Jackson Jambalaya

Not trying to be a smart ass but what’s the point of these daily updates now? Stores are open. Restaurants are open. Hell most major cities have large protests and riots for the past week. Daycares are open. Businesses are open. Most not wearing masks.

You are not required to open or read the post.

Death rate trending up or what?
Question. I've been feeling mild light headed, woozy,& mild unsettled stomach with dry throat. An I getting the Covid -19 virus? Was over in Monroe, LA over the weekend.

Is there one standard definition, yet, of 'CASES'?

And are the various "reporters" of 'Cases' following that definition?

Memorial Day and now cases are gonna spike. Hope it was worth it

All but 7 of the 28 were LTC deaths.
I wonder what was the age and health condition of the other 7.

I am also curious what the total number of deaths have been from all causes since we started tracking Covid-19 related cases and deaths in MS on 3/11/2020 because in a typical year 87 Mississippians per day die of some cause based on the average daily death rate for the years 2014-2018.

Is Covid-19 going to cause a large bump in the daily death rate or is it only speeding up the demise of people who were already in dire health situations?

Is Covid-19 really more of a cause of death reclassification because it is exacerbating underlying health conditions which under normal circumstances, in other years, would be categorized as an different cause of death?

I guess hindsight and time will tell.

@12:33 all of those symptoms you mentioned are applicable to Covid-19. The big one is loss of smell. When I got Covid-19 it was the symptom that got me tested. When my test was confirmed positive I stayed home 2 weeks drinking Emergen-C and taking my multivitamin with Zinc. Other than sneezing fits, I showed no other symptoms besides a loss of smell. I am 66 and retired ex-smoker.

there have been no deaths of anything other than Covid-19 since this started. People may have been shot, but the Covid did them in. No heart attacks, no cancer, no suicide.

at 1:13 PM
Given that the CDC (a governmental entity) compiles this necessary info, you can expect that it will be published, in full, in an unreadable format, no later than 3 years from now.

Thanks 1:25 PM. I can still smell.

" and retired ex-smoker."

I haven't heard anything else about the fact tobacco smokers seem to be not contracting the Chinese virus as fast as non tobacco smokers.
If contacting the virus if at all.

(Not advocating anyone to take up "the habit") .

But a pack of Marlboro Lights seems to more effective than Hydroxychloroquine.

Tuesday numbers. 417k Tests. 24k Positve. Can't seem to keep the positive numbers down.

In a meta-analysis of studies that included 11,590 COVID patients, researchers found that among people with the virus, the risk of disease progression in those who currently smoke or previously smoked was nearly double that of non-smokers. They also found that when the disease worsens, current or former smokers had more acute or critical conditions or death. Overall, smoking was associated with almost a doubling of the risk of disease progressing.

Smoking is stupid to begin with. To think it "helps" Corona is like drinking bleach or injecting Lysol. Come on, guys. Think.

We never flattened, much less went down for 2 weeks. That's the bare minimum for re opening even under watered down, "Waaaah, my election's coming" Hurry Up and Let Her Rip non-advice.

Who is surprised that we are still seeing Rnaught of 1 or higher? Of course we are still climbing, with the inevitable early mortality predicted.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. And they can't WAIT to git to the partay, Bubba!

This apparent death rate is based on known diagnosed cases. Many have had the virus and been unaware and therefore undiagnosed. The actual Mississippi death rate is most likely that of the rest of the world.

And many have had COVID and never knew it, contradicting 9:01's very unscientific (i.e. ignorant) hypothesis.

"Can't seem to keep the positive numbers down". The positive numbers will be around for many years I'm sure. I expect that eventually all if not near all will be Covid 19 positive at some point. This virus, like other viruses will never be eradicated. They all show up at later dates, just usually not as many folks infected. Positive means exposure at minimum. Like people who have had PPD negative tests for years, then suddenly they test PPD positive. Doesn't mean you have active TB, just that you have been exposed and you are refereed to as a "Recent Convertor".

Typically asked question: When x-rays are not available for a few days (usually on weekends, when staff shortage is critical), should asymptomatic employees be allowed to return to work?

Yes. A positive TB skin test is a useful screening tool in at-risk populations. As such, it should be used only to guide additional diagnostics, such as chest radiograph and/or clinical exam. If clinical evaluation reveals no obvious symptoms, then the chances of there being acid-fast bacilli in a respiratory sample are exceedingly remote provided (1) the person does not have HIV and (2) he is not extremely immunocompromised in some other way (solid organ transplant recipient, bone marrow transplant recipient, or receiving other T-cell inhibiting immunomodulation).

I'm sure that they are treating Positive Covid 19 the same, at least based on the one's I know of.

Don't know why it took so long to update the hospitalization numbers, but they finally did and there was a decent increase to 455. Are we seeing an increase from infections over the Memorial Day weekend? It will take a few more days before any trend shows up, but given Mississippi's unwillingness to slow the spread despite the shelter in place and safer at home orders I think a spike is likely.

1:59pm Are you really that stupid?
It's only counted as a death if the person tested positive for CV 19 and no other cause of death ( like a big bullet wound in the head) could be attributed.

You really are literally unbelievable

@10:34 The hope is a vaccine or effective treatment can be developed in the near future. Even if the vaccine isn't permanently effective, having an annual vaccine available would at least minimize the chance of serious consequences.

If we are forced to achieve herd immunity you will see 1-2 million die from this over the next couple of years. The numbers in November - February will dwarf that of the past couple of months.

at 11:45 AM

From the CDC:
Confirmed & Probable Counts

"As of April 14, 2020, CDC case counts and death counts include both confirmed and probable cases and deaths. This change was made to reflect an interim COVID-19 position statement"
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html

So they are reported both confirmed and 'probable'.

Do you have any source for your statement: It's only counted as a death if the person tested positive for CV 19 and no other cause of death ( like a big bullet wound in the head) could be attributed."?

We'd appreciate you sharing that helpful info.