Renyolds fault right? She should be dragging people out of her homes to get tested.
Coronavirus Coronavirus: In-Iowa General Discussion (Not Limited)
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It could.
But again, Iowa has quite a few more confirmed cases and has for several weeks.
Yeah, I can't find it in Iowa, but as of a couple weeks ago the LTC deaths were reported as 40-45% of the deaths in Iowa by the Governor. Minnesota also has 15% of their cases being LTC, that would mean that very few of 85% of non LTC people are dying from this which seems very low.
For the record, I don't think Minnesota is mishandling this. I respect Tim Walz, generally agree with him politically, and I think he's a markedly better leader than Kim Reynolds.
But I do think that there's more negative attention being put on Iowa simply because of the governor's political affiliation.
At the end of the day, the most important stat is deaths, and Iowa (so far) isn't outpacing our peers on that front.
But I do think that there's more negative attention being put on Iowa simply because of the governor's political affiliation.
At the end of the day, the most important stat is deaths, and Iowa (so far) isn't outpacing our peers on that front.
Iowa isn’t doing very well at cases per capita. But better than most at deaths per capita (so far). Somewhat puzzling
I have very similar opinions about this virus outbreak and response as you. Too many people are wanting to politicize it and feel their party needs to win. I don't give a rip what party they are affiliated with, just want them to make the best choices possible, and understand that it is a lot harder to make decisions about things nobody knows anything about.
I 100% used the wrong word. Meant cases not deaths, my sincere apologies on that snafu. But here is a link with the numbers from a week ago in Iowa. I think % of deaths in Iowa are around 50% while MN is 80%.
https://www.kcci.com/article/23-cov...-in-iowa-s-long-term-care-facilities/32304498
This is from last week in Minnesota.
"State figures show nearly 80 percent of known COVID deaths take place in long-term care"
https://www.twincities.com/2020/04/...ers-rise-a-call-for-more-coronavirus-testing/
All hat and no cattle. The people who look wealthy are likely leveraged to the hilt, while the regular guy with an old beater could have a million bucks in the bank. Lol. I knew a guy in our local investment club and he was very frugal still using coupons up until his death. Apparently he was worth well north of $3 million. Probably could have spent a little more but didn't feel the need.
I think that this means we really aren’t doing bad per capita compared to other states. Especially when you consider Iowa’s demographics make it more likely we will do bad with deaths.
Thanks. It seems that Iowa is doing a lot better job of controlling the care center exposure then. If Minnesota has a higher per capita of deaths and they are 80% in LTC (that would be 388 in care centers) Iowa has a total of 219, so using the one posters numbers of 15% that would be roughly 33 care center deaths. Minnesota's Governor needs to find a new LTC coordinatior (or who ever oversees that department in MN)
If you really value your health don't go on a ventilators. Use a hyperbaric chamber instead if really needing oxygen.
What's the point of being wealthy when you die? Work your ass off so you can die and leave all your hard work to someone else, no thanks. I'll enjoy what I earn while I can enjoy it.
I am not a huge fan of Rachel Maddow, but my point of posting this video is more focused on the Perry, Iowa discussion. I had no idea this happened. How in the world can Tyson say 'no we aren't giving those numbers to you, Mr. Mayor of Perry until we hit 10%'. Then when they do hit 10% it's found that 58% of employees have tested positive. Good lord.
Watch this from beginning until around 8:00 mark.
Watch this from beginning until around 8:00 mark.
I never bought Tyson before and they're only giving me more incentive to continue that.
In my case, it's love for my daughter and her life after mine.
Right. That's what is odd to me. We have a lot of confirmed cases per capita, but they aren't dying as much as other places.
My theory is that this is because a significant percentage of our cases are coming out of packing plants, and the typical packing plant worker is probably relatively robust, and not that old. Minnesota may have more infected vulnerable people.
I haven't looked at MN's demographic information specifically, but Iowa seemingly has an unusually large percentage of younger people infected, which would lead to lower death rates. Specifically Iowa is up to 81% of cases on people younger than 60yo - likely because of the hot spot of industry rather than care centers
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