USA breaks COVID case record again.
"Which source are you citing?"
Oh, none, this is a prediction, but any second we'll find out. To me, it doesn't even matter. I prefer the 7-day rolling average anyhow and it would take actual criminal fraud for the repord for today to be less than 7 days ago, considering there'll be some spillover from New Year's Eve and Day.
From the last 24 hours, NY breaks COVID case record, Florida breaks COVID case record, North Carolina's not looking so hot, and Ottowa, PR and England somehow all ended up in my news feed when I wasn't looking for those.
I'm too depressed to look, but I'm just going to say "every state broke its case record in the last week" and just assume I'm right. The news sucks, but hospitalizations and deaths are still not the same proportion as when people got together to spread the illness on purpose last year. In fact:
The CDC's most recent 7-day deaths average is 1,100 or so. Yep, it's good news that it's over a thousand.
Exactly one year ago, it was 2,920.
Using the cases/day and deaths/day it seems that COVID is killing far fewer people per case and that's what a year of medical science will buy you. Also I'm seeing reports sugesting omicron doesn't fuck up your lungs as badly, which would be good news too.
EDIT: Always hit "refresh" before posting. Texas is overwhelmed and asking for federal aid. Well, maybe "asking" is generous.
-- Gov. AbbottThe State of Texas is urging the federal government to step up in this fight and provide the resources necessary to help protect Texans. Testing sites, additional medical staff, and continued shipments of therapeutics from the federal government will help us continue to save lives and mitigate the spread of COVID-19
Yes, he also blamed Biden, citing Biden cutting monoclonal antibodies. Florida did the same thing a few days ago. Because it's so much easier to blame someone else when you fail to take the vaccine, wear a mask, or socially distance. Also they don't work.
I have a hard time expressing sympathy towards someone who got drunk, wrecked their car, and lost their licence, when they complain the bus costs too much.
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Oh, I also made a spreadsheet of the top 10 and bottom 10 states by "fully vaccinated" rate. See if you catch anything interesting: