Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[David]

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/...cid=mm6937e3_w

So much for any idea that kids somehow magically won't be carriers back home to their family members.

[king183]

Tulsa and OKC aren't following the White House guidelines, either.

Bars are still open and many are crowded, dining rooms operating at higher than 25% capacity, schools and churches excepted from masks, etc.

I went by Frida last night to pick up food and I was stunned when I went in that it was open at full capacity and all tables were filled, including a large party of 12 right in the middle of the dining room. I guess people have given up on even trying.

[Pete]

I went by Frida last night to pick up food and I was stunned when I went in that it was open at full capacity and all tables were filled, including a large party of 12 right in the middle of the dining room. I guess people have given up on even trying.

They took some tables out and the remainder are well-spaced.

[Pete]

1,017 new cases today; 782 7-day rolling average.

11 additional reported deaths.

[jdizzle]

Numbers are going to increase, given rapid tests being included. Makes you wonder what the #s would be, overall, if they had been included all along.

[king183]

They took some tables out and the remainder are well-spaced.

Well, I wish I had a picture to show, because last night was absolutely not well spaced. That party of 12 was abutting at least 6 other tables within 3-4 feet. The bar was full, though there were some spaces here and there.

[Pete]

Numbers are going to increase, given rapid tests being included. Makes you wonder what the #s would be, overall, if they had been included all along.

Numbers were rising before.

I don't want to hear about this as an excuse for the # of cases going up. That is yet another deflection when we are still racking up 1,000 new results a day. Positive cases are positive cases, period.

[soonerguru]

I will add that all this makes me furious about how the virus has been handled in this country and state.

I understand it's a tough situation but too many of our leaders have misled the public and set a very bad example which has made things much worse than it should have been.

It's also why I have zero patience for those who want to keep minimizing things and/or enabling the fools that have got us into this mess in the first place.

We have an entire staff of very highly-regarded experts who have been providing great, educated advice based on hard science, yet half the population would rather believe something they saw on Facebook or Youtube or some dubious website.

The answers have always been clear and pretty straight-forward and will remain so. It only gets muddled due to politics and then the blind allegiance to the same.

This represents my thoughts and feelings 100%. Hell awaits the leader(s) who KNEW the severity of this and intentionally misled the public about it, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths and unnecessary economic ruin. It is absolutely one of the saddest chapters in American history, a period that will be defined by avarice, duplicity, and naked self interest, not to mention rudderless, incompetent leadership.

The only thing that will change this other than a vaccine is to dump the leaders who have failed.

[d-usa]

Numbers were rising before.

I don't want to hear about this as an excuse for the # of cases going up. That is yet another deflection when we are still racking up 1,000 new results a day. Positive cases are positive cases, period.

And the probable cases have always been positive cases that should have been counted from day 1. That refusal, and the decision to label known positive infections cases as “probable” cases for whatever reason, just opened the situation up for the argument that probable cases aren’t real or they would have been counted all along.

It’s a self inflicted injury by our state.

[jonny d]

Numbers were rising before.

I don't want to hear about this as an excuse for the # of cases going up. That is yet another deflection when we are still racking up 1,000 new results a day. Positive cases are positive cases, period.

Not deflecting at all. Your hostility is putting words in my mouth. I was simply wondering where the numbers would be if we had included them all along. It is PERFECTLY logical to note that adding more tests will lead to more positives. So I am wishing we had an apples to apples comparison.

[Pete]

Not deflecting at all. Your hostility is putting words in my mouth. I was simply wondering where the numbers would be if we had included them all along. It is PERFECTLY logical to note that adding more tests will lead to more positives. So I am wishing we had an apples to apples comparison.

The old multiple-account ruse and not even smart enough to log back into the right sock before pitching a fit.

[d-usa]

What is important enough here to sock-puppet?

[Bill Robertson]

I wasn’t planning on shelling out 40 bucks to watch OU but ended up doing it at the last minute. I’m extremely disappointed with the lack of mask wearing on the sidelines and in the stands. Not really surprised, just disappointed. Especially when reports were that OU just had enough eligible players to play the game. Their crowd plan doesn’t look to be working either. There are sections that are empty and sections that are mostly full. Like people are sitting wherever they want. It seems like nobody takes this seriously.

[soonerguru]

I wasn’t planning on shelling out 40 bucks to watch OU but ended up doing it at the last minute. I’m extremely disappointed with the lack of mask wearing on the sidelines and in the stands. Not really surprised, just disappointed. Especially when reports were that OU just had enough eligible players to play the game. Their crowd plan doesn’t look to be working either. There are sections that are empty and sections that are mostly full. Like people are sitting wherever they want. It seems like nobody takes this seriously.

I thought OU's mask adherence was the best among the games I watched today.

