(1/5)Breakdown of some dynamics resulting in today's headlines around single day record of COVID cases (over 36k since 4/25. Drivers are multifactorial, but there are a few themes which are making this more difficult than we thought.
(2/5)1. Stay at home orders generally work, particularly when reinforced at national level; Curves were flattened and pressure to reopen too early won/no masks/inadequate testing/tracing/isolation support leading to community spread
(3/5) Additionally, data supports a higher number of young adults (as high as 60% of new cases in some regions)accounting for the numbers. But being young does not mean you are invincible; in TX/FL some hospitals reporting up to half hospitalized for COVID <50
(4/5)So where are people getting this virus? Tulsa DOH put out this today: Tulsa DOH put out this today: Contact tracing has identified what they call the Serious Seven: weddings, funerals, faith-based activities, bars, gyms, house gatherings and other small events.
(5/5)And finally a dynamic any health/hospital should consider workforce & need to change handling of elective surgeries; Hospitals in AZ already reporting ICU RN shortages but due to financial losses already incurred; we need to deploy available RN/consider stopping surgeries..
