COVID-19: Chapter 5 - BACK TO SCHOOL

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I think there was some question about what timeframe testing data represents so I reached out to my county and asked them if the testing numbers are from the day the test was given or when the sample was processed. Here was their response, in case it helps anybody:

We would not know someone was tested until the positive report came through from a laboratory, health care provider or hospital. When we get the laboratory information, we have additional detail about when the test occurred. Generally, testing data is when the result is available/delivered. It does depend on where you are looking, so you would have to check with the data source directly if another location/website.

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I’m confused why the State can’t just padlock the gyms. Isn’t that what localities do when unsafe restaurants refuse to either improve or close on their own?

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Does their testing dashboard match goofy’s numbers from covidtracking? This clearly seems like misinformation from them if it’s the same, because they’ve had the same negative number since 8/3. It’s been 950,107 negative since then.

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I love you guys. I just have a really important early meeting that I need to prepare for. Oh, looks like your Uber is here.

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The Indianapolis Speedrome last Saturday night. They were only fined $1000. https://youtu.be/MBt4SQu3Dk4

Also, fat.

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He said Etowah High School would be closed to in-person learning effective at the end of classes on Tuesday. At the end of Monday, about 300 of the school’s 2,400 students, or 12.5%, were under quarantine, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“The superintendent’s statement came a day after Gov. Brian Kemp said at a news conference that the reopening of the schools had gone well.“

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It truly is exactly this.

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Typ Republican moron; blames the consequences of his stupidity on others after it actually affects his family.
I’m totally on the more Darwinism train. Fk em.
I’m impressed at the interviewers restraint in not throwing some more snarky jibes about how dumb he his.

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Big yikes, two of my ex’s on FB arguing that masks don’t work and this whole covid thing is overblown.I always did like em crazy.

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I checked out my local school district’s plan today, and it looks like they’re prepared for the eventuality of online only, but are starting with optional full online. 18% of parents want that, class starts at 10 for middle and high school. The remainder of the parents chose the hybrid model, which is 4.5 day weeks, with cohort A/B in-person one week, online one week. So it will be about 40% capacity, only 3 passing times, which will be 10 minutes long each, with staggered dismissals to allow for distancing. Seems reasonable, and what I would expect from one of the best districts in the state. In the materials, they linked to this site, which I hadn’t seen: https://covidpathforward.com . In the school section is an article about HVAC, and how schools are specifically not prepared because of ventilation issues. Some other good articles on various topics related to COVID, so I bookmarked it for further future reading.

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Yeah yeah, I used to have sex too.

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https://twitter.com/crazykarens/status/1292511834633895937?s=21

Police officer Bixby is a friend of a friend.

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Couldn’t delay a dental appointment today with sore tooth. What an impressive process. Secure waiting with nobody allowed in until appointment. They take your temp and even blood oxygen level! All hygienists and dentists in full on medical wardrobe with multiple masks and shields. Patient wears masks whenever not active work being done. Each patient waits in their room and only one is in hallway of reception at a time.

Pretty intense setup.

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Not sure, but my county’s numbers are here:

Thurston County | Public Health & Social Services | COVID-19 Data

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Unfortunately, covidtracking doesn’t track county level, so it would be hard to tell what’s going on. My guess is something is up with Washington but maybe it will be corrected soon.

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https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/1293235320901828612?s=21

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Tonight, I went in and looked at peak week (7/15-7/21) vs. this week (8/5-8/11) in new cases and testing.

These are the places that look to me like they’re going up since peak week:

Texas, Illinois, Virginia, Arkansas, Washington, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Rhode Island, North Dakota, Montana, and Hawaii

Here are all the reduced testers from peak week to this measurement period:

U.S. (-8.3%), Texas (-54.1%), Florida (-36.1%), Arizona (-23.0%), North Carolina (-19.9%), South Carolina (-31.2%), Tennessee (-10.9%), Alabama (-13.9%), Ohio (-2.8%) Louisiana (-19.0%), Virginia (-5.2%), Arkansas (-21.0%), Utah (-34.0%), Pennsylvania (-4.1%), Mississippi (-9.7%), Washington (-95.8% has not reported any negatives since 8/3), Maryland (-3.2%), Minnesota (-31.6%), Nevada (-7.7%), Iowa (-20.2%), Michigan (-1.8%), Missouri (-12.7%), Colorado (-2.5%), Oregon (-6.6%), Nebraska (-1.5%), Kansas (-18.2%), Idaho (-0.8%), Delaware (-23.0%), South Dakota (-8.5%), North Dakota (-7.1%), Wyoming (-12.8%), Montana (-32.8%), and Vermont (-29.6%)

Ones I’m projecting that are up in tests and up in cases from peak week to this measurement period are:

Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Hawaii

While cases are certainly down in the U.S., I think testing is obscuring reality big time. Like I said yesterday, things are worse than they actually look by the numbers right now, which means when things start getting bad late this week and next week that they will look worse than they really are because of current conditions not being representative of reality. For now, I will say we are doing great!

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So, as I believe I mentioned previously, I’m planning on making a trip out west to visit family. It’s 20-ish hours of driving, so a hotel stop along the way (probably in Nebraska) is likely.

I’ve tentatively set a date for next month. They’ve been good at isolating, but their kids are going back to live school and they both work in education (but aren’t in-class teachers). Expected non-home activities will be outdoors, like camping and maybe outdoor dining.

Any ideas on risk mitigation?

Since Nebraska does not have a mask mandate, I am researching which hotel chains have nationwide mask requirements. Normally, I just drive until I am tired, but I will have to plan out my stop more carefully. I am going to pack food so that I don’t need to stop at a restaurant.

Bonus LOL RIP NBZ…they live close enough to Las Vegas that I am considering driving there to play some poker after I visit them.

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Florida reporting 8,183 new cases and 212 deaths today.

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The percentage of positive rates in FL doesn’t look promising