Coronavirus

[CincySportsFan]

Tomorrow marks one month since this thread was first started. Very interesting to go back and re-read some of the initial comments made about this thing.

 

And it's almost unbelievable how much has happened within just 30 days.

[Voice of Reason]

There not really testing everyone though. Germany is at 10,962 test per 1 million people while South Korea is at 9,301 per Worldometers, while that US is at 6387. They are doing better but they still only tested about 1% of their populations.

 

Maybe because they tested everyone from the beginning they controlled the spread, fewer people exposed, fewer suspected cases and fewer tests needed. Compare tests in the first month between the three. The US was WAY behind. The US still isn't testing as widely now as South Korea and Germany did in the first month or two.

[Irish Cat]

Why?

 

That's what everyone keeps saying. I should have used he sarcasm emoji.

[Beechwoodfan]

Tomorrow marks one month since this thread was first started. Very interesting to go back and re-read some of the initial comments made about this thing.

 

And it's almost unbelievable how much has happened within just 30 days.

 

Agreed! I for one thought it was media driven hysteria. Totally wrong on that.

 

A month ago we went to Florida because a planned business trip to Europe was cancelled. Still the CV was just something in the news happening somewhere else. Could not imagine that the NCAA tournament would be cancelled, or that we would be standing in line waiting for our turn to get into a grocery store while wearing masks.

 

It is incredible what has happened over the last 30 days.

[futurecoach]

Edit. People already said what I posted.

[hoops5]

Agree. My nephew works at a shelter for troubled youth in Minneapolis. They could not shut down because these kids would have nowhere to go. Nephew went to doc with all the symptoms, and after he learned that a coworker had it. Doc said that he probably has it, but his fever was not high enough to test him. So he was miserably ill this weekend at home, and his fever finally broke. He’s about 27 and healthy otherwise.

Update. Nephew tested positive today. The worst is over for him, but still feeling pretty bad. Lives by himself, quarantined alone.

[PurplePride92]

Update. Nephew tested positive today. The worst is over for him, but still feeling pretty bad. Lives by himself, quarantined alone.

 

I hope he makes a full recovery. Fighting this alone is something that I fear for my parents or any of my loved ones that will have to go through it.

 

 

My sister was exposed to the virus but tested negative and never had any symptoms. I hope he makes a quick and speedy recovery.

[Randy Parker]

Update. Nephew tested positive today. The worst is over for him, but still feeling pretty bad. Lives by himself, quarantined alone.

 

Dang, I hate that. Hoping he can make a full and speedy recovery.

[Getslow]

Friend of a friend passed this week. I'd never met him. Corrections officer in New York who undoubtedly caught it on a shift at Rikers Island. Died alone in his house trying to keep away from his family.

 

Curse this miserable thing. Stay safe everybody.

[hoops5]

Friend of a friend passed this week. I'd never met him. Corrections officer in New York who undoubtedly caught it on a shift at Rikers Island. Died alone in his house trying to keep away from his family.

 

Curse this miserable thing. Stay safe everybody.

That is so sad.

[Bluegrasscard]

Dr. Cameron Kyle-Sidell from NYC has posted a series of 3 (through today) videos on the treatment using ventilators.

 

His main message is that the "programing" of the ventilators that they typically use may be causing damage. The standard programming assumes a patient's muscles can not do the work.

 

Here is a short video from 4 days ago. His first video from 5 days ago is longer and more detailed. He posted a quick one this morning as well.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWaq8HoEROU

 

Link to his YT page with all 3 (as of now) videos:

 

Cameron Kyle-Sidell

- YouTube

 

It seems they are closing in on the destructive nature of the virus. It seems the virus impacts the blood's ability to exchange CO2 and O2. This is what the video above describes.

 

An "academic paper" describing this scenario was released today. Link here:

 

COVID-19: Attacks the 1-Beta Chain of Hemoglobin and Captures the Porphyrin to Inhibit Human Heme Metabolism

 

This ties together a lot of what has been seen. Basically O2 starvation will shut down organs simultaneously. If you already have a compromised condition, O2 starvation only makes it worse - quickly. Intubation (ventilators) can not fix the situation, though it may help as a bridge. Older people usually already have lower O2 levels so this is why this would impact older people.

 

It seems the key now to improvement is transfusions. I have seen where people who undergo transfusions to add healthy red cells to their system improve.

 

So hopefully they sort this out quickly.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Since Kentucky's first reported case of COVID-19, here's a comparison of how the Kentucky numbers compare to things nationally. There should be some lag, by nature, because the United States' index case was confirmed on January 15th and Kentucky' index case was confirmed 50 days later on March 6th.

 

March 6

KY - 1 case; 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 214 cases; 15 deaths (7.01% mortality rate)

 

March 7

KY - 1 case (00.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 279 cases (30.37% increase); 19 deaths (6.81% mortality rate)

March 8

KY - 4 cases (300.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 423 cases (51.61% increase); 22 deaths (5.20% mortality rate)

March 9

KY - 6 cases (50.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 647 cases (52.96% increase); 26 deaths (4.02% mortality rate)

March 10

KY - 8 cases (33.33% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 937 cases (44.82% increase); 30 deaths (3.20% mortality rate)

 

March 11

KY - 8 cases (0.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 1215 cases (29.67% increase); 38 deaths (3.13% mortality rate)

March 12

KY - 11 cases (37.50% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 1629 cases (34.07% increase); 41 deaths (2.52% mortality rate)

March 13

KY - 14 cases (27.27% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 1896 cases (16.39% increase); 48 deaths (2.53% mortality rate)

 

