Maps, science, data & statistics tracking of COVID-19

[TheLostSwede]

Add British Donald Trump (aka Boris Johnson for the locals) to the list

UK coronavirus live: rate of infection doubling every three to four days, says Gove – as it happened

Death toll rises by 181 to 759, the sharpest increase so far, with Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and Chris Whitty all now in self-isolation

www.theguardian.com

The scary thing here is, if he comes out of this unscathed, he might call off all the measures put in place, as it really wasn't all that bad...

Just shows you how prevalent this little virus is.

You mean because it even attacks politicians? I feel sorry for the virus in this case...

 

[rtwjunkie]

Yeah, that's a fundamental difference between southern and northen people (or countries, if you will) that's already causing some tension in the EU, as yesterday's meeting showed. Simply put, latins don't view family the same way (a sizeable amount anyway, younger generations seem to be getting more disensitized).
For example, the 95 year old grandmother that got cured in Italy would've probably gotten a death sentence in the Netherlands or Germany.

The US being a mish-mash of people, how they tackle the issue could honestly go either way, I think. Places where latin ancestry run deeper might aim to save everyone, whereas those with stronger nordic roots might be more calculated in their approach.

Here in the U.S. most of the medical professionals have talked about not being equipped mentally to make choices. The prevailing attitude here is “save everybody.”

To prep for overflow of coronaavirus patients, beds moved in New Orleans convention center

Louisiana is taking drastic steps to surge its medical capacity to prepare for what officials fear could be an overwhelming tide of coronavirus patients in the coming days, with the

www.nola.com

yay, I finally got the article I kept trying to link last evening to post properly.

 

[HTC]

Portugal's numbers have been updated:

- 4268 confirmed infected
- 76 fatalities
- 43 recovered
- 3995 waiting for test results

Does NOT look good: if even 20% of those waiting for the results turn out positive, that's more than the increase we had today, which is already the highest of all thus far, and as we ramp up testing, it will only get worse

Our measures thus far are CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH.

 

[P4-630]

"Condom Shortage Looms After Coronavirus Lockdown Shuts World's Top Producer (Malaysia)"

Condom Shortage Looms After Coronavirus Lockdown Shuts World's Top Producer

A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world's biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown forced it to shut down production.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Ahhzz]

Doesn't look like this has been added here yet. Pretty extensive tool for viewing reported figures. Monster link so it's in spoilers. Can't find anything to remove from it, I think it's all critical.

Spoiler

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[rtwjunkie]

Portugal's numbers have been updated:

- 4268 confirmed infected
- 76 fatalities
- 43 recovered
- 3995 waiting for test results

Does NOT look good: if even 20% of those waiting for the results turn out positive, that's more than the increase we had today, which is already the highest of all thus far, and as we ramp up testing, it will only get worse

Our measures thus far are CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH.

Measures will not show up for at least a couple weeks. In the meantime, it can certainly appear things are getting worse as more get infected and more die.

I've been reading about the New Orleans Infection rate going back and forth with several New York Counties. Numbers-wise, NYC is bad, no doubt. For our size, the per capita positive rate is really bad as well. Now I saw this. Apparently Orleans Parish (which comprises the whole city of New Orleans) has the highest per capita death rate. This article talks about what is the better metric: per capita death rate, or the number of deaths per infection numbers.

Orleans Parish has highest per-capita coronavirus death rate of American counties -- by far

Orleans Parish has the highest per-capita death rate for the coronavirus among all American counties to date, a new analysis by The Times-Picayune | The Advocate shows.

www.nola.com

 

[repman244]

Measures will not show up for at least a couple weeks. In the meantime, it can certainly appear things are getting worse as more get infected and more die.

I've been reading about the New Orleans Infection rate going back and forth with several New York Counties. Numbers-wise, NYC is bad, no doubt. For our size, the per capita positive rate is really bad as well. Now I saw this. Apparently Orleans Parish (which comprises the whole city of New Orleans) has the highest per capita death rate. This article talks about what is the better metric: per capita death rate, or the number of deaths per infection numbers.

