Coronavirus US deaths over 1,000 per day for the first time in July
The New York Times reports today;In response to:
BREAKING NEWS
For the first time in July, the United States recorded more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in one day.
Officials in Nevada, Oregon and Tennessee reported their highest single-day death figures yet.
Public health experts have warned for weeks that deaths would trail new cases by about a month. Case counts have risen substantially since mid-June, when states began lifting stay-at-home orders and reopening businesses.
BREAKING NEWS
For the first time in July, the United States recorded more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in one day.
Officials in Nevada, Oregon and Tennessee reported their highest single-day death figures yet.
Public health experts have warned for weeks that deaths would trail new cases by about a month. Case counts have risen substantially since mid-June, when states began lifting stay-at-home orders and reopening businesses.
Trump's response ? "Well, it will probably get worse before it gets better."
Yeah, thanks for your help, oh non-empathetic one. It sure didn't go away in May, as you stated it would.
I warned c_r on here TWICE, that deaths is the trailing trend. Fist come infections, then come hospitalizations and finally the deaths increase.
If you stop the infections, you stop the hospitalizations and the deaths.
Stop killing people ! Wear the masks when you can't socially distance at least 6 feet from people and wash your hands with soap and water before touching your face. .And quit urging businesses that can't do this, to open up.
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Here on The Island Continent, we have close to 75% of the land mass open to business, beering, and socialising, with the final quarter being the three largest financial hubs. W..
> Comfort, especially on hot sticky days.
> Stigma, only bank robbers wear masks.
> Body language, how can trust you someone whose face you can't see
> Social Pressure, no one in my crowd wears a mask.
> Lastly, what virus?
I'm not worried about catching it because I'm pretty sure I had it in early April, but I am worried about being over-confident that I can't be carrying it and infecting others.
Masks are horrible: I keep thinking my nose is running, but it's just condensation; it keeps slipping up under my eyelashes impeding easy vision; & my glasses steam up when I'm trying to grocery shop. I take it off the moment I'm outside and well distanced from others.
As a side note, I seem to have ongoing symptoms which I read yesterday were common: I've had frequent headaches (very unusual for me), my vision seems to have deteriorated and I'm struggling with ongoing fatigue. Thankfully I don't have continued breathlessness, coughing and my heart rate is healthy.
Given the short and long term impact of Covid-19 on people's health is unclear, I would suggest that precautions are not just about people dying. We have no idea if some people will experience permanent, or even degenerative issues as a result of infection.
Indeed, it's to spread easily throughout the population and reproduce without killing.
It's got the spread & reproduce parts down real well.
Thus, perhaps the eventual Covid-19 will mutate to something along those lines, lacking the fatalities.
It's probably not as harmful to it's original source (i.e. bats).
Due to cross contamination we acquired it. It's still adapting to it's new host, us.
As it mutates, less lethal forms will have a selective advantage. It will be more successful, because it won't be as effectively selected against, nor treated.
Rhinovirus has been hugely successful, because it doesn't kill.
Thus, there's little urgency for a vaccine, or successful treatment.
Because it doesn't kill the host, the host can continue to shed the virus.
When a virus kills the host, there's less time to reproduce and infect others.
Perhaps the lethal aspect will eventually lose out to a re-emerging mutated form, that is less, or progressively less lethal. That may take many years. Hopefully an effictive vaccine will
remedy the lethal situation in the meantime. Those throwing caution to the wind are prolonging and expanding that lethal situation.