Monday, May 18, 2020

Covid-19 Update: Hospitalizations Fall

Hospitalizations lowest in three weeks. 

The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 136 new cases of the Wuhan Virus as well as 7 deaths today.   The total number of cases is 11,432.  The virus has caused 528 deaths. Nursing home deaths comprise 48% of overall Covid 19 deaths in Mississippi.  More information and a complete list of infected counties can be found at the MSDH website. 


 The good news in today's report is hospitalizations fell to their lowest number since April 23 at 389 patients.  ICU's fell to 141 patients and vents decreased to 75 patients.  This is the chart to watch.  If the chart stays stable or decreases, shutdowns will ease. 

List of Notable Counties (>250 cases)(deaths)
Attala: 248 (7)
Desoto: 391 (5)
Forrest: 442 (27)
Hinds: 772 (22)
Holmes: 298 (20)
Jackson: 287 (13)
Jones: 342 (9)
Lawrence: 589 (46)
Leake: 361 (6)
Madison: 543 (17)
Neshoba: 423 (24)
Rankin: 287 (6)
Scott: 532 (8)

Top Ten Counties for Covid-19 Deaths (Nursing Homes)
Lauderdale: 46 (28)
Forrest: 27 (15)
Pearl River: 26 (8)
Neshoba: 24 (13)
Monroe: 23 (20)
Hinds: 22 (13)
Leflore: 22 (11)
Holmes: 20 (9)
Lincoln: 18 (14)
Madison: 17 (11)





19 comments:

Anonymous said...

New day same question. What are these “suspected infections” when tests don’t take long to confirm?

Anonymous said...

@12:41 Exactly how long is “not long to confirm?” 1 hr? 1 day? 2 days? 10 days?

Anonymous said...

I would guess a suspected infection would count for the people in the false negative category.

Anonymous said...

University of Florida says they have an at home test that can give results in an hour. I read the steps you have to go through and it seems too complicated for a lot of folk.

Anonymous said...

1:03

They are too complicated. I also don't think at home swab tests will work that well because people aren't going to go far enough into their nasal passage.

Anonymous said...

The Feds probably gave them a call and told them there would be an audit of how they were diagnosing so many of these cases, and were they inflating or exaggerating those numbers to get more Medicare money.....the Mississippi money grabbers will do it until they're caught.

Anonymous said...

So if hospitalizations are down, we have succeeded flattening the curve. Open this country back up.

Anonymous said...

Patients with Suspected Infection means just that, they are suspected to be infected, but as of yet do not have a positive resulting test. This could be due to a negative test result in spite of overwhelming symptoms, or it could be due to the fact a test has not resulted yet. Although we are supposed to have systems that allow for test results in around 24 hours, there are other factors that must factor in to when these numbers are released to health officials.

Anonymous said...

1:53

As we have learned since this thing started, weekend reporting is always low.

Anonymous said...

I’m kinda worried I’m experiencing a mild case right now with GI issues only. I’m a runner in my 30s, so I think I’d be in that category that doesn’t get respiratory symptoms, especially if I got it from food from a fast food drive thru, which is my most likely route of exposure. But who knows? Cases are still rising in my county. I feel like dog shite. I am so effin ready for this thing to be over, for me and for all of humanity. We need to Leeeroy Jenkins this thing and just get it over with. This slow bleed isn’t stopping the virus; it’s just destroying life.

Anonymous said...

Suspected infection is like saying bulls eye when thee is no hole from the round on the target. Suspected what infection. There are many things one could be infected from.

Anonymous said...

Monday numbers. 346k new tests. 20k positive. Positives are down again but with fewer overall tests.

Anonymous said...

The development of a vaccine showed progress today and numerous companies are working on therapeutic treatments. That is why continuing to flatten the curve is important, many lives can be saved. Besides, what else is there to open up in Mississippi? The only real restriction is you have to keep gatherings to less than 20. Big deal.

Anonymous said...

@5:37 Ask all these kids who are being impacted. Ask folks with weddings and the affected businesses. Ask churches. The list goes on and on. Open it back up without restrictions including restaurants. This is killing small businesses and our country. The money printing will have a cost down the road although the older folks who are talking about how selfish the younger folks are will not be around to pay the bill.

Anonymous said...

Most viruses chill out when it gets hot around here. Round 2 starts November 1, are you ready??

Anonymous said...

Just two years ago Mississippi had 61000 flu infections and 742 deaths according to the CDC.

Anonymous said...

@9:19 We've already has almost as many deaths in two months despite a significant lockdown than we did with a bad year of the flu. And that is likely with half the number of infections at this point. Without any immunity in the community and no vaccine available like the flu, you would see a much higher infection rate without mitigation efforts.

Multiply the results so far by 20 and you will have a better idea of what we would be facing over the course of a year with COVID.

Anonymous said...

Enough already!

Anonymous said...

I don’t know which is sketchier, horrible symptoms, untested
but “presumed” to have COVID (because let’s face it, COVID is the only disease that causes symptoms at all, if you have symptoms of anything at all you have COVID!)

Or

That guy feels completely fine, he looks well, feels well and just ran a marathon, he is ABSOLUTELY COVID positive because a test that doesn’t test for COVID says he has it and he is a walking disease vector and also will probably die.



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