18,000 new Covid cases in CA today...look at the bar graph!

[BigmanPigman]

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/california/

"California Covid-19 Update: Gov. Gavin Newsom Reveals State’s Vaccine Distribution Timeline"

https://deadline.com/2020/11/california-covid-19-update-governor-gavin-newsom-reveals-states-vaccine-distribution-timeline-1234620746/

[mucifer]

1. The positivity rate is around 6% and there were 250,000 tests done in 24 hours:

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/individual-states/california

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/testing-positivity

So the great thing is there a ton of tests being done so they found a lot of positives to remind those people they need to quarantine.

Most states don't have 100,000 tests per day.

Also, 6% is a good positivity rate compared to most states.

Best wishes for every to stay healthy!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. Pfft! Ohio went from 3% to 16% positivity rate...

... after just a few weeks.

California is a dream in comparison.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Geez, when I saw 12,000 new cases in Ohio

on Worldometers this morning (I check the site throughout the day, every day) I said Holy Shit! I looked at the state's bar graph and said, "They are going to have to adjust that graph" since the previous highs were minuscule in comparison. Check it out...

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/ohio/

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. It's been ridiculous here.

I suspect it's mostly from kids and their schools, but I'm not sure that contact tracing even works here anymore to really know the main explanation.

My sister-in-law caught it from her young granddaughter who showed no symptoms. She's still in an ICU.

There's good mask compliance in my area per a recent newspaper article (from multiple reporters observing various stores), but my county is among the worst for new infections in Ohio.

Edit: Ironically, Chris Cuomo is interviewing a health official on CNN right now about the dangers of keeping the schools open.

[BigmanPigman]

5. I taught elementary school kids

and have said since March that I wouldn't step foot in a classroom today due to Covid. I was constantly sick despite flu shots and good habits. Schools are germ factories. No kids should be around anyone at risk. I hope people understand this during the holidays. I have my own real horror stories about the actual condition of ventilation systems in schools.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. I can imagine!

I wouldn't want to teach now either.