Re: COVID-19 (thread)
COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing around the nation this week, and unfortunately Oklahoma City is no exception.
COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing around the nation this week, and unfortunately Oklahoma City is no exception.
This chart illustrates the new cases in the OKC metro since the start of the pandemic, and you can see the enormity of the spike this week, which has already resulted in the transition of @OKCPS back to virtual learning for the rest of this calendar year. 
This chart illustrates OKC metro hospitalizations just for COVID-19 over the last month. You can see the continuous incline, and this week’s spike in cases will soon cascade into the hospitalization chart.
Discussions are swirling around among public health officials & others as responses are contemplated. As those discussions continue, there is no need for you to delay your response. This is as serious as the pandemic has ever been & I ask you to take serious precautions.
Most transmissions of this virus result from two or more people having a conversation without masks or distance. It’s a scenario that can arise at work, in social occasions, meals and gatherings. I’m asking you to stop putting yourself in that position.
Keep your distance, wear a mask, and wash your hands. Don’t keep playing the odds, because too many in our city are losing that bet, and becoming a statistic on a chart. Let’s keep ourselves healthy, and let’s protect those we love. Be well, OKC.
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