Here are some stats from Northern Kentucky:

 

877 total cases- 409 Kenton Co., 312 Boone, 125 Campbell, 31 Grant.

 

51 deaths in N. Ky.

 

Two-thirds of the cases are people under the age of 60.

 

7% of hospitalizations are people younger than 60.

Here are some stats from Northern Kentucky:

 

877 total cases- 409 Kenton Co., 312 Boone, 125 Campbell, 31 Grant.

 

51 deaths in N. Ky.

 

Two-thirds of the cases are people under the age of 60.

 

7% of hospitalizations are people younger than 60.

 

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I believe all the Louisville and Lexington hospitals now have updated visitor policies that allow one visitor or support-person. UK and Baptist updated policies today. Norton's and UL updated last week.

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Here are some stats from Northern Kentucky:

 

877 total cases- 409 Kenton Co., 312 Boone, 125 Campbell, 31 Grant.

 

51 deaths in N. Ky.

 

Two-thirds of the cases are people under the age of 60.

 

7% of hospitalizations are people younger than 60.

 

I would really like to see Covid numbers expressed "one in" format, rather than raw numbers or percentages which folks have trouble relating to.

 

In nearly nine weeks Campbell County has experienced 131 confirmed cases - that is ONE in 714 of us overall and less than 15 of us out of 93,584 of us weekly, including nursing home numbers have contracted the disease. ONE in 9,358 of us, including nursing home deaths (which is over 50%) of us has died of the disease - just over one a week.

Yet, we continue to treat this thing as the Bubonic Plague.

Fortunately, our community is not affected by it.

Pandemic??? What pandemic????

 

New York, New Jersey and Florida where 13 in 100 have the disease have a problem and a pandemic, but all of us nationally are being treated as though we have those numbers. No, we don't. Only 1 in 714 of us - not 1 in 13 of us have the disease.

 

And before someone says it. NO it's not because of our social distancing, stay at home conformity that is responsible for it. We are not a densely populated area, and our residents for the most part are somewhat reasonably intelligent folks who will be vigilant. It is now time for an "At Your Own Risk" environment, allowing us to get on with our lives.

I would really like to see Covid numbers expressed "one in" format, rather than raw numbers or percentages which folks have trouble relating to.

 

In nearly nine weeks Campbell County has experienced 131 confirmed cases - that is ONE in 714 of us overall and less than 15 of us out of 93,584 of us weekly, including nursing home numbers have contracted the disease. ONE in 9,358 of us, including nursing home deaths (which is over 50%) of us has died of the disease - just over one a week.

Yet, we continue to treat this thing as the Bubonic Plague.

Fortunately, our community is not affected by it.

Pandemic??? What pandemic????

 

New York, New Jersey and Florida where 13 in 100 have the disease have a problem and a pandemic, but all of us nationally are being treated as though we have those numbers. No, we don't. Only 1 in 714 of us - not 1 in 13 of us have the disease.

 

And before someone says it. NO it's not because of our social distancing, stay at home conformity that is responsible for it. We are not a densely populated area, and our residents for the most part are somewhat reasonably intelligent folks who will be vigilant. It is now time for an "At Your Own Risk" environment, allowing us to get on with our lives.

 

So use the number results due to the shutdown to prove we did not need a shutdown?

This whole stay-at-home thing was enacted so that our health-care resources would not be overwhelmed. Mission Accomplished.

 

It was NEVER intended to prevent people from EVER acquiring the virus. We will never be virus-free.

So use the number results due to the shutdown to prove we did not need a shutdown?

 

If that is what it proves.

This whole stay-at-home thing was enacted so that our health-care resources would not be overwhelmed. Mission Accomplished.

 

It was NEVER intended to prevent people from EVER acquiring the virus. We will never be virus-free.

 

It has taken more than two months but you finally posted something that I agree with.

 

The key now is keeping the virus from getting out of control as we reopen.

This whole stay-at-home thing was enacted so that our health-care resources would not be overwhelmed. Mission Accomplished.

 

It was NEVER intended to prevent people from EVER acquiring the virus. We will never be virus-free.

 

I have stayed away from most of your comments, because I have disagreed with most and wasn’t worth the argument. However, this I completely agree with.

 

Many people have forgotten why the nationwide shutdown happened. It wasn’t to wait until there was a cure or a vaccine. It was to slow the curve, so not to overrun the heath system.

 

It was the right call to shutdown to make sure it didn’t overwhelm the health system, since it could spread fast and truly overwhelm it. However, now is the time to start getting back to normal, as it does look like it has slowed the curve as attended.