[Thomas Vu]

The old multiple-account ruse and not even smart enough to log back into the right sock before pitching a fit.

Can't believe people have burners here of all places.

[PhiAlpha]

That's very kind.

I'm an extrovert and it's particularly hard on those of us who draw energy from other people. I've been experiencing something akin to a low-level depression for months.

And of course, I'm very worried about my business, especially because no one can even see the light at the end of the tunnel.

But beyond all that, I am legitimately concerned for the health and economic prosperity for the entire U.S. I've been heavily involved in business my entire adult life and have been saying from the outset we'll be dealing with the after effects for years to come. I still truly believe that things are going to get worse before we get back on the long, slow path to recovery.

I’m right there with you.

[Bill Robertson]

I thought OU's mask adherence was the best among the games I watched today.

Then the others must have been REALLY bad.

[Pete]

695 new cases today, the most on a Sunday since 7/26. 7-day rolling average is 821.

6 more reported deaths, the most ever for a Sunday.

[BG918]

I thought OU's mask adherence was the best among the games I watched today.

Agree OU was definitely better than the ones I saw, but of course that is anecdotal because I was not actually at any of the games. To think you'll have everyone wearing masks and social distancing is about as naive as thinking college students across the country will do the same. Not going to happen.

I think at this point we'll be limping along for at least another year maybe longer. No one wants to take it seriously. If we had this spring and early summer we would probably be close to normal by now. But our elected leaders are morons.

[soonerguru]

On September 11 of this year, 1094 Americans died of COVID-19. And, was it, 13 Oklahomans?

On the same date, ZERO, that's right, ZERO Canadians died.

Anyone trying to suggest that this state and nation haven't completely bungled the response to COVID-19 is delusional.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-...inkId=99468116

[soonerguru]

Agree OU was definitely better than the ones I saw, but of course that is anecdotal because I was not actually at any of the games. To think you'll have everyone wearing masks and social distancing is about as naive as thinking college students across the country will do the same. Not going to happen.

I think at this point we'll be limping along for at least another year maybe longer. No one wants to take it seriously. If we had this spring and early summer we would probably be close to normal by now. But our elected leaders are morons.

At least one of those leaders knew about the threat but decided to lie about it instead.

[BDP]

Face masks could be giving people Covid-19 immunity, researchers suggest. Mask wearing might also be reducing the severity of the virus and ensuring that a greater proportion of new infections are asymptomatic

... increasing evidence suggests that the amount of virus someone is exposed to at the start of infection - the “infectious dose” - may determine the severity of their illness. Indeed, a large study published in the Lancet last month found that “viral load at diagnosis” was an “independent predictor of mortality” in hospital patients.

Wearing masks could therefore reduce the infectious dose that the wearer is exposed to and, subsequently, the impact of the disease, as masks filter out some virus-containing droplets.

[BDP]

I wasnÂ’t planning on shelling out 40 bucks to watch OU but ended up doing it at the last minute. IÂ’m extremely disappointed with the lack of mask wearing on the sidelines and in the stands. Not really surprised, just disappointed.

The almost comical (almost) part of it is watching a lot coaches and staff wear masks or neck gaiters, except when talking to players, refs, etc. in close proximity.

They might as well not wear them at all.

I'm happy to watch some football on TV, but it has been, at best, a display of a lack of understanding of how airborne contagions work.

I kind of thought they'd be super strict about it, because they have a lot to lose if there is a lot of community spread among fans or players tied to the games, but maybe apathy as an ideology has really taken hold.

[Bill Robertson]

The almost comical (almost) part of it is watching a lot coaches and staff wear masks or neck gaiters, except when talking to players, refs, etc. in close proximity.

They might as well not wear them at all.

I'm happy to watch some football on TV, but it has been, at best, a display of a lack of understanding of how airborne contagions work.

I kind of thought they'd be super strict about it, because they have a lot to lose if there is a lot of community spread among fans or players tied to the games, but maybe apathy as an ideology has really taken hold.

Exactly! First there’s the coaches mask pulling that you noted. Then, I heard/read all about cloth or plexiglass guards that were developed for the players. Nope, regular face guards only. OU didn’t monitor or regulate attendance seating at all from the crowd shots. And since having FB games with fans is a major income source for major colleges one would think for that reason precautions would be taken seriously. But no. It’s like everyone has their head stuck in the sand thinking this crap will just go away.

[kukblue1]

I'm all for mask but they not really the answer. Too many people just don't wear them properly or don't wear them at all. The best thing we need to be doing is social distancing and staying 6 feet apart from one another. I might go to the casino next week. First time going anywhere and I'm planning on wearing a mask but also planning on having no one come 6 feet near me. If I'm at a machine and someone else comes sit by me I'll leave and go somewhere else.