Texas Cases Jump Two Weeks Into Reopening

[MoonlitKnight]

Texas Cases Jump Two Weeks Into Reopening

Texas saw its deadliest day and its biggest increase in new cases since the start of the outbreak. The second most populous U.S. state added 1,448 new cases to its rolls on Thursday, outpacing the previous peak of 1,441 on April 10, state health department data showed. Fatalities climbed by 58 to more than 1,200, the largest-ever daily increase.

The surge in new cases comes two weeks into Governor Greg Abbott’s controversial moves to reopen the economy and ease restrictions that shuttered vast swaths of commercial and social life for weeks.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-13/u-s-cases-up-1-6-accuracy-questions-over-tests-virus-update?srnd=premium

[Victor_c3]

1. Didn't see that one coming

How long is Texas going to continue their current open economy?

[rownesheck]

9. Oh. They'll continue it.

Remember, those bastards have said we should sacrifice old people so the rich can make their money.

[MicaelS]

11. This old person will not be sacrificed.

I am staying inside. As long as I get food and med deliveries, I will be OK.

[Trueblue Texan]

26. Well, I'm working but...

...other than that and a weekly grocery shopping, I'm staying home. and so is the rest of my household.

[dem4decades]

2. Right on schedule?

[gratuitous]

19. Pretty much

The best estimates are that the virus has a two week incubation period, so what you see today is the result of what was going on two weeks ago. More relaxation of restrictions will lead to more people being infected and more people dying.

[cwydro]

32. Wisconsin is going to be pretty scary in two weeks.

And Michigan with all these protests...people mingling, shouting, no masks. Georgia’s another one.

It’s really unbelievable.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Any minute these dopes will be saying "no one could have predicted"

Enjoy your hopes and prayers while you die.

[IluvPitties]

5. My thoughts and prayers for all of them.

[DBoon]

15. Prayer didn't work in the 14th century

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and it won't work now

[KPN]

29. THIS!

[shelshaw]

21. Clearly Obama's fault

[Jarqui]

4. Texas Coronavirus Massacre underway .... nt

[SWBTATTReg]

8. And the rest of the states that delayed implementing stay at home orders (mostly if not all...

republican governors), mostly in the Midwest, plains states plus Iowa, Missouri, and a few others, that CV trends trailed or lagged behind, will now start (as existing CV infections take root) increasing.

In some of these states, we're already seeing some pretty large % increases but of course initial numbers of CV cases are low, which explains why % increases being seen are so large. The bad news is that in those states
that lagged in implementing protective measures, are now starting to see more and more CV cases.

That's why even though the stay at home order in MO is ending this coming Monday (May18, 2020), I'm still going to continue to self isolate, for at least a week or so more.

[Jarqui]

12. They're getting lulled into it by the suppression of the numbers

and the lack of testing

When the refrigerator trucks full of body bags are taking up the parking at the funeral homes with the friends and relatives they couldn't say goodbye to, they'll start to catch on ......

Make
America
Get
Embalmed

[SWBTATTReg]

14. They are certainly trying to suppress the numbers (true CV cases and deaths). I am seeing this...

in some jurisdictions (like in MO) where you review the % of overall CV cases vs. the number of CV-related deaths, and %s ranged from over 10% of the CV cases result in death (the most extreme number) down to an 4% to 7% range, but one case in particular struck my eye, it was 3%, a rural trump county, it screamed out right at me (or anyone else) that the numbers aren't accurate or are being fudged.

I think your refrigerator trucks outside the doors of the funeral homes is a great analogy and illustrative picture of the actual CV deaths (vs. 'fake' or 'fudged' CV deaths).

[erronis]

24. Forget funeral homes. They will be digging pits for the bodies just like other mass murders.

If you ask what happened to your mother, your father, your child, you'll be told that it's none of your business.

One degree of freedom from the nazi death camps.

[KPN]

31. A MAGAt edit on your last bit ...

Make
America
Get
Ambalmed

[Thomas Hurt]

6. How is this a surprise to anyone?

Conservatives willingly sacrifice children for their 2nd Amendment "freedoms". Conservatives have repeatedly put profit over people.

This is just more of the same. As long as conservatives and their families are not the ones paying the price they don't give a f**k.

[Stallion]

7. Democratic Mayors/Commissioners in Major Cities/Counties Had Kept Numbers Down

this is the result after the Governors usurped their authority

[uponit7771]

10. K&R, and according to covidactnow.org Texas is under testing by a lot & its Ro statewide is horrible

[tanyev]

13. Obviously we need to stop doing so much testing.

[FirstLight]

16. ....Aaaaand so follows EVERYWHERE else that is relaxing restrictions...

So CA still has S-i-P but things are totally reopening too, in stages...at least in 2 counties, mine included.
ElDorado County is home to LAke Tahoe, where EVERYONE comes up from the Bay and Sac and LA even... guess what? even if the hotels and vrbo's are still closed, we had SO many people up here this past weekend.

So much for safety

Our local hospital has 68 beds and 5 of those are ICU

It's been nice knowin ya!

[Doodley]

17. Thanks to Trump and the Republicons each and every one of us a truly f*cked.

[hatrack]

18. A timeless classic . . .

[rurallib]

20. They are doing the lowest % of tests per population, aren't they?

[Salviati]

22. Shocked!

[warmfeet]

23. Yeah, lets see how their economy does in response.

Dotard is killing his own supporters.

Carry on.

[erronis]

25. While dotard's supporters are the weakest links in the chain, I don't want to see these

innocents suffer too much, or take up valuable medical resources while the contemplate their stupidities.

[Traildogbob]

27. How long.....

Before Texas red hats start congregating in full camouflage will big ass guns and start shooting the damn librul virus? “Freedumb!”

[DanieRains]

28. Who In Texas Wants To Die For Trump?

I guess we'll find out now won't we....

[txwhitedove]

37. Not me! Had to tell kids today we'll see if I can go to granddaughter's graduation

on 6/12, after this reopening hoopla, that the virus is not "poof" gone. They also plan a big multi family get together Memorial weekend, and I'm worried.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. The public needs confidence to spend, and a reason to spend

The virus is on my mind every day. I no longer see a reason to buy much except food and a handful of necessities. A major consideration is the question: "If I buy this *whatever it is*, will I be here to use it? Or will I be dead soon after?"

So I don't buy. I can't see piling up things I might never use, and to burden my heirs with dealing with it. I'm sure they'd rather have the 10s and 20s.

[Celerity]

33. Deathxas

[tclambert]

34. No one could have predicted this would happen. I SAID NO ONE!

Shut up, Fauci! And shut up all you other doctors and experts and regular people who just know stuff!

No one who counted could have predicted this. Only the President counts anyway.

[Operaweeble]

35. Color me surprised.

I live in Texas. I think the people in charge here don't give a tinker's damn about their people......unless, of course, they are fetuses.

[JCMach1]

36. less and less masks each and every day here...

crowded salons, etc.

No shocker about the case #'s