Arizona, Texas, Florida again report record-high COVID-19 cases

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tony Stark, Jun 19, 2020.

  1. fan27

    fan27

    Here is a link which also shows hospitalizations which is flat. Please share any other sources of information.

    https://tallahasseereports.com/2020...ive-trends-for-florida-in-coronavirus-battle/
     
    #11     Jun 19, 2020
  2. Overnight

    Overnight

    The COVID illness takes generally two weeks to incubate and manifest as a problem. Ironical.
     
    #12     Jun 19, 2020
  3. Wallet

    Wallet

    The media screams about all the people attending Trump’s MAGA fest, but in reality they could care less about them. Fly-over’s deplorables, why the fake outrage?

    You yell “defund, abolish the police”, but you’re upset when they call in sick. Cops gone, isn’t that what you want?

    CHAZ/CHOP puts up a barrier, barricade, a wall? (city is now using concrete) but condemns one at the border? Just a few examples for your demented hypocrisy.

    You side is really confused, must be why you like Biden. Birds of a feather.
     
    #13     Jun 19, 2020
  4. Ricter

    Ricter

    You raise some very fair points. But it's not just the left that's confused, the left and right working class are confused and battling each other. Yes, there are true cultural differences, particularly abortion, but the big stuff (it's the economy, stupid) is what should be uniting us. Look, a rising tide lifts all boats, right? Well, look at the chart of productivity and real household income for the past 50 years: the tide, productivity, has been rising, but the boat, income for workers, has not.
     
    #14     Jun 19, 2020
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  5. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    No hypocrisy at all, your side will just take up hospital beds that could've gone to a Biden voter who was diligent with his distancing is all.
     
    #15     Jun 19, 2020
  6. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Yet all the media sources in Florida are reporting how they are running out of beds in hospitals.... the links in the article contain in-depth data.

    Multiple Florida Hospitals Run Out of ICU Beds as Coronavirus Cases Spike
    https://www.newsweek.com/multiple-florida-hospitals-run-out-icu-beds-coronavirus-cases-spike-1511934

    As Florida health officials report another record single-day increase in cases of the novel coronavirus, new data shows hospitals across the state have filled most or all available beds in their respective intensive care units.

    Numerous Florida medical facilities reported dwindling ICU bed availability on Thursday, with several reporting no availability at all, according to the latest report published by Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Palm Beach County was among those statewide regions where the availability of beds was most scarce. An accompanying report from AHCA shows about 75 percent of available hospital beds statewide are currently occupied.

    The AHCA's data showed two of Palm Beach County's 17 hospitals have already filled all ICU beds, while several other medical centers reported limited availability. One hospital in Miami-Dade County has also reached its ICU bed capacity as of Thursday, and the majority of hospitals have filled more than half of beds in intensive care units. Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties have reported two of Florida's most severe local virus outbreaks.

    More than 12,500 people have been hospitalized with virus infections in Florida since the start of the pandemic, according to the state's Department of Health (DOH). The number accounts for all patients admitted to medical facilities, so Thursday's daily total is unclear.

    AHCA released its most recent data regarding Florida's hospital and ICU beds as the state sees a substantial spike in virus cases. Florida confirmed its highest daily increase in positive diagnoses on Thursday, surpassing four single-day records set throughout the past week. The DOH's latest update confirms 3,207 new cases identified since Wednesday, bringing Florida's total to 85,926 diagnoses overall. Almost 17,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida over the last seven days.

    Florida health officials previously told Newsweek they attributed the sharp increase in cases to expanded testing procedures implemented throughout the state since it began reopening early last month. However, infectious disease experts and government leaders have warned that simultaneous increases in hospitalization numbers may signal a more serious uptick in transmission, one that could be linked to loosened restrictions for business operations and public gatherings.

    The latest figures reported by Florida's DOH on Thursday showed the state's total virus case count had more than tripled since reopening procedures were first initiated on May 4. Governor Ron DeSantis permitted all state regions to enter Phase 2 of Florida's reopening plan on June 5, allowing bars, movie theaters and other entertainment venues to begin operating. Most other establishments, including personal care services, gyms, restaurants and retailers, reopened with some limitations in place when DeSantis effected Phase 1.

    Responding to a rise in local cases, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said the city would not transition into its third reopening phase until outbreak numbers decrease again. Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward county officials have determined their own reopening timelines separate from DeSantis' order.

    Newsweek reached out to Florida's DOH and AHCA for comments on the state's latest case and hospitalization data, but did not hear back in time for publication.
     
    #16     Jun 19, 2020
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  7. Wallet

    Wallet

    Think about that one for a while.
     
    #17     Jun 19, 2020
  8. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    self interest does not a hypocrite make
     
    #18     Jun 19, 2020
  9. fan27

    fan27

    This is from the article. Hard to get insight from raw numbers for a single data point in time.

    https://bi.ahca.myflorida.com/t/ABI...link&:isGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&:embed=y


    Seeing the ICU availability over time in graph format would be much more insightful.
     
    #19     Jun 19, 2020
  10. Overnight

    Overnight

    I hope all the beach sex was worth it. Go Gators!
     
    #20     Jun 19, 2020