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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen will the new surge of corona cases hit?
I think we can all agree, that red states are under counting their cases. But surely stories of people getting sick, hospitals being slammed will start leaking out.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)tanyev
(42,356 posts)ananda
(28,781 posts)That's what the experts are saying.
tirebiter
(2,520 posts)Thats what the numbers are indicating.
dweller
(23,559 posts)in VA today ...
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uponit7771
(90,225 posts)Takket
(21,421 posts)we now know the virus was circulating with impunity while drumpf ignored the crisis from early January (when its danger was well known) until mid March. That's two and a half months. It took that amount of time for it to explode to the disasters we saw in NY and Detroit.
but for the Memorial day surge we aren't "starting from zero". The virus is already out there and in fact is seeing a bump right now from about two weeks ago when irresponsible people gathered for mother's day. So i think in about two weeks we'll see a serious acceleration of cases as incubation from Memorial day weekend comes to light and the top of this "new curve" will hit around the 4th of July.
We would be in much better shape if drumpf and the rethugs hadn't decided to make something as easy as "avoiding a deadly super contagious virus" into a political football, but here we are. and the worst part is everyone will still be out living their lives like nothing is wrong on july 4th weekend at the top of that next peak, and that is only going to reinforce yet ANOTHER peak a month after that......
warrior1
(12,325 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Could be a somber 4th of July.
PJMcK
(21,916 posts)As I wrote in another thread, Trump's push to re-open the country for Memorial Day weekend means that by the Fourth of July, we'll be in another wave.
Trump ruins everything including our national holidays.
Midnight Writer
(21,546 posts)And bear in mind. A "surge" now is not going from 15 cases to 40 cases, as it was last February.
A surge now means going from 1.5 million to 4 million.
Masks, distancing, common courtesy seem to be losing out where I live. I am seeing fewer masks and more spreaders.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)warrior1
(12,325 posts)Our count is low because of our Gov closing everything up early.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Do you live in the Bay Area, or do you live in red Northern California (where people have talked about splitting off from the rest of California)?
warrior1
(12,325 posts)I'll just say it's not in a red county not even a little bit. Not SF either.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)one runs into hick country pretty fast. My belief is that makes a huge difference in the amount of mask wearing.
Midnight Writer
(21,546 posts)There is a nice hospital near me, but it is overcapacity and transferring patients out. The next nearest hospital is about 30 miles.
peggysue2
(10,811 posts)That was before the weekend. Most agree that Georgia and Florida have been cooking their numbers. When the surge comes, it will be impossible to hide because health systems will be overwhelmed, doctors and nurses will be screaming and families will be burying their dead.
I'm in Tennessee. Thus far our exposure has been mild in comparison to the NE or West coast. But an uptick in irresponsible people flooding the Smoky Mountain resorts, Nashville and Memphis clubs and restaurants could easily change that.
Which is why my husband and I are still wearing masks and gloves while keeping our public exposure to a minimum. I'm desperate for a haircut and color. But I'll wait because the prospect of a ventilator is far less attractive than my wild, shoulder-length hair.
See what the numbers say in mid-June. Until then? We're still sheltering in place.
love_katz
(2,562 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)And that depends on these next few days of weather. Looking for a massive out break in the Upper Midwest with what we used to call,going up to the lake effect. Usually after the Memorial Holiday,work places used to load up on colds and flu type illness's.
JCMach1
(27,544 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)but from what I read, the conditions in a room with AC would be much more to it's liking.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)80 degrees the more active the spores are.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)it. AC provides low temperature (65-72F) and low humidity.
JCMach1
(27,544 posts)And activities...
Flood warnings even in a number of areas.
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)Look to the "serious or critical" cases - those requiring hospital stays. Up about 1000 over ten days ago.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)Ms. Toad
(33,915 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,437 posts)kentuck
(110,950 posts)Unless, it is in July or August?