Orleans Parish has highest per-capita coronavirus death rate of American counties -- by far

Orleans Parish has the highest per-capita death rate for the coronavirus among all American counties to date, a new analysis by The Times-Picayune | The Advocate shows.

www.nola.com

Number of deaths per infected is a bit tricky - it depends on the testing method used. In my country, only those with more severe symptoms, elderly and those which potentially can have a severe case are tested.
If you have mild symptoms, they won't test you and you are ordered to isolate and stay at home - but you are not counted as infected.

 

[HTC]

Measures will not show up for at least a couple weeks. In the meantime, it can certainly appear things are getting worse as more get infected and more die.

I know but emergency state has been declared 10 days ago already, and that's after some lighter measures had already been in place.

The more we "let it" spread early on, the harder it gets to contain later on, IMO.

Our current death rate stands @ 1.7% of infected: the vast majority are elderly people with 70+ years of age.

 

[rtwjunkie]

I know but emergency state has been declared 10 days ago already, and that's after some lighter measures had already been in place.

The more we "let it" spread early on, the harder it gets to contain later on, IMO.

Our current death rate stands @ 1.7% of infected: the vast majority are elderly people with 70+ years of age.

I think your opinion has some validity. Being relaxed in the beginning really hurts. We had Mardi Gras here in the New Orleans area for two weeks when cases were already appearing in the U.S. Nobody got serious about combatting it here until about 10 days ago either.

Cantrell: New Orleans would have called off Mardi Gras if coronavirus 'red flags' were raised

With national media giving New Orleans heat for not canceling this year's Mardi Gras celebration as the coronavirus epidemic spread overseas, Mayor LaToya Cantrell blasted federal leadership Thursday night and

www.nola.com

 

[repman244]

The more we "let it" spread early on, the harder it gets to contain later on, IMO.

This.
The only way to catch it early on is: test, test, test as much as possible. If you see increasing numbers it's time to shut down.
You still won't catch everyone with the testing, and one of our infectologists said that to get the approximate number of real infections is to multiply the confirmed cases by 5x (but only if you test enough people of course).

 

[R0H1T]

This.
The only way to catch it early on is: test, test, test as much as possible. If you see increasing numbers it's time to shut down.
You still won't catch everyone with the testing, and one of our infectologists said that to get the approximate number of real infections is to multiply the confirmed cases by 5x (but only if you test enough people of course).

Nah we're way past that, over here we have less than 1k cases & still there's virtually a nationwide curfew. The only way to slow the spread now is either curfews or martial law, wherever applicable! And we'll need to be in lockdown for months to get over it, let alone "flattening" the curve.

 

[Ahhzz]

Number of deaths per infected is a bit tricky - it depends on the testing method used. In my country, only those with more severe symptoms, elderly and those which potentially can have a severe case are tested.
If you have mild symptoms, they won't test you and you are ordered to isolate and stay at home - but you are not counted as infected.

Plus you have to consider the efficacy of the testing product. Didn't a large quantity of test just get kicked out because they were defective somewhere?

 

[R0H1T]

Well looks like we're on track for possibly 1M confirmed infections before the end of the month. Something has to give & it's like we haven't even reached the inflection point yet!

 

[rtwjunkie]

inflection point

I'm mot proud. I'll admit it. Since maths were not my field, and never my strong suit I had to look it up. A light bulb went off and I remembered learning that. LOL.

 

[repman244]

Plus you have to consider the efficacy of the testing product. Didn't a large quantity of test just get kicked out because they were defective somewhere?

I heard that as well.
A thing to consider is also that you can test a sick (without symptoms) person, get a negative result, but the same person can be positive the next day - these are very hard to track down and catch.
My country is doing around 1000 tests per day since beginning of first confirmed case - one of the highest testing numbers per capita. And so far we have a very linear curve, similar case is south korea I think.

 

[dir_d]

Am i the only ones that think that some countries are not reporting their numbers and or not testing people as well. Do we really think China has flatten the curve and still no word on India. I know in the US testing just got better so our numbers are going to sky rocket due to that.

 

[rtwjunkie]

Here are Louisiana’s latest numbers. The number of infected only grew by about 400, but it grew in the 400’s yesterday. Dare I think that it might be starting to slow down? IDK. If it holds to smaller growths the next few days it might be possible.

2,746 cases. 773 hospitalized (with 270 of those on ventilator). That’s only a small increase from 239 yesterday, but deaths increased, from 83 to 119. There have been about 21,000 tests completed.

