Current Ga Case Count

According to the media, certain areas are seeing spikes. Tennessee and Florida for two.

Hope that doesn't happen here. We need some serious normal!

Also, work is wide open and I would like for it to stay that way.
 
What’s the rise in cases requiring hospitalization per 1000 tested and what’s the rise in death rate per 1000 tested?
 
They don't do a history of hospitalization and only do overall deaths. The overall deaths is dropping but we have no idea how they are deciding that Covid-19 has anything to do with the death.
 
They don't do a history of hospitalization and only do overall deaths. The overall deaths is dropping but we have no idea how they are deciding that Covid-19 has anything to do with the death.
If overall death rates are falling then that should be a huge improvement considering there is much more testing and tracking in effect.
 
It seems that COVID-19 is racist

Even the director of the Fulton County Health Department said that until about mid may, there was a persistent rumor that black people weren't dying from it. Blacks weren't social distancing. Then the protests came. But of course it must have to do with whitey.
 
Even the director of the Fulton County Health Department said that until about mid may, there was a persistent rumor that black people weren't dying from it. Blacks weren't social distancing. Then the protests came. But of course it must have to do with whitey.
I heard the police were chasing them down and spraying them with it.

Wait, let me get a camera shot in here. Where's that CNN reporter?
 
Even the director of the Fulton County Health Department said that until about mid may, there was a persistent rumor that black people weren't dying from it. Blacks weren't social distancing. Then the protests came. But of course it must have to do with whitey.
It's pathetic how so many on the left now need to make everything about racism - to include a pandemic. People wonder why racism has increased? The answer is simple - Democrats keep it alive and put all the blame on white conservatives. People wonder why Dems keep getting the majority of black votes. That's a simple answer as well. The Dems have created all these social programs that keep blacks dependent upon the government for their basic needs. To keep them there, Dems do absolutely nothing to create economic opportunities in these communities, making them more dependent upon government.
 
Not Good, but further down it explains some of the differences this time, i.e. younger victims tend to recover, not die.

From the AJC

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The number of hospital beds available to treat critically ill patients is dropping across Georgia as COVID-19 hospitalizations soar past previous highs, raising alarms that time is running out to slow the spread of the virus before medical facilities reach crisis levels.

Statewide, 2,322 people are currently hospitalized for COVID-19, well past the April 24 peak of 1,906, noted Emory University infectious disease expert Carlos del Rio.

Meanwhile, the share of open critical care beds is down to the single digits around Athens, Columbus, Tifton, and a three-county region including Cobb, Douglas and Paulding, data from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency shows.

Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center’s ICU reached capacity Tuesday. Emory Health Care’s number COVID-19 patients tripled in two weeks. Grady Health System broke its prior record for COVID-19 patients Wednesday, all while it copes with the highest number of trauma cases in its history, its administrators said. The escalating demand on hospital beds is also showing up in a sharp spike in requests for protective gear.

The drop in available beds for the critically ill took place quickly. Just before the Fourth of July weekend, none of the regions that make up the state’s hospital emergency response network had critical care bed availability of less than 15%.

“We are headed for a crisis as hospitalizations now have passed the prior peak,” said del Rio.


Experts warn that Georgians need to heed public health warnings immediately to avoid crushing patient loads seen in New York City during the early months of the pandemic. Similar problems are now taking place in cities across Texas.

Wear a mask, wash your hands, avoid large groups and maintain social distancing, said Dr. Robert Jansen, chief medical officer and chief of staff at Grady Health System.


“It isn’t a matter of individual rights, constitutional rights or the law,” said Jansen. “It’s about what to do as a responsible citizen to protect yourself and protect other people.” Dr. Jansen said.

Nearly 510 ICU beds are open across the state, or about 18% of the total, according to GEMA data. About 17% of general inpatient beds are free.

Optimism and worry

While the number of new COVID-19 cases has reached record levels, there are some reasons to be optimistic that they won’t overwhelm Georgia hospitals. Industry-wide changes mean hospitals are more accustomed to running with fewer beds than they did a generation ago, experts said. The early months of the pandemic gave them practice at re-purposing beds, staff and equipment to devote to COVID-19 patients.

Since then, certain drugs have been shown to reduce the chances of critical symptoms or death, although these medicines are in short supply, noted Dr. Stephen Thacker, associate chief medical officer for Memorial Health in Savannah. The coastal hospital reached an all-time high for COVID-19 patients on Wednesday with 57. Savannah’s mayor mandated wearing masks late last month, but many of Memorial’s patients come from outside the city, Dr. Thacker said.

This new wave of patients is younger, which means they’re less likely to have severe diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and other conditions that make them more likely to need critical care or die, experts said. From April to June, hospitalizations in Georgia for patients with the virus between the ages of 18 and 29 rose 34% while plummeting 61% for people over 50, according to Georgia Department of Pubic Health data.

“It’s part of the story of why hospitalizations are increasing, but the death rate is not,” Dr. Thacker said.

Younger people are also recording the state’s fastest increase in new cases, mirroring other Southern states such as Texas and Florida which, like Georgia, took the lead in reopening their economies.
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Mayor Bottoms reissued the phase one stay-at-home order for the city of Atlanta. Technically the order is only guidance since it goes against Kemp's order. I work inside Atlanta city limits so we are now going back to working from home 5 days a week as a result. Not horrible but somewhat annoying.
 
We now know of 8-10 people who have tested positive. So far only severe fatigue and flu like symptoms.
 
San Francisco Chronicle, so take it for what its worth:


Disturbing new revelations that permanent immunity to the coronavirus may not be possible have jeopardized vaccine development and reinforced a decision by scientists at UCSF and affiliated laboratories to focus exclusively on treatments.
Several recent studies conducted around the world indicate that the human body does not retain the antibodies that build up during infections, meaning there may be no lasting immunity to COVID-19 after people recover.
Strong antibodies are also crucial in the development of vaccines. So molecular biologists fear the only way left to control the disease may be to treat the symptoms after people are infected to prevent the most debilitating effects, including inflammation, blood clots and death.

They want a subscription to read the rest of the article, but that much doesn't sound good.
 
I read something to that effect a couple of days ago. I just hope and pray that isn't the case.


On the other hand, I've read some credible looking reports that claim the virus is weakening as it is passed from person to person, and some scientists think it will die out on it's own.
 
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