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Another bad day...143,000 new Covid cases in the US. (Original Post) BigmanPigman Aug 2021 OP
It Is What It Is SoCalDavidS Aug 2021 #1
I'll second that. Seems about right. Pobeka Aug 2021 #2
Just hope you don't need major medical care for the next couple months. captain queeg Aug 2021 #3
I So Wish We Could Postpone Covid Care For The Unvaccinated Above Age 12 nt SoCalDavidS Aug 2021 #4
Back in December, when I was having a heart attack, PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2021 #5

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
1. It Is What It Is
Wed Aug 11, 2021, 10:35 PM
Aug 2021

The only questions that remain are how high it will go, and how long it will last.

I think we'll see 300K+ Daily Cases & 2,000 Daily Deaths and the wave will last until October.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
2. I'll second that. Seems about right.
Wed Aug 11, 2021, 10:50 PM
Aug 2021

I think the dead toll will be another 100k to 300k. 300k if our hospital systems totally break down, which they are very close to now.

captain queeg

(10,183 posts)
3. Just hope you don't need major medical care for the next couple months.
Wed Aug 11, 2021, 10:59 PM
Aug 2021

Any surgery that isn’t needed immediately will be postponed.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,851 posts)
5. Back in December, when I was having a heart attack,
Thu Aug 12, 2021, 02:17 AM
Aug 2021

I was reluctant to go to the Emergency Department at my local hospital because (among other concerns) I was worried they couldn't take me in if I didn't have Covid. Fortunately, the local Emergency Department had plenty of room for me. I was fortunate. The heart attack was dealt with appropriately, and I recovered quite well.

Some months on, after cardiac rehab, I am doing quite well. Thank you very much.

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