California just beat Florida. 7149 new cases yesterday.

[still_one]

[onecaliberal]

1. Our population is not even close to the same.

[still_one]

11. Sure, but we were going the right direction, and now that has completely reversed here. People are

getting complacent I am afraid

[onecaliberal]

13. I live in Nunes district. No one is wearing a mask. There was no slow open, everyone is acting as

though nothing happened. The Sheriff announced she will not enforce the mask mandate. It is infuriating to people like me who have done everything to protect my family and especially my husband. It will be years before we can go anywhere. Just going to work for me fuels a high level of anxiety and I'm in a office alone with the door closed.

[Blue_true]

43. Can you convert your work to work from home? nt

[onecaliberal]

45. No. We were ordered back to work on June 8th and basically told

There will be no more working from home. We can take an unpaid leave if we do not feel safe or we have health problems are someone vulnerable at home: they don’t care.

[JarOCats]

2. California has nearly twice the population of Florida.

So, shame on Florida -- and kudos to California for keeping it this low for this long.

[still_one]

6. This is the largest daily increase for us in California. The day before was around 6000. I am

afraid we are so screwed here

I will listen to what Gov Newsom says at noon today, but this is very bad for us

[onecaliberal]

15. They bought time to secure ventilators and ICU beds in my opinion.

They're doing nothing in my county, where business is flipping the governor and his mandates the middle finger.

[JarOCats]

29. May I ask which county?

I generally split my time between Solano and Kern -- worlds apart in attitude, but equally negligent in protecting their citizens.

[onecaliberal]

30. Fresno County.

On Edit: The Sheriff said her people do not have time to enforce the mandate. Very few in my city take it seriously.

[JarOCats]

36. She said they don't have time to enforce the mandate...

...when the lockdown has caused crime rates to plummet?

(I assume that's true of Fresno -- crime falling...?)

[onecaliberal]

38. I am not sure. I don't live there. But it's most likely true.

When I heard her say that it makes me wonder if these people give a flying fuck about our healthcare workers. THEY don't have TIME for the stupidity of republicans and these assholes who think they have the right to run around infecting people.

[JarOCats]

41. The assholes are mostly right-wingers, aren't they?

Since when did RWers ever care about anyone but themselves and their own tribe?

Emphasizing that wearing a mask is for the protection of others is the absolute wrong tack to take; they balk even more: "Why do I have to wear a mask? I'm not sick! Let the vulnerable people stay home!" et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

You're dealing with the mindset of spoiled, selfish children who just don't wanna, and you can't make 'em!

[onecaliberal]

42. I've had very young student behave better than most of these people.

Yes it’s a blood red county. Traitor nunes district.

[JarOCats]

28. I'm rooting for Newsom to stay strong...

...while I have absolutely no trust in my neighbors.

AFAIC, our household is staying in Phase I until further notice. My only concern at the moment is getting better at cutting my wife's hair.

(Not being flippant. I just mean I'm taking one thing at a time, one day at a time.)

[onecaliberal]

31. I am encouraged after his press conference today. Will start to hold funding for those counties

refusing to comply.

[JarOCats]

35. Excellent.

Suspending their allowances should be a good incentive.

[onecaliberal]

37. Yes it will. He is also changing it from annually, to monthly.

[Stallion]

3. Texas Says "Hold My Beer"

Texas reports throughout the day

[at140]

4. California is doing more testing than Florida, it is much bigger population

so of course more infections are found.
Not a big worry, most do not have symptoms.
Hospitals will not get over-crowded.

[still_one]

7. I am sure you know, but testing isn't the problem. Testing finds both positives and negatives

and the sad fact is the number of positives is increasing, and the delta is going the wrong direction

[Johnny2X2X]

10. California's positive hae been mostly flat for several weeks

Not sure how many they tested today of that 7149 positives, but they are not rending anywhere near as badly as FL or AZ.

[still_one]

12. The 7149 is the number of new positives. Our curve not flat anymore, and has reversed direction in

the last week

[onecaliberal]

16. Exactly and it is up sharply.

[still_one]

19. Our curve is going the wrong direction. We are no longer flat. Hopefully this will be a wake-up

call against complacency

There is a reason called for mandatory masks in public

California reported 7,149 new virus cases, by far its largest daily increase, for a total of 190,222 confirmed infections. The 3.9% jump from the previous day exceeded the average 2.5% gain over the last seven days. Deaths rose 0.9% to 5,632.