State of Kentucky - Population 4,468,000

As of Wednesday, May 20, 2020

 

1 in 823 of us presently has Covid

 

Over the duration of this "pandemic" - 1 in every 12,207 of us have died.

The majority are elderly with other existing conditions.

Even at 50% Nursing Home/Federal Prison that brings the number to 1 in every 24,414 of we Normal/Healthy folks have died from it.

 

Since I'm not one of the unfortunate folks to have it or have died from it, I'd say these are pretty acceptable numbers.

 

Since it's been 24 days (over three weeks) since Tennessee has opened up to indoor dining, etc., and their numbers have not skyrocketed out of control, it seems to me like an "At Your Own RisK" policy need be put in place for the rest of us.

Nobody would be forcing anyone to do anything they didn't want to do.

it seems to me like an "At Your Own RisK" policy need be put in place for the rest of us.

Nobody would be forcing anyone to do anything they didn't want to do.

 

I wonder how long it will be until that's truly the case. I'd imagine sporting events with the fans is the last thing back.

State of Kentucky - Population 4,468,000

As of Wednesday, May 20, 2020

 

1 in 823 of us presently has Covid

 

Over the duration of this "pandemic" - 1 in every 12,207 of us have died.

The majority are elderly with other existing conditions.

Even at 50% Nursing Home/Federal Prison that brings the number to 1 in every 24,414 of we Normal/Healthy folks have died from it.

 

Since I'm not one of the unfortunate folks to have it or have died from it, I'd say these are pretty acceptable numbers.

 

Not sure where you are getting some of your numbers there, but there is also some faulty logic. Using the state's total population is useless (for how many people have it), unless every single one of them has been tested. Here are the numbers you should be using:

 

158,672 total tests performed

8,167 positive test results

 

So even using your faulty logic that the 8,167 people who've tested positive are the ONLY ones who are infected...you get 1 out of 547 (not 823).

 

But any statistician would say the 8,167 would not represent the entire state, since only 3.55% of the population has actually been tested...that it's highly improbable that every single one of the remaining 96.45% would test negative.

 

The actual number you need to be looking at is positive test results vs. total tests given. That comes out to around 1 out of 19. Which, I think we would both agree is a far cry from even 547. IF you wanted to extrapolate that out to the entire state population, that projects to a total of 229,972 Kentuckians.

 

Now, if we want to play the guessing game...would we continue to see the infection rate of 5% continue if we tested the entire state? Nobody can say for sure. My guess, is that it would come down. But, to how much? Even if we cut it completely in half...that's still 114,986 people, of which we only know about the 8,167 who've actually got a positive test back. Which leaves over 100,000 people that we don't know about. And for argument's sake, let's say half of those have already had the virus and recovered from it. That means there's still over 50,000 people walking around with this thing, and if they're asymptomatic (and not staying at home)...possibly spreading it. That's still a huge number in my book.

 

And as for the death rate...what we have right now is because of the shutdown/social distancing/etc. that's been put into effect for the past couple of months. And your numbers may be exactly right, given that fact. But do you honestly expect it (the death rate) to stay the same as we relax those rules? Come on man.

State of Kentucky - Population 4,468,000

As of Wednesday, May 20, 2020

 

1 in 823 of us presently has Covid

 

Over the duration of this "pandemic" - 1 in every 12,207 of us have died.

The majority are elderly with other existing conditions.

Even at 50% Nursing Home/Federal Prison that brings the number to 1 in every 24,414 of we Normal/Healthy folks have died from it.

 

Since I'm not one of the unfortunate folks to have it or have died from it, I'd say these are pretty acceptable numbers.

 

Since it's been 24 days (over three weeks) since Tennessee has opened up to indoor dining, etc., and their numbers have not skyrocketed out of control, it seems to me like an "At Your Own RisK" policy need be put in place for the rest of us.

Nobody would be forcing anyone to do anything they didn't want to do.

 

State of our nation.

 

You sure have glossed over a whole lot.

 

The fact those numbers are so low may be attributed to a two month statewide lock down.

 

There may be some states that have had success opening back up, and I'm not saying we will not make progress here in KY, but our neighbors to the south have cooked the books.

I'm just guessing here, but my guess is that if 100% of the population that HAS NOT BEEN TESTED would be tested, that under .1% (Point 1% = 1 - 1000) would come back positive, and probably fewer than that..

 

This testing thing is a new phenomena we old schoolers are not familiar with.

In the past if you felt bad, or actually got sick, you went to the doctor who prescribed you something to help you get better.

 

If you felt fine you didn't run off to get tested, just in case you might actually have it but don't know it.

 

I think it is safe to say that if you feel fine you should be considered as not having it.