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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Fri May 8, 2020, 11:42 PM May 2020

Enter your state and see how it is doing re: the virus in real time

For example, Alabama growth rate:

On average, each person in Alabama with COVID is infecting 1.12 other people. Because this number is only slightly above 1.0, it means that COVID is growing, but slowly.

Positive test rate=5.5%
Indicates testing is not widespread

ICU headroom used=
Alabama has 1,553 ICU Beds. Normally, 465 are unoccupied. We estimate there are currently 121 COVID cases in the ICU, or 26% of typically free beds. This suggests there is likely enough capacity to absorb a wave of new COVID infections.[/div

https://covidactnow.org/us/al

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Enter your state and see how it is doing re: the virus in real time (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl May 2020 OP

FL - 0.98 infection growth rate, active cases decreasing rapidly. Beach sunshine is working! Baclava May 2020 #1

Most likely the lack of travel. SoCalDem May 2020 #6

Florida cases are being hidden, big time. lostnfound May 2020 #13

You forgot the sarcasm tag. Squinch May 2020 #15

hawaii looks good long as we dont allow infected ppl to visit here... msongs May 2020 #2

Mahalo, msongs.. it said they weren't able to Cha May 2020 #7

You are safe as long as Freedumb Fitrs can't get there by 4x4 trucks. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #12

Very interesting. Thanks, dixiegrrrrl. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #3

You are most welcome. dixiegrrrrl May 2020 #4

Interesting site. MontanaMama May 2020 #5

Has lots to do with geography and politics. dixiegrrrrl May 2020 #8

Then there's West VA looking all green MontanaMama May 2020 #9

Thanks! Informative site mvd May 2020 #10

Interesting site. Thank you for posting. smirkymonkey May 2020 #11

Thanks for posting this. Tipperary May 2020 #14

NICE !!! uponit7771 May 2020 #16

Thanks for posting! Yeehah May 2020 #17

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

1. FL - 0.98 infection growth rate, active cases decreasing rapidly. Beach sunshine is working!

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2020, 11:49 PM

May 2020

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)

6. Most likely the lack of travel.

Reply to Baclava (Reply #1)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:09 AM

May 2020

Major airline hubs are high contagion areas, and air travel have dropped off..and lots of people are too scared to mingle..

lostnfound

(16,194 posts)

13. Florida cases are being hidden, big time.

Reply to Baclava (Reply #1)

Sat May 9, 2020, 03:33 AM

May 2020

Not counting people for all kinds of reasons, not testing.

Squinch

(51,059 posts)

15. You forgot the sarcasm tag.

Reply to Baclava (Reply #1)

Sat May 9, 2020, 08:44 AM

May 2020

msongs

(67,465 posts)

2. hawaii looks good long as we dont allow infected ppl to visit here...

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2020, 11:55 PM

May 2020

https://covidactnow.org/us/hi

Cha

(297,877 posts)

7. Mahalo, msongs.. it said they weren't able to

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:23 AM

May 2020

get data for Kauai County.

Oh well.. Pretty sure we're doing good.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,510 posts)

12. You are safe as long as Freedumb Fitrs can't get there by 4x4 trucks.

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Sat May 9, 2020, 03:27 AM

May 2020

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)

3. Very interesting. Thanks, dixiegrrrrl.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:00 AM

May 2020

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

4. You are most welcome.

Reply to Totally Tunsie (Reply #3)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:05 AM

May 2020

For all its faults, Alabama is almost accidentally doing pretty well overall.

But....going back to work is the push here now, so we shall see what the 2nd wave looks like.

MontanaMama

(23,364 posts)

5. Interesting site.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:07 AM

May 2020

Amazing how differently each state’s infection rates are.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

8. Has lots to do with geography and politics.

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #5)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:44 AM

May 2020

Fla. has already stopped reporting honest figures b/c trump, while other states like Washington acted fast to start mitigation efforts.

There are a lot of rural areas in the South, with poor access to medical treatment.

MontanaMama

(23,364 posts)

9. Then there's West VA looking all green

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #8)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:45 AM

May 2020

in a sea of red. Is it low population? Shoddy reporting?

mvd

(65,180 posts)

10. Thanks! Informative site

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:49 AM

May 2020

Sounds like PA’s stay at home order is controlling things (and I do understand why my county is still red - glad Wolf and Levine did not cave under all the vitriol), but the state could use more testing.

Nursing homes remain an issue in PA. And prisons. I think it may be why my township and the one to the south are among the highest in Montgomery County.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

11. Interesting site. Thank you for posting.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2020, 03:14 AM

May 2020

Strange that MA cases are still growing, but the Suffolk County (Boston Area) are declining, which is the most densely populated area in the state. I am proud of my fellow neighbors for doing all they can to stop the spread of this virus. I know that everyone in my neighborhood is taking it very seriously.