-205,347 cases (2,607 new in last 24 hours)
-18,606 hospitalized (173 new)
-5,256 dead (17 new)
All key indicators (hospitalizations, positivity rate, deaths, cases, current hospitalized pop.) are worsening, some at a frightening pace
This is people who are currently in the hospital with COVID-19.
This data lags behind case data. So even if cases magically halted entirely tomorrow, it would still trend up for a week or two. That ain't good
Test positivity's weekly average is high, but on Monday it hit 7%(!)
That's its worst day since July 16.
This indicates it's more than just "more testing=more cases." The virus is growing more prevalent. Also, the higher the rate, the higher the likelihood of missing cases
Could the incidents and lawsuits have been prevented?
Well 3 weeks before Derek Walker joined in the roadside beating of a teenager that would get his partner indicted, this review board cleared him. No training or supervision necessary, it said wvgazettemail.com/news/legal_aff…
Troopers Ralph Justus and Jarod Tupper allegedly beat the hell out of a guy in the parking lot of a Police detachment.
The review board cleared 6 separate incidents from Tupper both before & after the lawsuit and $150,000 settlement. He’s still a trooper wvgazettemail.com/news/legal_aff…