fig96 said:

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I'm just not really seeing the connection between businesses being open to the protests.

I absolutely think protests contributed to some spread, just doesn't seem to have been a primary factor or we'd be seeing similar numbers everywhere. To each their own.

Whatever you think...wear a mask.

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Perhaps it's BS but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that contract tracers cannot ask whether a person went to a protest. If that's true there's no way to correlate protests to exposure.

MosesHallRAB04 said:

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fig96 said:

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I'm just not really seeing the connection between businesses being open to the protests.

I absolutely think protests contributed to some spread, just doesn't seem to have been a primary factor or we'd be seeing similar numbers everywhere. To each their own.

Whatever you think...wear a mask.

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Perhaps it's BS but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that contract tracers cannot ask whether a person went to a protest. If that's true there's no way to correlate protests to exposure.

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That would be really interesting if true, haven't seen anything about it either way.

I also feel like I'm missing the subtext of another conversation happening in this thread that I'm just not going to worry about

It was definitely true in New York, likely other locations as well. Plenty of links to the tracers not asking about the protests:

https://www.google.com/search?q=contact+tracers+can%27t+ask+about+protests&rlz=1C1AVNE_enUS660US664&ei=e4UIX8SoHMWMtgX3mr7gDg&start=0&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwiE0py2_MLqAhVFhq0KHXeND-w4FBDy0wN6BAgMECw&biw=1600&bih=789

fig96 said:

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I'm just not really seeing the connection between businesses being open to the protests.

I absolutely think protests contributed to some spread, just doesn't seem to have been a primary factor or we'd be seeing similar numbers everywhere. To each their own.

Whatever you think...wear a mask.

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"Similar numbers"....not in the Midwest.

FYI, there is a poster on r/austin that graphically presents this information MUCH better than the city does. I suggest getting your information from here if possible. All of the data is sourced from the Austin government site, simply just more information given.

Main things to note is a trend is forming for hospitalizations, icu, etc... Draw the conclusions yourself:

tailgatetimer10 said:

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FYI, there is a poster on r/austin that graphically presents this information MUCH better than the city does. I suggest getting your information from here if possible. All of the data is sourced from the Austin government site, simply just more information given.

Main things to note is a trend is forming for hospitalizations, icu, etc... Draw the conclusions yourself:

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High concentration of deaths along I-35.

there's another chart floating on the coronavirus special forum showing that currently Hispanic and Black populations are getting absolutely hammered compared to non-hispanic whites when it comes to major issues and death.

sadly not surprising what we know about the general populations comorbidities and lack of access to healthcare.

i've finally come around to the idea that we need to figure out some sort of universal healthcare especially on the prevention front.

This is available on the Travis Co dashboard... This has been true for quite some time.

Furlock Bones said:

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there's another chart floating on the coronavirus special forum showing that currently Hispanic and Black populations are getting absolutely hammered compared to non-hispanic whites when it comes to major issues and death.

sadly not surprising what we know about the general populations comorbidities and lack of access to healthcare.

i've finally come around to the idea that we need to figure out some sort of universal healthcare especially on the prevention front.

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I feel like a pandemic combined with skyrocketing unemployment has pretty clearly illustrated that healthcare tied to employment has some major shortcomings.

I don't know what that exact solution is, but I'm hopeful that we'll make some progress there moving forward.

Turner and Hidalgo in Houston/Harris County pushing for a new lockdown. Expect Adler/Biscoe to follow.