Coronavirus Coronavirus: In-Iowa General Discussion (Not Limited)

[awd4cy]

so we should open things up completely in a week?

No, did I say we should?

 

[SpokaneCY]

No I was commando and crapped all over my couch. In the process of cleaning it now.

Fecal / oral transmission is poorly understood so probably ok to touch your face, nose and mouth.

 

[SpokaneCY]

so we should open things up completely in a week?

In certain communities? Sure.

 

[Doc]

Positive cases are going to sky rocket now. More tests. More cases. Hope everybody doesn't **** their pants over this. I'm guessing one out of three people on this board is either infected right now, or has already had it.

1 in 3 is awfully high, even when looking at the serological testing showing many more people have had it than thought. 1 in 7 in Germany had it and 1 in 25 in LA County. Not sure what it was in Santa Clara, I would expect the rate to be higher in those places that on this forum, with most of the posters here living in Iowa.

 

[isutrevman]

Positive cases are going to sky rocket now. More tests. More cases. Hope everybody doesn't **** their pants over this. I'm guessing one out of three people on this board is either infected right now, or has already had it.

I don't know if I'd go that high, but I could see 4-5% already having it, or currently have it. That would be around 150,000.

 

[StevieISU23]

How much is the State of Iowa paying this Utah Firm?

 

[ScottyP]

My wife had a persistent cough last month but they didn't think she needed testing at that time (plus tests were not readily available). She is over the cough, but had to take medications to help. I'm curious if she might have had it and didn't get diagnosed.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

The question about consuming too much alcohol was a real brain buster for me...

 

[madguy30]

1 in 3 is awfully high, even when looking at the serological testing showing many more people have had it than thought. 1 in 7 in Germany had it and 1 in 25 in LA County. Not sure what it was in Santa Clara, I would expect the rate to be higher in those places that on this forum, with most of the posters here living in Iowa.

Santa Clara estimated that the amount who had it or have it was anywhere from 50-85 times what's confirmed iirc.

So going by Iowa's confirmed cases, 3,641, that'd be 182,000-309,000.

 

[tzjung]

Did you guys see the governor's office denied the register from getting the IDPH info/metrics/plan on the pandemic?

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...ty-agencies-deny-public-documents/5151202002/

Nice transparency there....

 

[CycloneVet]

My wife had a persistent cough last month but they didn't think she needed testing at that time (plus tests were not readily available). She is over the cough, but had to take medications to help. I'm curious if she might have had it and didn't get diagnosed.

Well before the Tyson’s outbreaks the percentage of those tested that were positive were consistently 10%

 

[isuno1fan]

My wife had a persistent cough last month but they didn't think she needed testing at that time (plus tests were not readily available). She is over the cough, but had to take medications to help. I'm curious if she might have had it and didn't get diagnosed.

Probably not

 

[isuno1fan]

Santa Clara estimated that the amount who had it or have it was anywhere from 50-85 times what's confirmed iirc.

So going by Iowa's confirmed cases, 3,641, that'd be 182,000-309,000.

I doubt we have the same infection rate as the coasts. They likely had widespread community spread well before we did here in Iowa.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I doubt we have the same infection rate as the coasts. They likely had widespread community spread well before we did here in Iowa.

Agree, but the point still stands. There's certainly a hell of a lot more infections out there than what has been tested for at this point.

 

[Urbandale2013]

Did you guys see the governor's office denied the register from getting the IDPH info/metrics/plan on the pandemic?

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...ty-agencies-deny-public-documents/5151202002/

Nice transparency there....

I can see both sides here. Transparency is great but emergency response plans could be used to target weak points.

 

[yowza]

I’m kind of curious about these post office outbreaks. Those seem to be hush hush around here for the media. My local post office had a breakout of 5 employees in the past week or so. Only God knows how many more were infected.

Cause they touching your mail, LOL.

 

[yowza]

I’m kind of curious about these post office outbreaks. Those seem to be hush hush around here for the media. My local post office had a breakout of 5 employees in the past week or so. Only God knows how many more were infected.

Isn't it strange they still make envelopes that you have to lick if you don't have a glue stick or tape?

 

[NorthCyd]

Isn't it strange they still make envelopes that you have to lick if you don't have a glue stick or tape?

 

[Urbandale2013]

 

[BCClone]

And it had us at 7 today (actual was 4). If tomorrow is around the same amount, that could change it more.