Jax and Coronavirus

[FlaBoy]

Data is showing that this new wave in Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and Orlando metros is disproportionately impacting 18-35 year olds. Will be interesting to see if hospital beds remain pretty open due to that fact. Also, deaths are down to March-like levels according to the State's data even with the smaller spike at the beginning of June.

[FlaBoy]

As best I can determine, hospitalization data is still way below previous peak despite all of the " new cases" . Perhaps a shitload of positive tests with no symptoms isn't Armageddon. Still early, but encouraging.

We just need to live with this until viable vaccines. It is what it is.

Be smarter with diet/ exercise to improve ones own health, Support local businesses but with intelligent social distancing, get some comfortable ( and fashionable!) masks, and don't Cuomo the elderly.

Or hide under the bed and tweet. Whatever works for you.

It's some ridiculous rate of mortality in assisted living facilities and nursing homes. I am glad they are still on complete lockdown here unlike what happened in New York during their initial rise when Cuomo forced assisted living facilities to take back virus victims making it spread like wildfire. That remains the most boneheaded decision of this whole emergency.

[bl8jaxnative]

Data is showing that this new wave in Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and Orlando metros is disproportionately impacting 18-35 year olds. Will be interesting to see if hospital beds remain pretty open due to that fact. Also, deaths are down to March-like levels according to the State's data even with the smaller spike at the beginning of June.

Disproportionately impacting?    Is there anything that the media won't milk by tryign to turn it into a soap opera.   

Amazingly when people who feel somewhat invincible start getting some tests cuz their friends did, we find more of the virus.

We're testing more and finding more.

As for the rate, who cares.  The proof is in the pudding; overnight hospitalizations aren't on the up and up.

ICU beds are big money makers for hospitals ( and expsive, too ), so if they justify putting a paitent in those, they will.  It doesn't tell us nothing about Covid19 to blindly look at those numbers.

Aslo, if I'm catching this right, private labs are NOT reporting negative test results to the state.  If that is the case then as testing by private labs expands we would expect the rate of positive tests to go up since a large portion of tests taken aren't being reported and counted.

[thelakelander]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-connecticut-new-jersey-14-day-quarantine-states-coronavirus

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy in a virtual joint-press conference Wednesday announced a joint travel advisory, which will go into effect at midnight, that will require individuals traveling from states including Arkansas, Alabama, Arizona, South Carolina, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Utah and Washington to quarantine for 14 days.

[Steve]

BTW, if anyone wants a microcosm of Jacksonville Politics right now, here it is. Scroll to the top, Start with Garrett Dennis' Tweet and read from there:

For context (for those who don't know), Hugh Greene is the recently retired CEO of Baptist Health.

https://twitter.com/leannacumber/status/1275571781663891456?s=21

[Steve]

BTW, if anyone wants a microcosm of Jacksonville Politics right now, here it is. Scroll to the top, Start with Garrett Dennis' Tweet and read from there:

For context (for those who don't know), Hugh Greene is the recently retired CEO of Baptist Health.

https://twitter.com/leannacumber/status/1275571781663891456?s=21

No thanks. I do my best to avoid twitter especially regarding politics. About the only thing I usually learn is that people are even more ignorant than I thought. Which is saying something considering I am using a baseline of rocks.

It wasn't positive, I'll give you that.

High Level:
- CM Dennis insulted the Host Committee for the RNC
- CM Cumber took personal offense
- CM Dennis said he wasn't referring to her (who knows as it wasn't clear but it didn't seem like he was)
- Hugh Greene said while he really liked Cumber he was disappointed she was helping host the RNC
- Mayor Curry insulted Greene because he doesn't Tweet often, said Greene is old school, and it's a new day.

Holy hell.

[marcuscnelson]

Elections have consequences.

[Captain Zissou]

Elections have consequences.

Cumber wasn't elected.  She was appointed by the fundraisers.  She ran unopposed.  Yet she got bumper stickers made to support her campaign and still has one on her car.

[Captain Zissou]

I'm not sure why Cumber thought he was talking about her, but maybe it's because she was added late and thought he was only referring to the three new additions. 

Dennis' Response: "Actually, I wasn't. Glad I could provide a nice soap box for you to toot your own horn in super loud fashion, tho."

[tufsu1]

Lenny Smash!

[marcuscnelson]

Elections have consequences.

Cumber wasn't elected.  She was appointed by the fundraisers.  She ran unopposed.  Yet she got bumper stickers made to support her campaign and still has one on her car.

My point still stands. If people don't participate in the democratic process, whether through simply voting or by running, then the resulting election has consequences.

[MusicMan]

"It will be interesting to see if restaurants and bars take the suspension threats seriously as I have certainly seen guidelines not being followed."

I went to Strings tonight for 1 year Anniversary. Outside of a few staff members (very few) , certainly not all and certainly not the owner or his family, NO MASKS, NO SOCIAL DISTANCING. It was pretty crowded. Not drawing any conclusions, just telling you what was going on there last night.  Obviously hard to celebrate (aka eat and drink) 6 feet apart and with masks on......

[Lunican]

New cases in Florida today at 5,511 which is a new record. It's interesting to see people declaring victory when this party is just getting started. Hopefully Jax is spared but why would it be?

[Bill Hoff]

Hopefully Jax is spared but why would it be?

Everything happens for a reason?

: )

[MusicMan]

I like Strings, and I wanted to get a beer. The beer and food was good. I did wear a mask until my food came. I sat at the table by the kitchen, it's the most isolated table in the place.  One employee (the ONE who was wearing a mask) sort of hung out near us but kept her mask on the whole time.

I would guess the crowd would have no problem with the RNC, but I did not poll anyone. It was as if there was no pandemic at all. The good ole days!