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All these fear filled WRAL headlines today about cases spiking. Isn’t that because they just announced this week that anyone can get a test?
well, unfortunately thee data doesn't all line up immediately, and it gets revised. NC went from a 5-day "cone of uncertainty" on case numbers to now 2 weeks where we say "Specimens collected may not be reported".
What we know is that 2 days ago was easily the highest testing reported - not just the first day over 10K, but 12K tests performed.
What we know is the case + % remains around 7%, which is "good". What we know is hospitalizations remain steady in the 50% of ICU capacity range.
I guess "NC Stays in Good Ranges even with Huge test Increases" doesn't sell the same way.
I don't know what could have/should have been done to prevent this at Nursing homes, or prisons. The one I'm most familiar with (my wife volunteers there) stopped visitors well in advance of any other initiatives.
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These facilities are dependent on relatively high numbers of lower paid staff (CNA's, Food Service, Janitorial,) that are more likely to work a second job, more likely to live with more people, take public transport, etc...And that adds is own challenges. They are not like a Power Plant, where they have essential and highly paid people that are expected to camp for a week at a time at work, while the next group is tested to insure no one is exposed.
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Even compared to a prison, the sheer labor required to go through and sanitize everything when the majority of your population is wheelchair bound and can't really hang out outside even, I can't comprehend what could have been done better for nursing homes, aside from community wide initiatives to reduce the virus overall.
it's the staff part. I get it. It's the "do not come to work if you're sick at all; we'll pay you anyway." It's the logistics of having enough employees show up, where you might get other workers, and as necessary relaxing rules that require X staff per resident (if that's a thing). It's supplying even a surgical mask to the staff.
I understand that in one study/sampling, only 30% had a temperature. That's scary, but at least it's a 30% benefit. Same as discussing the efficacy of masks 2 weeks ago ... that homemade or surgical mask may be "only" 20% effective but 20% beats the heck out of 0.
It explains the data that was used in the ranking. Offhand, I'd say NC ranked low because we have a fairly sparse social safety net, haven't expanded medicaid, don't have great non-employer insurance options, etc.
Can someone explain the reasoning for Duke Gardens being closed? I know they don't want a lot of people but those people are walking around in the fresh air.
Why did you revive this 2 month old thread?
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