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We& #39;ve seen a helluva dramatic increase in cases here through October, starting the month with about a thousand cases per day and ending with a 7-day average 2.6x higher (& daily numbers far exceeding that average). /1 https://twitter.com/GovMikeDeWine/status/1321875625632817154">https://twitter.com/GovMikeDe...
My hometown hospital (BVH) is starting to feel the strain, after going through the pandemic to date with relatively few #COVID19 cases. County next door has no hospital but highest per capita rate in state, so many cases end up at BVH. /2 https://www.13abc.com/2020/10/28/rural-ohio-hospitals-feeling-the-strain-of-increased-covid-patients/">https://www.13abc.com/2020/10/2...
With 3590 new cases today, that means there are a lot of exposed people out there who will be diagnosed in the next 5-10 days. We& #39;re already double our summer peak without any additional interventions on the way. /3
We have a mask mandate but it& #39;s very weakly enforced, and still a lot of anti-maskers proudly flouting it. And per @GovMikeDeWine, much of spread seems to be from informal gatherings. Hospitalizations also on the rise & we haven& #39;t seen the worst there yet. /4
. @GovMikeDeWine says he& #39;s optimistic. I& #39;m not. We need leadership. His new teams should have been assembled months ago, not in the midst of this rise. /5 https://twitter.com/GovMikeDeWine/status/1321876814877335552?s=19">https://twitter.com/GovMikeDe...
This isn& #39;t close to a plateau yet, and severe outcomes lag case increases. At this rate, we could see our hospitals in really bad shape over the next month, right before Thanksgiving--and what happens then with the holiday? /6
And it& #39;s not just Ohio. Many states are seeing similar increases. We still lack adequate PPE, and our healthcare workers are so tired.
We& #39;re just at the start of this season, y& #39;all. Stay safe out there. Stay in when you can, #MaskUp, wash hands. It& #39;s getting rough all over.
We& #39;re just at the start of this season, y& #39;all. Stay safe out there. Stay in when you can, #MaskUp, wash hands. It& #39;s getting rough all over.
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