The interesting thing is we still hold at about 10% of cases are on ventilator. Total hospitalized is about 25%.

Louisiana Coronavirus | La Dept. of Health

The Louisiana Department of Health protects and promotes health and ensures access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the State of Louisiana.

ldh.la.gov

 

[TheLostSwede]

Record high number of deaths in Italy and the UK today

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I really do wonder how the US healthcare system responds to these ethical choices at this time, I honestly have no idea or view on how that works over there. Do you?

Hippocratic oath is law here. They help everyone they can to the best of their ability.

Triage is the same everywhere though: if you're out of resources you have to help those with the best chance of survival.

 

[biffzinker]

Dare I think that it might be starting to slow down? IDK.

Something needs to happen now to swing it in the other direction or were all screwed.

Everyone has a part in how this can end up, assuming people are not being selfish.

 

[moproblems99]

Everybody wants to stop the virus.

Apparently they don't because people under lockdown aren't listening. Looking at you California, Washington, and New York. In fact, all the New Yorkers are coming to my area and spreading the shit. Causing our local amenities to get locked down etc. Thank You for caring about others.

What I find the most entertaining is that these are the same people complaining about the handling of everything by our government.

 

[repman244]

Here are Louisiana’s latest numbers. The number of infected only grew by about 400, but it grew in the 400’s yesterday. Dare I think that it might be starting to slow down? IDK. If it holds to smaller growths the next few days it might be possible.

2,746 cases. 773 hospitalized (with 270 of those on ventilator). That’s only a small increase from 239 yesterday, but deaths increased, from 83 to 119. There have been about 21,000 tests completed.

The interesting thing is we still hold at about 10% of cases are on ventilator. Total hospitalized is about 25%.

Louisiana Coronavirus | La Dept. of Health

The Louisiana Department of Health protects and promotes health and ensures access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the State of Louisiana.

ldh.la.gov

Do you maybe know who gets tested in the US? Everyone that has symptoms or only those with severe symptoms and higher age?

 

[rtwjunkie]

Do you maybe know who gets tested in the US? Everyone that has symptoms or only those with severe symptoms and higher age?

Honestly, it has varied by state. Here, it is people with severe symptoms. Up until a week ago it was mostly healthcare workers and first responders who had symptoms. Tests have become much more plentiful. Minor symptoms though, and my doctor is just going to order me to stay in the house and monitor.

 

[robot zombie]

Apparently they don't because people under lockdown aren't listening. Looking at you California, Washington, and New York. In fact, all the New Yorkers are coming to my area and spreading the shit. Causing our local amenities to get locked down etc. Thank You for caring about others.

What I find the most entertaining is that these are the same people complaining about the handling of everything by our government.

Same deal here. We're a snowbird town. Many New Yorkers have winter homes here because it's cheaper and more remote. Usually it starts getting too hot for em around April... but instead of getting ready to go, they brought relatives/friends down. Insane amount of NY plates. Most of the snowbirds keep vehicles registered to FL here. Seeing all of those yellow plates here is pretty weird.

Also interesting to see pretty much exclusively them on the roads... considering they don't live here and thus aren't going to work. Why are they out and about so much more?

Another general observation... hate to be that guy but they really are inconsiderate in general. I mean... it's not thier hometown so what do they care? The sentiment shows. People from here are proud of thier communities... things are different when the other folks go back home.

Do you maybe know who gets tested in the US? Everyone that has symptoms or only those with severe symptoms and higher age?

Where I'm at, you have to show symptoms. I know people who have been directly exposed to known, symptomatic carriers but can't get tests themselves. They're guarded like Jewish gold in wartime.

It's still a huge problem. Yes tests do fail and we can't account for everyone. But I'd argue that's why we need to churn out as many as physically possible. Ideally somewhere on the order of a billion. It's a tall order, but no less vital. We need to know where as many carriers as we can identify and trace are at... as well as get a real picture of where they're popping up and at what rate. Just in order to determine what is needed where...

 

[TheLostSwede]

Coronavirus: Pangolins found to carry related strains - BBC News

Smuggled pangolins were carrying viruses closely related to the one sweeping the world, say scientists.

www.bbc.com