March 14

KY - 16 cases (14.29% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 2234 cases (17.83% increase); 57 deaths (2.55% mortality rate)

March 15

KY - 20 cases (25.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate)

US - 3487 cases (56.09% increase); 69 deaths (1.98 mortality rate)

March 16

KY - 22 cases (10.00% increase); 1 death (4.55% mortality rate)

US - 4226 cases (21.19% increase); 87 deaths (2.06% mortality rate)

 

March 17

KY - 26 cases (18.18% increase); 1 death (3.85% mortality rate)

US - 7038 cases (66.54% increase); 110 deaths (1.56% mortality rate)

March 18

KY - 35 cases (34.62% increase); 1 death (2.56% mortality rate)

US - 10442 cases (48.37% increase); 150 deaths (1.44% mortality rate)

 

March 19

KY - 40 cases (14.29% increase); 2 deaths (5.00% mortality rate)

US - 15219 cases (45.75% increase); 206 deaths (1.35% mortality rate)

March 20

KY - 48 cases (20.00% increase); 3 deaths (6.25% mortality rate)

US - 18747 cases (23.18% increase); 255 deaths (1.35% mortality rate)

March 21

KY - 63 cases (31.25% increase); 3 deaths (4.76% mortality rate)

US - 24583 cases (31.13% increase); 301 deaths (1.22% mortality rate)

March 22

KY - 99 cases (57.14% increase); 3 deaths (3.03% mortality rate)

US - 33404 cases (35.88% increase); 400 deaths (1.19% mortality rate)

March 23

KY - 124 cases (25.25% increase); 4 deaths (3.23% mortality rate)

US - 44183 cases (32.27% increase); 544 deaths (1.23% mortality rate)

March 24

KY - 163 cases (31.45% increase); 4 deaths (2.45% mortality rate)

US - 54453 cases (23.24% increase); 737 deaths (1.35% mortality rate)

March 25

KY - 198 cases (21.47% increase); 5 deaths (2.52% mortality rate)

US - 68440 cases (25.69% increase); 994 deaths (1.45% mortality rate)

 

March 26

KY - 248 cases (25.25% increase); 5 deaths (2.01% mortality rate)

US - 85356 cases (24.72% increase); 1246 deaths (1.46% mortality rate)

March 27

KY - 302 cases (21.77% increase); 7 deaths (2.32% mortality rate)

US - 103321 cases (21.05% increase); 1668 deaths (1.61% mortaility rate)

 

March 28

KY - 394 cases (30.46% increase); 7 deaths (1.78% mortality rate)

US - 122653 cases (18.71% increase); 2112 deaths (1.72% mortality rate)

 

March 29

KY - 439 cases (11.42% increase); 8 deaths (1.82% mortality rate)

US - 140904 cases (14.88% increase); 2405 deaths (1.71% mortality rate)

 

March 30

KY - 480 cases (9.34% increase); 11 deaths (2.29% mortality rate)

US - 163539 cases (16.06% increase); 2860 deaths (1.75% mortality rate)

 

March 31

KY - 591 cases (23.13% increase); 17 deaths (2.88% mortality rate)

US - 186101 cases (13.80% increase); 3603 deaths (1.94% mortality rate)

 

April 1

KY - 680 cases (15.06% increase); 20 deaths (2.94% mortality rate)

US - 213144 cases (14.53% increase); 4512 deaths (2.12% mortality rate)

 

April 2

KY - 780 cases (14.71% increase); 31 deaths (3.97% mortality rate)

US - 239279 cases (12.26% increase); 5443 deaths (2.27% mortality rate)

 

April 3

KY - 831 cases (6.54% increase); 37 deaths (4.45% mortality rate)

US - 277205 cases (15.85% increase); 6893 deaths (2.49% mortality rate)

 

April 4

KY - 917 cases (10.35% increase); 40 deaths (4.36% mortality rate)

US - 304826 cases (9.96% increase); 7616 deaths (2.50% mortality rate)

 

April 5

KY - 955 cases (4.14% increase); 45 deaths (4.71% mortality rate)

US - 330891 cases (8.55% increase); 8910 deaths (2.96% mortality rate)

 

April 6

KY - 1008 cases (5.55% increase); 59 deaths (5.85% mortality rate)

US - 374329 cases (13.13% increase); 12064 deaths (3.22% mortality rate)

 

April 7

KY - 1149 cases (13.99% increase); 65 deaths (5.66% mortality rate)

US - 395011 cases (5.53% increase); 12754 deaths (3.23% mortality rate)

 

April 8

KY - 1346 cases (17.15% increase); 73 deaths (5.42% mortality rate)

US - 427460 cases (8.21% increase); 14696 deaths (3.44% mortality rate)

 

April 9

KY - 1452 cases (7.88% increase); 79 deaths (5.44% mortality rate)

US - TBD

 

DATA SOURCES:

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html

 

Kentucky Department of Public Health https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19

[Bluegrasscard]

UK Healthcare numbers as of 5:30 Thursday:

 

Total number of test - 2,538

Positive test - 99

Inpatients under treatment - 10 (same as earlier in the week)

[sportsfan41]

It looks like the XFL is done for good again as it has suspended the remainder of this season. It has no plans to return in 2021 either. I think a lot of us on here thought the XFL would likely be a casualty from the Rona.

[rjs4470]

It looks like the XFL is done for good again as it has suspended the remainder of this season. It has no plans to return in 2021 either. I think a lot of us on here thought the XFL would likely be a casualty from the Rona.

 

That’s too bad. I thought they did a pretty good job, and this was much better than the previous version. They were carving out a solid niche.