[Johnny2X2X]

18. Still flat

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

[still_one]

20. I watch the daily tracking of the Mercury News and it shows and upward curve of new cases

The death rate is flat

[Johnny2X2X]

21. CA is increasing testing greatly, that's the reason for an increase in new detected cases

But the number to watch it the % of tests that are positive. CA is flat, but that's not actually great, needs to be going down to show the virus is being contained. CA is not doing great, but are nowhere near the crisis that AZ, SC, and FL are in right now. Those states are seeing 15-20% of tests come back positive compared to 5% for CA. Those numbers in AZ, SC, and FL mean it's totally out of control and they have no handle on it and most who need to be tested aren't getting tested.

[still_one]

22. Thanks. I hear you. I will be interested if Newsom gives his press conference

Today at noon

Newsom did order statewide mandate on masks in public, so he is concerned because it isn’t going down as you said

[FreeState]

25. Not true in San Diego

The numbers here have averaged 1.5 - 2% positive of all test.

Sunday (no lumped test from other days): 7% positive
Monday (lumped tests): 5%
Tuesday (lumped test): 3%

[still_one]

34. I know. Johnny2x2x pointed out my error, that it is actually flat, but unfortunately not going down

[onecaliberal]

33. The death rate is a lagging indicator.

[ProfessorGAC]

14. You Have That Backwards

Testing is everything. What we need is the positivity rate.
Say we test 20,000 in a day. Positivity of 7, so 1,400 cases.
A week later, we test 40,000. 2,000 cases. Rate is only 5. Cases went up, but it was actually a better result.
The only reason why 2 weeks ago didn't have HIGHER cases is that only half the testing was done.
What is happening in Florida is BOTH more testing & a higher positivity. If, as other posters noted, if per capita testing is higher, the cases would go up, but positivity rate could be falling.
That happened here in Illinois. Cases kept rising, but testing nearly tripled. Positivity fell for about 30 straight days.
Just looking at cases without context, tells one nearly nothing.
Think about this last one thing: why does PINO want less testing? Testing volume is directly correlated to cases discovered, with float around the line caused by % of positives.
It's the % of positives, not the number of positives.

[still_one]

17. The testing rate has been pretty constant here, and our curve is no longer flat

California reported 7,149 new virus cases, by far its largest daily increase, for a total of 190,222 confirmed infections. The 3.9% jump from the previous day exceeded the average 2.5% gain over the last seven days. Deaths rose 0.9% to 5,632.

There is a reason Newsom has called for mandatory masks in public state wide


Hopefully this will be a wake-up call and people will heed the masking and social distancing in public

[ProfessorGAC]

23. I Share Your Hope

But, you just described what I stated.
The positivity rate is rising. That becomes meaningful.

[still_one]

24. Someone just explained to me that the curve is still flat, but the problem is it isn't going down,

and these daily increases in numbers in the last week are concerning

[ProfessorGAC]

26. That Makes Sense

Here in Illinois, testing has flattened after going up, up, up for several weeks.
Pritzker decided to go to phase 3 because hospitalizations were down, ICU occupancy was down, deaths were down.
And cases hadn't flattened, but positivity went from nearly 8 to under 4.
I think he did it right, but I see people getting lax pretty fast.
Masks in stores were 95%+ at the phase 3 start. It's probably 75% now, depending on where we go.
Grocery store? 100% staff & 90%+ customers.
Drug store? Even better.
Hardware & liquor stores? 30-60% depending on which day we go.
Not cool.

[still_one]

27. We are on the same page. That "laxness" is troubling

[at140]

39. Why testing positive while asymptomatic is so bad?

unless you are living with vulnerable people at home (very old, with serious diseases).
There is a chance you might create some anti-bodies for the virus. And have less chance of a symptomatic infection in future.
That is exactly how vaccines work...they create anti-bodies in you.

[sfstaxprep]

9. Did You Forget The Sarcasm Emoji? nt

[onecaliberal]

32. Hospitalizations were sharply increased from about 4% to 18%. It is a bit worrying.

[at140]

40. Yes, hospitalization number has more significance than

testing asymptomatic positive.

[BannonsLiver]

5. Yikes

I guess us dumb dumbs in flyover country aren’t the only ones with virus problems.

[still_one]

8. We were going the right direction, but in the last week or so things changed dramatically in the

wrong direction

[rictofen]

44. Ah, so now foul gets called when gross numbers are used for cases or deaths

Good, that's the way it should be. But that should've also been the case when comparing the US with other countries, most of which have far smaller populations. I remember all the mock-congratulatory threads about the US ranking number one in total cases/deaths.