COVID-19 admissions for kids under 18 is highest since the beginning of pandemic, making up about 10% of all hospitalized cases.
Source: https://t.co/38wayJAw4P
MN COVID hospital admits show LARGE increase from last spring (mean >100 admits/day now).
Per COVID Exit Strategy, MN hospitals at 69% occupancy, approaching constrained zones.
SOURCE: MN Dept. of Health https://t.co/4JX7Fef0EE... See Less
AH school district is at 49.4 cases per 10k over 14 days. If this trend continues, elementary students will also be moving to full-distance learning too.
See chart below: red means distance learning for all students.
SOURCE: https://t.co/h7dQXR4hum
Misleading news: 94% of COVID deaths had underlying conditions. True, but COVID causes/exacerbates cardiac arrest, kidney failure, & acute upper respiratory distress. Fact is 2020 CDC data shows over 180k excess deaths from COVID. https://t.co/CSg9Nyeh3O
URGENT: @GovAbbott you need to start airlifting patients to El Paso, Houston & Dallas now.
You need to put in place stay at home orders until mid-August.
@fema must provide planes to start airlifting people.
Please make sure this is seen. Will start making calls in the AM.
Nearly as many people in the U.S. are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus than at any time in the pandemic.
We gathered data for nearly 50 metropolitan areas to provide a detailed look at where people are falling seriously ill. https://t.co/B8XxO6yEpA
⚠️Huge: Masks LOWER SEVERITY of COVID too! Masks definitely reduce transmission, but scientist now think that MASKS CAN ALSO MAKE ILLNESS MILDER. How? masks may limit the dose of virus people get, & result in less severe symptoms of illness. 🧵on evidence.
https://t.co/MAmerAy0Ju
Analysis of 14-day % change in COVID-19 cases for states w/ mask mandates by 7/9/2020 vs. partial/no mandate.
After adjusting for testing, states w/ mask mandate had 12% lower 14-day increase in COVID-19 cases (p = .027).
Data: Covid Tracking Project @ASlavitt
Fascinating! Neonatologists are showing significant declines in pre-term births & very low birth weight babies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speculation is the shut down is limiting pregnant mom’s exposure to infections & pollution. https://t.co/4RnfaeKSWF