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Here's my fear: these numbers are so easy to manipulate, and with the liberal governors trying to keep their states shut, it's easy to inflate. It used to be that if someone died from the end stage of cancer but ALSO caught COVID in the hospital, they counted it as a COVID death; but now, they don't even have to get a positive or test at all. If a person has symptoms of COVID (in addition to being at the tail end of, say, pancreatic cancer), they call it a COVID death.
The other thing to explore is the fact that they were predicting a very bad flu season, and the number of flu deaths came in much lower. Liberals are attributing that to the lockdown, but could it not be that people who died with flu are being instead labeled as COVID, so that the number of flu deaths is more than being reported while the number of COVID deaths is lower?
Texas is not a blue state and is showing a spike....explain that
I think we have got to the point where rational people can greatly reduce their odds of catching this virus by voluntarily social distancing. It takes some work. I've told my son I don't want to see him for the time being. I allow no one in the house except the wife's caretaker who I am confident is social distancing herself. At work we maintain social distance. Yesterday I did eat out on the patio of a local restaurant.
Let the idiots achieve that herd immunity. I can take reasonable precautions that really don't effect my life much.
This is one of the few springs I haven't caught a cold. I may make social distancing a habit even after the vaccine.
The people that are going to eff things up are the people, you see a lot of thenm on this forum, who underestimate this virus. Most activities can be done while social distancing. Certain businesses such as salons are a more difficult situation that will require regulations.
High death tolls will kill businesses regardless of government actions.
20 Texas deaths covid yesterday.NY 299.Texas has 160% NY State's population.
Texas 1,026 new cases, same day NY 3,438 Again the state with 160% NY population had 30% as many new cases the same day.
That's the kind of spike America needs more of.
Couldn't flatten a bike tire.
I wasn't referring to a spike in deaths -- in cases as reported by THEIR department of health.
I'm not debating that Texas numbers are absolutely better than NYC.
The poster was implying that 'blue' state governors were reporting spikes to justfiy closures.
I was asking about the logic of Texas Dept. of Health reporting three days in a row of 1,000 new cases.
as a red state.
That was my point.
And as for New York State --- when you have the biggest city in the country that is densely populated, that requires extensive public transportation systems etc...you should and would see more cases per capita -- I am not anti opening up. I'm embracing a slow, measured approach -- making sure that there isn't a spike in a community.
I think that suggesting blue state governors are trying to make things worse so they can keep things closed is silly.
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