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8/18 Texas C19 Pos%, Case, Hosp & Fatality Update:
THREAD:
Highlights:
1) PCR Pos% peak holds at 8/9. -0.5% WoW
2) Rt at 0.98
3) Cases - Sigh
4) Hospitalizations continue cooling off
5) New Fatality Projections
6) 2 days of fatality reporting
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THREAD:
Highlights:
1) PCR Pos% peak holds at 8/9. -0.5% WoW
2) Rt at 0.98
3) Cases - Sigh
4) Hospitalizations continue cooling off
5) New Fatality Projections
6) 2 days of fatality reporting
1/n
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8/18 Rate of Growth Analysis:
** For Case & Hosps, Rate of growth is calculated by comparing Week over Week (WoW) 7DMAs
* PCR Pos% still in decline. Declines 0.5% WoW
* Case rate of growth up to 30.2%
* Hospitalization rate of growth down to 2.6% to 26.1%
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** For Case & Hosps, Rate of growth is calculated by comparing Week over Week (WoW) 7DMAs
* PCR Pos% still in decline. Declines 0.5% WoW
* Case rate of growth up to 30.2%
* Hospitalization rate of growth down to 2.6% to 26.1%
2/n
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8/18 Positivity Rates & Rt:
* Cases arrive to state over time. Pattern is Tue, Wed, Thurs - pos% is higher, then Sat, Sun, Mon, pos% gets revised down. Happens over and over
* PCR pos% at 18.42. Down 0.5% WoW
* Covidestim has Texas Rt at 0.98 (below magic # of 1.0)
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* Cases arrive to state over time. Pattern is Tue, Wed, Thurs - pos% is higher, then Sat, Sun, Mon, pos% gets revised down. Happens over and over
* PCR pos% at 18.42. Down 0.5% WoW
* Covidestim has Texas Rt at 0.98 (below magic # of 1.0)
3/n
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1/ Across Texas, people are waiting in hours-long lines to get tested for the new coronavirus.
Test sites are hitting capacity and closing early. Websites are glitching. Some phone lines are going unanswered.
Months into the pandemic, problems persist. bit.ly/2ZzQY1J
Test sites are hitting capacity and closing early. Websites are glitching. Some phone lines are going unanswered.
Months into the pandemic, problems persist. bit.ly/2ZzQY1J
2/ Are you encountering testing problems or long lines in Texas? Let us know.
In the meantime, watch this thread for other reporting we are reading about coronavirus testing in Texas.
#TexasCOVID #TexasCovid19
In the meantime, watch this thread for other reporting we are reading about coronavirus testing in Texas.
#TexasCOVID #TexasCovid19
3/ Two friends in Texas were tested for coronavirus at the same emergency room. One was billed $199. The other was billed $6,408. nytimes.com/2020/06/29/ups… via @nytimes
