Good news for Texas (Google Covid Dashboard)

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StandUpforAmerica
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9:42a, 10/20/21
The last month has brought some good news on the Covid front for our state. A month ago the 7 day average was just over 15,000 cases. That is now down to 5,363. (Source: NYT through the google covid dashboard)
- We're through the worst of the Delta variant it appears
- We've worked our way through whatever spike was tied to school opening up
- And the full stadiums had no impact on cases in this state

Who knows if we'll have additional spikes, but we're definitely well over the worst of the last one.
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12:01p, 10/20/21
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What happened to the Lamda, Omega, and Super variant. Lol
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 12:31p, 10/20/21
StandUpforAmerica said:
The last month has brought some good news on the Covid front for our state. A month ago the 7 day average was just over 15,000 cases. That is now down to 5,363. (Source: NYT through the google covid dashboard)
- We're through the worst of the Delta variant it appears
- We've worked our way through whatever spike was tied to school opening up
- And the full stadiums had no impact on cases in this state

Who knows if we'll have additional spikes, but we're definitely well over the worst of the last one.


I agree. But I bet we'll see another spike this winter. This winter it will probably be worse in states other than Texas, but it is coming. Just look at UK COVID cases. The best way to limit the numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths is vaccination.

After this winter, I think there will be enough herd immunity to COVID that the systemic risk will be gone everywhere. Just my prediction. But this winter will still be difficult as I bet we have a pretty rough flu season to go with a bad COVID winter - albeit not as bad as last winter.
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In reply to Gordo14 • 2:21p, 10/20/21
I don't see it being dropped before 9 Nov 2022, regardless what legit data may say.
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In reply to The Fall Guy • 2:22p, 10/20/21
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The Fall Guy said:
What happened to the Lamda, Omega, and Super variant. Lol
Delta was too strong for them to take hold as I understand it.
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In reply to Get Off My Lawn • 2:29p, 10/20/21
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Get Off My Lawn said:
I don't see it being dropped before 9 Nov 2022, regardless what legit data may say.

This! Sorry if it is political, but you have to be completely brain dead not to see this coming. I think they'll call it "omega"
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In reply to St Hedwig Aggie • 2:40p, 10/20/21
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West Point Aggie said:
Get Off My Lawn said:
I don't see it being dropped before 9 Nov 2022, regardless what legit data may say.

This! Sorry if it is political, but you have to be completely brain dead not to see this coming. I think they'll call it "omega"
"Omega Double Plus" if they have to.
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In reply to Gordo14 • 6:23p, 10/20/21
Gordo14 said:
StandUpforAmerica said:
The last month has brought some good news on the Covid front for our state. A month ago the 7 day average was just over 15,000 cases. That is now down to 5,363. (Source: NYT through the google covid dashboard)
- We're through the worst of the Delta variant it appears
- We've worked our way through whatever spike was tied to school opening up
- And the full stadiums had no impact on cases in this state

Who knows if we'll have additional spikes, but we're definitely well over the worst of the last one.


I agree. But I bet we'll see another spike this winter. This winter it will probably be worse in states other than Texas, but it is coming. Just look at UK COVID cases. The best way to limit the numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths is vaccination.

After this winter, I think there will be enough herd immunity to COVID that the systemic risk will be gone everywhere. Just my prediction. But this winter will still be difficult as I bet we have a pretty rough flu season to go with a bad COVID winter - albeit not as bad as last winter.


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In reply to Gordo14 • 12:08p, 10/21/21
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Gordo14 said:
StandUpforAmerica said:
The last month has brought some good news on the Covid front for our state. A month ago the 7 day average was just over 15,000 cases. That is now down to 5,363. (Source: NYT through the google covid dashboard)
- We're through the worst of the Delta variant it appears
- We've worked our way through whatever spike was tied to school opening up
- And the full stadiums had no impact on cases in this state

Who knows if we'll have additional spikes, but we're definitely well over the worst of the last one.


I agree. But I bet we'll see another spike this winter. This winter it will probably be worse in states other than Texas, but it is coming. Just look at UK COVID cases. The best way to limit the numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths is vaccination.

After this winter, I think there will be enough herd immunity to COVID that the systemic risk will be gone everywhere. Just my prediction. But this winter will still be difficult as I bet we have a pretty rough flu season to go with a bad COVID winter - albeit not as bad as last winter.


Why single out UK?

Other Western countries are not spiking like Britain

Italy, Spain, France are all low

Might those places be more indicative of things to come?
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11:17p, 10/21/21
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Guy starts a thread with positive news, and you guys want to turn it into a political bi***fest.
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2:48p, 10/22/21

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3:49p, 10/22/21
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I haven't followed flu vs covid lately, but is there evidence of them both coexisting at high levels at the same time?
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9:01p, 10/27/21
More good news.... the 7 day average is down to 4,261. I wonder where the floor is before it just hangs out at a steady-state.
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 9:31p, 10/27/21
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StandUpforAmerica said:
More good news.... the 7 day average is down to 4,261. I wonder where the floor is before it just hangs out at a steady-state.


Probably coming

I've seen some flattening curves in other places

Not enough days to call it a trend but worth watching

Not that I'm in favor of doing a damn thing collectively in response. But individually, let's watch where it goes

We'll see
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In reply to The Fall Guy • 1:40p, 10/28/21
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The Fall Guy said:
What happened to the Lamda, Omega, and Super variant. Lol


They're not politically expedient at the moment. Standby until they are.
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3:49p, 11/3/21
Another week later and Texas' 7-day average is down to 3,759. Hopefully the trend continues...
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 4:11p, 11/3/21
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StandUpforAmerica said:
Another week later and Texas' 7-day average is down to 3,759. Hopefully the trend continues...


Hope so. Last year the upward trend started in mid-October, was in full swing by early November, and didn't trend down until January of 2021

Most places in the US are still trending downward, albeit at a slower rate
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In reply to Captain Pablo • 7:13a, 11/5/21
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Captain Pablo said:
StandUpforAmerica said:
Another week later and Texas' 7-day average is down to 3,759. Hopefully the trend continues...


Hope so. Last year the upward trend started in mid-October, was in full swing by early November, and didn't trend down until January of 2021

Most places in the US are still trending downward, albeit at a slower rate

This is true for the south, but it now looks like a lot of northern states are starting upward trends again. It will be interesting to see if they skyrocket like last winter, or if it is much more gradual.
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8:34a, 11/10/21
Another week later and Texas' 7-day average is down to 3,156. Hopefully the trend continues... but yesterday was the highest in a couple weeks, so we'll see.

But in other good news, the South is doing really well right now. It is really interesting how this good news for the South doesn't get the same press coverage as when it was going up.

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9:33a, 11/12/21
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Yeah several states are going up and none in the south so far.

Certainly seems to have some seasonal qualities.
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 12:40p, 11/12/21
StandUpforAmerica said:
Another week later and Texas' 7-day average is down to 3,156. Hopefully the trend continues... but yesterday was the highest in a couple weeks, so we'll see.

But in other good news, the South is doing really well right now. It is really interesting how this good news for the South doesn't get the same press coverage as when it was going up.



I mean I think it's two things... 1) pushing cases forwarded due to our lower vaccination rates caused the virus to spread a lot just a few months ago. Cases per capita should be lower because of that, but it's hard to ignore that we paid for that with thousands of deaths and one hundred thousand hospitalations. Not sure we deserve credit today for what went through in August and September.

2) we are going to lag northern states because of the same seasonal variables that are driving cases up in those states. I don't think COVID will be as bad this winter in the south, but you are naive if you think the trend of declining cases will be continuing in the coming weeks.
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