 cases
23. Middletown 168 cases
24. West Hartford 154 cases
25. Branford 150 cases
26. Windsor 147 cases
27. Darien 137 cases
28. Ridgefield 130 cases
29. Bloomfield 127 cases
30. Branford 121 cases
31. Bethel 118 cases
32. Newington 112 cases
33. Southington and Rocky Hill 104 cases







New London 43 cases, Norwich 24 cases, Derby 57 cases, Windham 23 cases, Wallingford 99 cases

Ansonia 103 cases, Wallingford 88 cases, Naugatuck 94 cases, Oxford 45 ,

Wilton 100 cases, New Canaan 101 cases,

[BPt111]

Summary: Bridgeport now has over 1,000 COVID-19 cases there 50/50 it can overtake Stamford by next week. Stamford cases are starting to slow down like Danbury, Norwalk, Westport, Greenwich. New Haven now has surpass Norwalk for 3rd most cases in the state Waterbury now has 6th most cases. West Haven now pass Greenwich in amount of cases Stratford and Hamden has enter top 11 for cases.

162 cities and towns reporting cases (Sprague & Warren most recent)

[BPt111]

Connecticut now surpass Georgia for 11th most confirmed total COIVD-19 cases in the country

CT now surpass California for 7th most total deaths from COVID-19

It now has 5th most cases per capita and 3rd most deaths per capita

17th most total testing in country, and 12th most testing per capita

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by BPt111

May 20 to May 27 CT should follow this when they slowly starting to open the economy state should allow gyms to operate 50-60% capacity. All gyms should check customers temperatures before they come in.

Think masks might be more effective than taking temps at this point. Usually when you have a temperature you'll feel "off" enough to stay home - but it turns out research is now saying people are the most contagious just BEFORE symptoms present themselves.

And then there's the fact that up to 50% of people won't get symptoms AT ALL.

[Cambium]

Breaking News

"Gilead Sciences shares surged by more than 15% in after-hours trading Thursday after an industry publication said Covid-19 patients being treated with the company’s antiviral drug Remdesivir appear to have “rapid recoveries in fever and respiratory symptoms.”

STAT News said a doctor in Chicago overseeing a closely watched clinical trial on the drug found that most of its patients had been discharged in less than a week. "

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/gile...y-results.html

"“If it is effective in keeping someone from contracting the virus or, more likely, simply reduces its severity, that would be a game changer and [would] allow the economy to restart both more quickly and more fully,” said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at The Leuthold Group, about the Remdesivir trial report"

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/sp-5...ronavirus.html

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by BPt111

Summary: Bridgeport now has over 1,000 COVID-19 cases there 50/50 it can overtake Stamford by next week. Stamford cases are starting to slow down like Danbury, Norwalk, Westport, Greenwich. New Haven now has surpass Norwalk for 3rd most cases in the state Waterbury now has 6th most cases. West Haven now pass Greenwich in amount of cases Stratford and Hamden has enter top 11 for cases.

162 cities and towns reporting cases (Sprague & Warren most recent)

So I have read that from data including early antibody tests that we are missing anywhere from 5x to 60x the number of cases. This is increasingly being referred to as the "iceberg theory".

Meaning Bridgeport could have anywhere from 3.8% to 46% of residents having been infected. If on the upper end of scale, we could be closer to herd immunity than we think in a lot of places. My money is NYC is almost there now.

Antibody tests are going to be fascinated.