This is an excerpt from the latest CDC report cited above and below.
OlRedHair: Yes, our younger generations need to take this situation very seriously.
Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — United States, February 12–March 16, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 18 March 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6912e2external icon.
Among 508 (12%) patients known to have been hospitalized, 9% were aged ≥85 years, 26% were aged 65–84 years, 17% were aged 55–64 years, 18% were 45–54 years, and 20% were aged 20–44 years. Less than 1% of hospitalizations were among persons aged ≤19 years (Figure 2). The percentage of persons hospitalized increased with age, from 2%–3% among persons aged ≤9 years, to ≥31% among adults aged ≥85 years. (Table).
Among 121 patients known to have been admitted to an ICU, 7% of cases were reported among adults ≥85 years, 46% among adults aged 65–84 years, 36% among adults aged 45–64 years, and 12% among adults aged 20–44 years (Figure 2). No ICU admissions were reported among persons aged ≤19 years. Percentages of ICU admissions were lowest among adults aged 20–44 years (2%–4%) and highest among adults aged 75–84 years (11%–31%) (Table).
Among 44 cases with known outcome, 15 (34%) deaths were reported among adults aged ≥85 years, 20 (46%) among adults aged 65–84 years, and nine (20%) among adults aged 20–64 years. Case-fatality percentages increased with increasing age, from no deaths reported among persons aged ≤19 years to highest percentages (10%–27%) among adults aged ≥85 years (Table) (Figure 2).
Right now on our local news they have broadcast for the last 90 minutes a county commissioner meeting debating whether to close the beaches to all the spring breakers. Hundreds and hundreds of them congregating closely together. This is going on and on and on and on with the local commissioners saying how bad it will be for business. Don’t these elected officials know it will be even worse for business if the infection rate starts to rapidly increase?
No because they are politicians and government workers.
That’s it. I’m recommending closing the Oklahoma border to Gov. Stitt.
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/03/19/coronavirus-pensacola-beach-open-hotels-reduce-50-occupancy/2877895001/
At this point I think isolation is the only way to slow this thing down.
Okaloosa and Escambia Counties in Florida voted to keep the beaches open to all the spring breakers. They are gathered by the hundreds in close quarters. Staying in our hotels and eating at our restaurants.
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/03/19/coronavirus-navarre-beach-stay-open-santa-rosa-county-says/2877108001/
Sorry, I got part of that wrong. Okaloosa county is closing the beaches, Escambia and Santa Rosa are keeping them open.
The lack of a country wide consistent policy/effort will be damaging.
Very damaging.
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/03/19/coronavirus-pensacola-navarre-beach-open-other-panhandle-beaches-close/2878567001/
More on the two counties close to me that are keeping the spring break beaches open.
And even joking about calling it a category 10 hurricane.
Did you read this article?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927033
I heard about some successes with the drug but haven’t read this article. Thanks for the link.
Good article but the comment section was better!
I agree. I read every single comment. Some were bizarre.
Here is a bizarre map for you. I hope the link works.
https://healthweather.us/
This is very interesting. I would like to read some follow up on what the anomalous events that affected the rate of outbreaks have been.
I am in a red/orange zone. I see Oklahoma has no color.
We don’t have the same numbers of population, visitors, pass through travelers or spring breakers. Our beaches are not tourist destinations.
It sounds very inviting. One of the few states I have never visited.