QUICK THREAD re: states & covid
Louisiana...
Note: Nearly identical CASE and HOSPITALIZATION rise continues
(thanks @nytimes)
Florida
Steeper HOSPITALIZATION curve
Alabama
Same deal
Missouri
(Appears to be near its peak)
Colorado
(For obvious reasons, I'll be watching this closely)
Look at CASES
SHARP rise now underway
BUT
It has yet to lead to similar increase in HOSPITALIZATIONS
This is why we will need to watch HOSPITALIZATIONS closely
Big question is... Will we see a similar RISE in PATIENT counts?
We've seen a relatively BIG increase last two days
Ideally it's short lived, but will need to watch
In an ideal world right now... even a sharp rise in CASES won't be followed by an equal (percentage wise) rise in PATIENTS
(it's one way to tell you the vaccine is doing its job)
UK's latest wave was nearly as bad, case wise, as its winter wave... yet the patient count was NOT
This is why I stress HOSPITALIZATIONS
and why I will continue to do so.
As vaccine gets into more arms, cases and hospitalizations should, in essence, decouple from one another.
It's why the south US RN is concerning.
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