Three thoughts.
First, take a look at hospitalizations right now in the #StLouis area. We're back to roughly where things stood in April in terms of total numbers of in-patients, and we're adding new patients at a faster pace than at any point prior during the pandemic. 1/6
First, take a look at hospitalizations right now in the #StLouis area. We're back to roughly where things stood in April in terms of total numbers of in-patients, and we're adding new patients at a faster pace than at any point prior during the pandemic. 1/6
https://twitter.com/jeremykohler/status/1325654219135868929
Second, the irony here is that there are areas of MO - especially Mid-Missouri's two metros (Columbia and Jefferson City) - that have far, far higher rates of new cases. 2/6
Even within the #StLouis metro, Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Charles counties all have per capita 7-day averages of new cases that are similar or exceed what the County is experiencing right now. This is why we need *statewide* and *regional* interventions. 3/6
This gets me to point three - Page is acting alone because literally every other layer of government has failed us. There should be federal and state guidelines on phased interventions. We need a statewide mask mandate, and surrounding counties need to get their acts together. 4/
If you're frustrated about a shutdown, this is where you need to direct your energy. We need federal, statewide, and regional leadership. Otherwise the County and the City are the metaphorical little Dutch boys, trying to stem the flood of cases without any help. 5/6
And, if you're frustrated about a shutdown, imagine how the nurses, physicians, and other providers in #StLouis hospitals feel right now with nearly 600 in-patients and a community unwilling to back them up. Ask yourself if you've done everything you can to help them. 6/6
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