Catching up from yesterday's conversation here.
What is the intent of a stay-at-home order?
My understanding is that it is to minimize the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 at any given time.
If you believe the intent is anything else, please explain.
It looks like we are currently have 61 people in the hospital. What is the maximum number of hospitalizations the state can manage, and, per projections, when should we hit our limit?
To be honest, 2 weeks ago I was all for a stay-at-home order in Iowa. I wanted to get 'over' it as quickly as possible. However, the more this has dragged on in Iowa, we might be best served to let it ride out assuming:
- Hospitals aren't overrun (definitely have to look at future projections not just current state)
- Those that have died from COVID-19 probably would have anyway (IE the virus will eventually spread and those individuals were cared for in a strong medical environment)