Post by Velar Fricative on Mar 26, 2020 7:48:04 GMT -5
Per NYT news alert - 3.3 million people filed for unemployment so far. This doesn’t even reflect the true number of people who lost their jobs. The previous record for claims in a week was under 700,000. This is truly uncharted territory.
This is a couple days old, but a nice contrast to that article: Harbor Freight (a chain of hardware stores) is donating its entire supply of N95 masks and other protective equipment.
A New Jersey man was charged with making terrorist threats after allegedly coughing at a Wegmans Food Markets employee and telling her he has the coronavirus.
Coronavirus crimes can be charged as acts of terrorism, Justice Department says. All of the nation's federal prosecutors have been notified about the policy.
Post by litebright on Mar 26, 2020 10:23:52 GMT -5
A negative covid test doesn't necessarily mean that you don't have it, depending on what your viral load is and the accuracy of whichever test you're given -- they're not all the same. We're not doing large-scale CT scans as part of testing, either, which is something that China ramped up pretty quickly.
"A Cleveland Clinic researcher said the test developed by his hospital system is highly sensitive and specific in the laboratory, returning no false-negative results. But he acknowledged those numbers won’t exactly represent how the test will perform in the real world. Another researcher said anecdotal reports peg the genetic coronavirus tests being used in the United States at about 85 percent sensitive. That means that for someone who has the virus, there’s a 15 percent chance they test negative. A critical-care blog, EMCrit, estimated that the genetic tests are about 75 percent sensitive and suggests that a single negative swab doesn’t rule out the disease.
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"There are a number of reasons a test might be negative when a person is sick with the coronavirus. It might be too early in the illness, when the amount of virus in the airway is still small. It could be a problem with how the swab was done. Different types of swab collection — the back of the nose, the throat, the outer nose — may also have different levels of accuracy, an issue doctors are actively debating given limited evidence. Then, there could be issues with the handling or transport of the swab. There could be laboratory error."
'Aspects of America’s identity may need rethinking after COVID-19. Many of the country’s values have seemed to work against it during the pandemic. Its individualism, exceptionalism, and tendency to equate doing whatever you want with an act of resistance meant that when it came time to save lives and stay indoors, some people flocked to bars and clubs. Having internalized years of anti-terrorism messaging following 9/11, Americans resolved to not live in fear. But SARS-CoV-2 has no interest in their terror, only their cells.
Years of isolationist rhetoric had consequences too. Citizens who saw China as a distant, different place, where bats are edible and authoritarianism is acceptable, failed to consider that they would be next or that they wouldn’t be ready.'
This was extremely helpful. I was not sure if we would be expected to "pay it back" at all but it sounds like, unless your income moves you above the $150K within 2020 (for married couples) you will not be expected to pay it back. As we will both be fine with our jobs remotely (and saving more actually since we are not paying daycare while they are closed) we are going to donate the funds we receive.
Anyone know if we can still file and have it count 2019?
My taxes are showing we made LESS last year than the year before, which is bonkers, but it means our AGI is like $10k more in 2018 than 2019, which is a difference of $500 in the stimulus check.
Anyone know if we can still file and have it count 2019?
My taxes are showing we made LESS last year than the year before, which is bonkers, but it means our AGI is like $10k more in 2018 than 2019, which is a difference of $500 in the stimulus check.
Of course, I also owe the feds $3k apparently...
Wondering the same thing here. We might qualify under 2019 but so t in 2018. Since the law hasn’t passed yet we are going to try to file today and see what happens.
Has anyone seen US statistics on hospitalization rate? I saw that GA started included that number in their daily updates and it's about 30% here.
This would be hard to calculate because at least in NYC, the hospital will only test you if your symptoms are severe enough for hospitalization. Otherwise they send you home and tell you to self-quarantine.
“Chinese President Xi Jinping has been on a telephone spree this month, dialing the leaders of coronavirus-battered France, Italy, Spain and Germany with offers of support, including masks and other medical equipment. One phone number he hasn’t tried is Donald Trump’s.”
In California, one ER doctor who works at multiple hospitals in a hard-hit county told BuzzFeed News, “those medical records aren't being audited by anyone at the state and local level currently and some people aren’t even testing those people who are dead.”
“We just don't know. The numbers are grossly underreported. I know for a fact that we’ve had three deaths in one county where only one is listed on the website,” the doctor said.
The Seattle Times had an article that said Washington State had 254 hospitalizations for COVID-19 like symptoms for the week ending 3/21. We had 1793 documented cases on that date so that's a hospitalization rate of 14%. But as PP noted that is a rough number since I'm sure the documented cases isn't completely accurate.
Has anyone seen US statistics on hospitalization rate? I saw that GA started included that number in their daily updates and it's about 30% here.
I have seen stats ranging from 20-30%. I think the rate varies so much because some states are just able to do more tests. So it's probably 30% in Georgia because they are only testing the people with the most severe symptoms. I don't know why it is that NY seems to have been able to do more tests than any other state, but I believe their hospital rate is around 20%, give or take.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Mar 26, 2020 15:33:02 GMT -5
One kernel of good news from IL Gov. Pritzker’s briefing today - Dr. Ezike (IDPH Director) said the state is slightly under the expected infection/hospitalization numbers they had expected at this point. That’s without the effects of school closings and stay-at-home orders. That seems very encouraging to me.
ETA: someone asked above what hospitalization rate looked like. They discussed this in yesterday’s IL briefing, but so far, IL is seeing the same trend that was seen worldwide.
Has anyone seen US statistics on hospitalization rate? I saw that GA started included that number in their daily updates and it's about 30% here.
I have seen stats ranging from 20-30%. I think the rate varies so much because some states are just able to do more tests. So it's probably 30% in Georgia because they are only testing the people with the most severe symptoms. I don't know why it is that NY seems to have been able to do more tests than any other state, but I believe their hospital rate is around 20%, give or take.
Thank you! I wish numbers were reported more easily. I feel like more people would take the social distancing more seriously if we keep harping on the hospitalization rate. I know it's not a perfect number since only the most severe cases are tested right now, but it still shows just how many are admitted to the hospital and there are only so many beds to go around. Atlanta metro is at max capacity from what I've heard.