Go Texas!
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/07/texa...irst-time.html
I love this quote:
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Harris County and Dallas County, home to Houston and Dallas, have reported the most Covid-19 cases across the state so far, according to Texas Health and Human Services.
Houston's hospitals are on trak to be overwhelmed in approximately two weeks as cases mount, Mayor Sylvester Turner said on CBS’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday. People of color are being disproportionately impacted, particularly Hispanic residents, he said.
“The number of people who are getting sick and going to the hospitals has exponentially increased. The number of people in our ICU beds has exponentially increased,” Turner said.
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Remember when the COVID models said we would only lose 65K people in 2020? Now that model says we lose 208K by November:
https://edition.cnn.com/webview/worl...d3dc5dcca35387
Maybe we can have Friendly Fred weigh in again on what an exponential increase looks like.
Or maybe Gnadfly or Bambino can tell us not to worry about all the new cases, because the death rate ain't that bad. YET.
A lot of young people went out in TX, CA, FL and elsewhere in June - some protesting, some partying - and frequently did NOT wear masks. You all saw the pictures of the 20 something morons crowding the bars and restaurants without masks. So, three weeks later, we have a LOT more cases of young people and the average patent age has lowered.
But those young people eventually go home and meet with older relatives or older people from work. So, there should now be a surge in cases and deaths among older folks in those states. And alot more hospitalizations.
But a big chunk of blame can be laid at the feet of the retards who said, back in April and May that we were overreacting and that the shutdown was unnecessary.
The people of this country don't like being told what to do. On the one hand, I love that trait of our nation - it keeps progressives in line.
But, on the other hand, there is a huge downside when ignoramuses don't follow wise advice (wear your mask!) because they believe in some idiotic conspiracy theory. And, of course, the feckless idiot in the White House had done nothing to improve the situation.