Friday, March 13, 2020

Three More Mississippi Cases

Update (2:30): A fourth case was just reported.  

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued the following statement. 
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports the second and third presumptive positive cases of coronavirus or COVID-19 in Mississippi. Final verification will come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

One case is a Forrest County adult female over 65 who recently traveled to North Carolina. The patient has been hospitalized. The other case is a Forrest County adult male who recently traveled to Florida and has been self-isolating at home without hospitalization.

 

The first presumptive case was reported Wednesday night in an adult male from Forrest County.

 

“We are conducting further investigation to determine if and how these cases might be connected to the first presumptive case. At this point, that is not clear, but we are thoroughly exploring all possibilities,” said MSDH State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH.

 

Dobbs announced Thursday that MSDH is expanding access to COVID-19 testing that will allow physicians to submit specimens to the Mississippi Public Health Laboratory or commercial labs without prior consultation with MSDH. If individuals are worried about having COVID-19, they should call their healthcare provider.

 

Additionally, Dobbs said the MSDH is expanding recommendations for long-term care visitors and large social gatherings.

 

“We know that this virus is easily spread person to person, so we recommend limiting visitations and discontinuing any group social activities in long-term care facilities,” he said.

 

MSDH also recommends that individuals should avoid gatherings of more than 250 people and take precautions when they are in public. Communities and organizations should take the current coronavirus situation into account in planning or canceling events.

 

“Stay informed of the cases in your county and surrounding counties, and maintain social distancing as practical,” said Dobbs. “Our older population and chronically ill individuals, who are especially at risk, should protect themselves by avoiding gatherings of more than 250 people.”

 

There is no recommendation at this time that schools should close. Complete details of the updated information and guidance are available on the MSDH website.

We will send out a weekly update of new cases as needed. For real time case updates, visit www.HealthyMS.com/covid-19.


Kingfish note: Weekly update? Weekly? Not the first time the department has been tone-deaf.  It won't be the last, either.


22 comments:

Unknown said...

Gonna have nursing home riots if they take Bingo away!

Anonymous said...

Dept of Health. Why listen to them? Just another big Govt agency using all that medical science mumbo-jumbo according to the Pro Pot enlightened ones. We should VOTE on the appropriate response. Who needs doctors. The people should decide, like Helen the Housewife and Trip the Trucker or Bomgar the Brilliant. Lead us, I say, Oh Joel the Illumino. Save us from the tyrants of the science world.

Anonymous said...

Luckily the POTUS is the leading doctor in the field of infectious disease and is so straightforward and truthful with the American people. We are so blessed to have such an intelligent and calculating leader to guide us all through this. That’s the main reason we aren’t seeing any panic.

Anonymous said...

China produces 75% of all of the USA's medicine. The main reason this is all happened is because the last 5 presidents allowed for all of America's jobs and resources to be shipped to China to increase corporate profits. If American's interests had been prioritized over corporate profits (ergo their campaign contributions), we wouldn't be in this situation. America is going to learn to take care of itself first, or die by a thousand cuts.

Kingfish said...

So there is some vaccine China produces that is being withheld from us? If only we produced it, we wouldn't have this problem, right?

Anonymous said...

1238, granted your Socialist agenda fits Bernie's other loyalists pretty good, but please explain to us how a President "allowed" a private company to do anything. These companies, stockholder owned and very likely held in your PERS account, make business decisions on where to produce their products. Our last five Presidents that you blame have no power to stop any private company from operating in any manner as long as it is legal - which foreign trade is at this point in our history.

And - as KF asked - what vaccine is being produced in China that could affect this virus? They have something in hand that you think would allow us to put a stop to the virus? Pray please tell us - I'm sure that there are some B-52s on standby that could make the journey across the Pacific to pick up a shitload right away if only the CDC were aware of this knowledge that you have.

Anonymous said...

If we were independent of other countries for everything except luxuries, then yes KF - we would be better prepared. Diseases come and go, but in 2020 there is ZERO excuse for not being better prepared to take care of ourselves.

Anonymous said...

@Kingfish
It was on Drudge yesterday. Chinese media reported that if the Chinese people need a medicine they will prioritize their needs before exporting medicine to the USA Japan, and Europe.

Anonymous said...

11:54 Hey Bruce!

Anonymous said...

Why can’t we test more people. 40ish tests in total for the state? What about the cases at Kessler and Memorial on the coast? We know they have it. We know officials know. Why is there no mention of them?

Anonymous said...

11:54 - Chill out Bro. Go to the fridge and have a corona. Science is not the enemy. Science gave us distilled liquor and a means to turn lead to gold. When I wear my star and comet studded cape and point hat, I immediately get smarter.

Without Science, you would throw an apple into the air and it would never fall back to the ground.

Anonymous said...

60 - 90 year olds comprise all the dead people in Italy.

So fox is about to lose 2/3 of its audience.

Anonymous said...

1:56 you are wrong about science giving us distilled liquor, that was Popcorn Sutton!

Anonymous said...

1/3 of us are going to die within the next month. If I die from Coronavirus my gravestone will blame Donald Trump.

Anonymous said...

I'm still perplexed about the run on toilet paper

????

Hell, this is not a diarrhea outbreak.

At least my brand, (Charmin Ultra soft) is still readily available.

Granted, it's a few cents more than the COSTCO brand, but I guess the proletariat wants to save money too.

Anonymous said...

Four patients now in MS. Location/details of #4 have not been announced.

Anonymous said...

The run on toilet paper is hilarious. What you want during the apocalypse are nice juicy tender wet wipes for the cleanest
bottom.

For your food stockpile get potatoes, leeks, turnips, carrots, and onions. Buy foods that will sprout if you dont eat them fast enough. Because you can turn 2 sprouting potatoes/leeks/carrots into a new crop and keep your family alive with a backyard garden!

Finally, I live in the city and there is abundant food in the trees. I have a high powered pellet rifle to harvest squirrels and birds.

Now I dont recommend raiding homes and killing and stealing. But you can do a community service by burying your neighbors who succumb to the virus. You can reward your civil services by helping yourself to their stockpile. Obviously they won't need it anymore.

Anonymous said...

As a baby boomer I demand that millenials accept trillions in new national debt to stop the spread of Covid-19.

I am entitled to be protected from cold war era germ warfare projects that my generation developed to fight communism prior to your birth.

I know you all can afford it. None of you have home mortgages to pay or children of your own to raise (your furbabies don't count)

Just suck it up and buy less avocado toast!

Anonymous said...

So fox is about to lose 2/3 of its audience.

Which would still leave them with a larger audience than the fake newsers. Buy ammo, ASAP.

Anonymous said...

@3:05, The TP hoarding is an easy explanation. When liberals google "how to prep" the results are 2 billion articles discussing SHTF.

They interpret shit hits the fan as a poopoo-apocalypse and prepare accordingly.

What do you think liberals would do, actually buy guns? lol




Anonymous said...

Do you booger eaters actually believe you live among leftists? Jesus.

Anonymous said...

This here thread is the best. I can't stay up late enough for the comedy shows. Thanks for allowing the discussion to continue. I've learned a lot.


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