FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[emma17]

Some COVID stats from Illinois. This isn't a political statement. I'm in the senior care world so these are important stats for what I do.

At 5/19/2020 there were 4,379 deaths related to COVID.
A total of 3,774 of those deaths were people in the age range of 60 and above- 86% of the total deaths.
1,069 were people aged 70-79- 24% of total.
1,940 were aged 80 and older- 44% of total.

1,975 were in nursing homes- 45% of the total deaths.
 

[MUC57]

Some COVID stats from Illinois. This isn't a political statement. I'm in the senior care world so these are important stats for what I do.

At 5/19/2020 there were 4,379 deaths related to COVID.
A total of 3,774 of those deaths were people in the age range of 60 and above- 86% of the total deaths.
1,069 were people aged 70-79- 24% of total.
1,940 were aged 80 and older- 44% of total.
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1,975 were in nursing homes- 45% of the total deaths.

emma17

Those stats make this 84 year old nervous.. Of course, I knew I was in the high risk group, but seeing them in print really hits home. Good reporting though. Stay safe. 😷 ⛑

[emma17]

Some COVID stats from Illinois. This isn't a political statement. I'm in the senior care world so these are important stats for what I do.

At 5/19/2020 there were 4,379 deaths related to COVID.
A total of 3,774 of those deaths were people in the age range of 60 and above- 86% of the total deaths.
1,069 were people aged 70-79- 24% of total.
1,940 were aged 80 and older- 44% of total.
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1,975 were in nursing homes- 45% of the total deaths.

emma17

Those stats make this 84 year old nervous.. Of course, I knew I was in the high risk group, but seeing them in print really hits home. Good reporting though. Stay safe. 😷 ⛑

Hey MUC the odds (and the purple raider force) are with you. Although sadly many in the high risk group have passed, there are multitudes more that are asymptomatic. There is great hope and odds for recovery for all.

[Retired Old Rat]

Most of the elderly deaths are in senior care facilities. Last time I looked about 80% of all cases in Minnie were in senior care facilities.

I am very happy that my 89 year old mother is still able to be at home. That applies to both of the 57's as well.

I worry about my oldest brother who lives in assisted living. One of the people who works there has tested positive. They haven't disclosed who the person is so we don't know if my brother had contact. They tested everyone Tuesday, results today.

Stay healthy!

[57Johnnie]

From my county in western Colorado, the best reports available indicate that 9 of 11 deaths were from nursing homes and had additional health problems. The virus cause in at least one case has been questioned.
BTW: our public library has reopened - kind of.

[OzJohnnie]

Good luck for your brother, ROR. I bet he'll be fine.

And MUC57, this bug shouldn't worry you at all. With the already long list of people lined up to do you in, this virus would hardly make a dent on you risk profile.

[MUC57]

Good luck for your brother, ROR. I bet he'll be fine.

And MUC57, this bug shouldn't worry you at all. With the already long list of people lined up to do you in, this virus would hardly make a dent on you risk profile.

Oz

Say it isn't so! What's an old guy to do? Nowhere to hide. No running away.
Change my sign-on? Post only on d3badmitten.com?
What if I throw a big party and spring for the Bud Light? Would people like me then?
This is a real condom, er, condominium, er conundrum.
I hope to post more in the future.
Stay safe.  🔫 💣 🔪 🗡

[stanbob]

I'm curious if the "anti-body" test results will be made public, thus far I know one person who was tested and was revealed as having had it, she has no idea of how or when as she hadn't felt anything different.  If these numbers were to lower the fatality rate and hospitalizations it would put a corkscrew on the "new norm".

[jamtod]

I'm curious if the "anti-body" test results will be made public, thus far I know one person who was tested and was revealed as having had it, she has no idea of how or when as she hadn't felt anything different.  If these numbers were to lower the fatality rate and hospitalizations it would put a corkscrew on the "new norm".

A lot of the antibody testing results have been made public or done in the context of data studies. It's tough to get a representative sample from the data but biostats folks (or whoever the wizards behind these things) seem to make adjustments and the fatality rate (IFR) seems to fall in the 0.5 to a little over 1% range, driven by elderly and vulnerable of course, but doesn't seem like a walk in the park for every young person who has gotten it either.

Talked to my Priest earlier tonight and he had just gotten off the phone with the family of a 34 year old to plan a funeral. Don't know if there were other complicating health factors but my wife is 34 and has health stuff too, so that hit home a bit.

[miac952]

I'm curious if the "anti-body" test results will be made public, thus far I know one person who was tested and was revealed as having had it, she has no idea of how or when as she hadn't felt anything different.  If these numbers were to lower the fatality rate and hospitalizations it would put a corkscrew on the "new norm".

There are two major antibody studies done in the US that had truly random sampling, not just people coming in who were sick at some point between January and April, and curious to know if they had it.

The first was the MLB study. It included nearly 10,000 employees and players. The infection rate was much lower than they expected; under 1%. The other major study was all pregnant women delivering a few NYC hospitals over a 3 week period. That study showed the opposite; a very high rate of prior infection, right around 14%. There are major limitations to each. With the MLB study, the socioeconomics of MLB staff and players might allow them they greater ability to stay home and not be exposed. With the NYC study, it was done in the hottest spot in the US. NYC is anticipated to have a rate in that range. Most other parts of the country however are estimated to be much lower, .5 to 3%.

A 1% infection rate in MN would be much higher than the number of positive tests so far. However, 800+ deaths and 24,000 hospitalizations in MN of the 1% is infected is alarming,, no matter the age of demographics.

[SJUrube]

From Chad Courier of the Mankato Free Press - NCAA directs Division II programs to shorten schedule

The NCAA Division II Presidents Council voted earlier this week to cut back on the number of games each athletic team could participate in 2020-21. The one-year-only reduction is in response to the financial challenges that many Division II programs are experiencing, and projecting, for next season, created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.mankatofreepress.com/sports/local_sports/ncaa-directs-division-ii-programs-to-shorten-schedule/article_0e62ecee-9857-11ea-8b51-af1677c1fb08.html

[Pat Coleman]

Although the headline says the NCAA is doing this, it is really NCAA Division II member schools who made this decision in the normal way: through the D-II Management Council and Presidents Council.

[emma17]

From my county in western Colorado, the best reports available indicate that 9 of 11 deaths were from nursing homes and had additional health problems. The virus cause in at least one case has been questioned.
BTW: our public library has reopened - kind of.

In Illinois, 1,975 of the 4,379 total COVID deaths occurred in nursing homes.

[faunch]

The Fair is cancelled.

[faunch]

And then there's this:
https://www.startribune.com/st-thomas-still-views-division-i-move-as-best-long-term-strategy/570692292/