(1) Will Texas Cases continue to fall today?
The initial drop was due to 9-18% of hospitals not reporting during the HHS cutover.
The weekend trend paused the data for two days.
The initial drop was due to 9-18% of hospitals not reporting during the HHS cutover.
The weekend trend paused the data for two days.
(2) The Texas Medical Center also shows a drop and rebound for Houston, but its not likely to be related to HHS reporting issues.
(3) The Rio Grande Valley is reporting large swarms of floodwater mosquitos in the wake of the rainstorms that accompanied Hurricane Hanna.
(4) Governor Abbott is visiting the Rio Grande Valley today:
(5) Cameron County, TX, which includes Brownsville and Harlingen, reported 32 more COVID-19 deaths on August 3rd.
(6) While Daily Cases have been falling in Hidalgo County, they are rapidly on the rise in Cameron County, averaging 940 new cases per day for the last two weeks.
(7) Cameron County is know for having some of the cleanest beaches in Texas.
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(8) Still, Cameron County is among the most hard hit it the state.
Per capita COVID-19 infections (left), Beach Unsafe Water days (right).
Per capita COVID-19 infections (left), Beach Unsafe Water days (right).
(9) Cameron saw 1,555 Daily Cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents last week.
For NYC (pop. 8.4M) that would correspond to 130,000 Cases per day. NYC never saw more than 8,000 cases per day.
Cameron County after Hurricane Hanna is a mega-super-spreading site.
For NYC (pop. 8.4M) that would correspond to 130,000 Cases per day. NYC never saw more than 8,000 cases per day.
Cameron County after Hurricane Hanna is a mega-super-spreading site.
(10) It's pretty apparent that Hurricane Hanna has some relationship to the mega-super-spreading occurring in Cameron County.
(11) The Texas Beach Watch site hasn't updated since 7/28, but there was a Coliform Bacteria alert at Boca Chica State Park #1. This is the end of the beach closest to the mouth of the Rio Grande.
(12) US #COVID19 Daily Death count rebounds to 1,346 and counting today, with large numbers from Florida, Texas, and California.
Georgia, Arizona, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama provide a significant second tier.
Georgia, Arizona, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama provide a significant second tier.
(13) Texas posts +11,149 New COVID-19 Cases, the highest number since July 15th when it posted its record of +12,479 20d ago.
Battered Cameron County posts another +1,265 New Confirmed Cases as their mega-super-spreading outbreak continues.
Battered Cameron County posts another +1,265 New Confirmed Cases as their mega-super-spreading outbreak continues.
(14) The Daily Confirmed Case Count doubled in two days, and appears to be doubling again in three days.
It is indeed a mega-super-spreading outbreak!
It is indeed a mega-super-spreading outbreak!
(15) I don't want to alarm my friends in Cameron County, but I would like to warn you that Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO) and Sewer gas may be a problem.
The Arroyo Colorado watershed does have known SSO issues.
The Arroyo Colorado watershed does have known SSO issues.
(16) Super-spreading in the Northeast and Chicago seemed to occur after heavy rainstorms, especially in places with sewer overflows and flooded basements.
In Cameron, you don't have basements, but you have ground floor flooding, which can also expose you to sewer gas.
In Cameron, you don't have basements, but you have ground floor flooding, which can also expose you to sewer gas.
(17) Quick actions:
Avoid areas with sewer overflows.
Don't stay in flooded buildings.
Learn about toilet plumes and close the lid.
Check your drain pipes for dry traps, especially if you smell sewer gas.
Avoid areas with sewer overflows.
Don't stay in flooded buildings.
Learn about toilet plumes and close the lid.
Check your drain pipes for dry traps, especially if you smell sewer gas.
(18) Hurricane Hanna made landfall on July 25th. She brought rainstorms and flash floods throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
At that same time, #COVID19 Cases in Cameron County, TX took off from a problematic level of 300 cases per day to 4 times that level today.
At that same time, #COVID19 Cases in Cameron County, TX took off from a problematic level of 300 cases per day to 4 times that level today.
(19) I suspect that stormwater flooding and Sanitary Sewer Overflows in the Arroyo Colorado watershed may be related to the super-spreading event.
(20) Here are the locations of the Wastewater Outfalls in the Arroyo Colorado watershed.
(21) Some information about water monitoring.
(22) Cameron County has large areas using private residential on-site sewage facilities (OSSFs), commonly referred to as septic systems. These systems can flood and release sewer water near the main settler and separation tank.
(23) Anatomy of a septic tank: Solids, Effluent and Scum.
