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isutrevman said:
Update: Almost 26,000 cases reported from 29 campuses. Zero hospitalizations. Iowa State included in this list w/ 900 positive cases.

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That's interesting, in this one county 6.1% of the hospitalizations are between the ages of 10-19. Austin, TX nonetheless.

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Teen COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise in Travis County

Tuesday, Dr. Mark Escott with Austin Pubic Health said COVID-19 hospitalizations among patients 10-19 years old are at an all time high since the beginning of the pandemic. Currently, the 10-19 age group makes up 6. 1 percent of hospitalizations in the area and positivity rates among teens are...
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Really good trend lines over the last few days. I'm sure the holiday weekend had a lot to do with that, but both Johnson and Story counties are seeing a noticable drop from their highs. I guess we'll find out this week as the post holiday numbers come in whether that will sustain from the measures taken around bars and mask mandates. But at least we're seeing numbers closer to pre back to school time. Hope people see that and are encouraged to continue the efforts and not give up.
 
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kcbob79clone said:
Interesting tidbit from this is the governor of Michigan is ok with high school football resuming. So Michigan could have high school football, college football, NFL football, but Wolverines and Spartans are not playing.

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Has there been any direct evidence that the governor has been actually pulling the strings here, or was this just an assumption by those that want her to be the villan? Do the school presidents really want to play and were told no?
 
kcbob79clone said:
Interesting tidbit from this is the governor of Michigan is ok with high school football resuming. So Michigan could have high school football, college football, NFL football, but Wolverines and Spartans are not playing.

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Clonehomer said:
Has there been any direct evidence that the governor has been actually pulling the strings here, or was this just an assumption by those that want her to be the villan? Do the school presidents really want to play and were told no?
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Let's keep the politics out of this thread.
 
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Clonehomer said:
Has there been any direct evidence that the governor has been actually pulling the strings here, or was this just an assumption by those that want her to be the villan? Do the school presidents really want to play and were told no?
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highschoolfootballamerica.com

Michigan Governor calls for high school football to be moved to the Spring

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is suggesting that the Michigan High School Athletic Association flip-flop the high school sports seasons that would
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cycloneG said:
Seeing a nice downward trend. Hopefully we get back to where we were just a few weeks ago (1% 14 day average).
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That will take a bit. I am guessing by end of sunday or so we are just under 15% but still trending down. State wise we have been running around 10% for 14 day average. The higher populated areas are the ones with the 15% plus zones. Daily we are hanging around that 10% area also.

I still am curious on how long a positive test can trip, I've seen it estimated all over the board. With 71k+ positives and estimated that up to 10x could be positive but not know it or not get tested, that would place us in that 500k to 750k range for possible cases in Iowa. That would be sixteen to twenty four percent herd immunity. New York seems to be low on cases after their hard hit, and with a 10x factor they are at 24% so hoping that holds true for Iowa.
 
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Perhaps Labor Day weekend screwed up the reporting but these graphs show a downward trend world wide.

Something to keep an eye on maybe.

www.worldometers.info

Coronavirus Update (Live): 138,073,770 Cases and 2,973,552 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...
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madguy30 said:
Perhaps Labor Day weekend screwed up the reporting but these graphs show a downward trend world wide.

Something to keep an eye on maybe.

www.worldometers.info

Coronavirus Update (Live): 138,073,770 Cases and 2,973,552 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...
www.worldometers.info www.worldometers.info
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We'll find out today or tomorrow if there is a spike. Seems like people can't find a doctor as easily on a holiday so they got the next day to get tested.
 
mj4cy said:
We'll find out today or tomorrow if there is a spike. Seems like people can't find a doctor as easily on a holiday so they got the next day to get tested.
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True but I'd think anything from Labor Day in the U.S. wouldn't pop up for like a week or two.

Also looking at world wide, it's just interesting that the whole world wasn't on a long weekend, but again perhaps it's a lag in reported cases to World O Meter--it's an international site I think.
 
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Not really good news but from looking at the John Hopkins website, it's a matter of weeks before India passes the US on most cases. Makes sense as they have 4x as many people but damn...they're shooting up fast.
 
mj4cy said:
Not really good news but from looking at the John Hopkins website, it's a matter of weeks before India passes the US on most cases. Makes sense as they have 4x as many people but damn...they're shooting up fast.
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It always seemed that India was a ticking time bomb with all the population issues of China and no authoritarian government to deal with it in the way China could.
 
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Clonehomer said:
Really good trend lines over the last few days. I'm sure the holiday weekend had a lot to do with that, but both Johnson and Story counties are seeing a noticable drop from their highs. I guess we'll find out this week as the post holiday numbers come in whether that will sustain from the measures taken around bars and mask mandates. But at least we're seeing numbers closer to pre back to school time. Hope people see that and are encouraged to continue the efforts and not give up.
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I wonder if it's more to do with COVID burning it's way through the populations quickly?
 
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Al_4_State said:
I wonder if it's more to do with COVID burning it's way through the populations quickly?
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Maybe. But it does make sense that Story and Johnson got under control after the bars were shut down and the state in general is coming down once the cities and stores took action on makes mandates. We've seen additional anecdotal evidence in other states as well that these measures do actually work. It's going to be difficult to prove for sure what made the difference, but something seems to be helping.
 
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Clonehomer said:
Maybe. But it does make sense that Story and Johnson got under control after the bars were shut down and the state in general is coming down once the cities and stores took action on makes mandates. We've seen additional anecdotal evidence in other states as well that these measures do actually work. It's going to be difficult to prove for sure what made the difference, but something seems to be helping.
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cycloneG said:
More masks can only help!

www.telegraphherald.com

Cedar Falls joins with other Iowa cities in requiring masks

DES MOINES — Cedar Falls approved a mask mandate Tuesday, joining with other Iowa cities that have taken similar moves as the state continues to see high numbers of confirmed
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This is why I feel that its a more locational and knowledge type thing. Black hawk was hit harder earlier than the other two college towns and didn't have the initial back to school spike that the other two counties had. I don't believe their bars were shut and they didn't have the mask mandate as much. Also, hearing that the masks requirements on campus haven't been enforced very hard since about the first of last week. People will wear them in class but not on campus and even going to dining has been less and less. Will see if we start seeing an uptick in the next week from that. I always thought there would be a spike in the first two weeks no matter what happened and then it would tail off. Will see if I was correct or not in a week or two.
 
'So much for honor': Colleges partied last weekend. Is COVID spike coming?
www.usatoday.com

'So much for honor': Despite COVID cases, college students partied Labor Day weekend away

From double-decker party boats to shadowy riverside gatherings, college students have found a way to party. Will the fall semester survive?
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I don't see anything slowing this thing down. Grade schools, high schools, and social distancing can be completely controlled, but college kids don't want to be distanced. Virus be damned, and IMO, no one is going to be able to stop them. Private school kids that live behind stone gates and virtually in a bubble ignore the warnings. Public university kids are completely exposed. Everyone on this site is going to disagree with me, but the young have found a way to stick it to the establishment. And, there's nothing we can do about it.
 
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