“Palm Beach County registered its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases Wednesday, more than three weeks after starting to reopen.
The county posted 258 new cases, topping a previous high last Thursday.”
“The number of people tested has increased since April, but has been moving up and down since mid-May. But there has been an increase in the percentage of tests coming back positive, which rose from about 4% three weeks ago to nearly 10% in the past day or two.“
Aren’t you in Colorado? If so, you have experienced twice the per capita death rate as Florida so far. Stay safe!
Well, that’s not correct. Home Depot recommends but does NOT require masks for customers. I was on a call today on this issue where they participated. There are a few areas/states (like Michigan) that require masks for customers, but HD is not performing a police function.
Yea… this is a huge national problem, but especially where you live dietz. Sigh.
There was a protest I saw personally. Masks were worn but there was no distancing.
They DO require masks where I live. They DO “police” it - if by policing you mean they have a HD staffer at the door not just limiting how many people come in at one time, but also checking for masks. If a customer shows up without one, that staffer tells the customer - politely - that they cannot enter without a mask. I’ve seen it happen, just the other day, in fact.
It could be that HD does it here because the CITY requires masks indoors and the local HD wants to obey local regulations. Imagine.
Emily, I agree. That was long but had a lot of eye opening things in it. In particular, the evidence that the CDC recommendations are being squashed and changed their recommendations, pulled them, and also didn’t put some out at all based on political pressure is very scary. I think that looking forward, it is even scarier. We are being lead not by science and data from the CDC but other things that are not informed by science and data.
Also disturbing is the lack of up to date systems to track data and get data to people in a timely way. They need younger data scientists and statisticians in charge of that work at the CDC and seem to have relied on outdated programs and people who were not up to date in that field.
It seems like a complete mess. No matter how good the doctors and scientists there, they can’t be effective in the situation described in that article.
If you read it, it is long and at times a little repetitive, but throughout has various important things, especially regarding the future, most of which doesn’t come to the end. The rest of the article puts that part into perspective.
Thanks for sharing.
You cannot go in any store in NYS without a mask. Period.
If one is opposed to wearing a mask just don’t go shopping. You can order pretty much anything from almost every store and get it curbside. Don’t even need to roll down your window. Just pop your trunk, Or order online and get it delivered.
I’m not a fan of this kind of gotcha reporting, without context.
It may be that Palm Beach County is experiencing a spike. It could also be that Palm Beach County was testing what was already a spike: a prison, a couple of nursing homes, or something of that nature.
I prefer not to make conclusions on the basis of two days’ results. People keep saying they expect spikes in Florida, and they keep not happening. Maybe a spike is happening this time, but I prefer to look more closely before concluding that.
If the city requires it, yes, the store will remind the customer and try to enforce it. It is not a company policy to require masks for customers at all stores, though, like COSTCO. Of course the retailer will obey local regulations. They don’t want to be shut down. If a customer removes the mask in aisle 3, let’s see how firm the clerk gets about the whole thing.
I’ve been following south Florida quite carefully since my mother lives there.
I’m not in the least bit surprised cases are increasing, along with the percentage of positive tests.
They would know if these numbers are due to outbreak in a prison, nursing homes, etc as County health department are supposed to be reporting those.
I had the HK Flu as a 4 year old. I was sick for 6 weeks, flat on my back for 4 of those weeks. I took 3 full sequences of Penicillin (because that’s what they used in 1968) and i am not intolerant of Penicillin.
HK Flu is not Covid-19 but it was bad.
Yes, Colorado. Our outbreaks were mostly in the ski resorts, Vail in particular, where a group of infected Australians came, saw, conquered and proceeded to close down the Colorado ski industry 
The state reacted well, I think. Everyone with any respiratory issues was taken to Denver. The ski towns closed themselves off to the outside world… and have had few infections and even fewer deaths. (Two in Breckenridge, for example. Compare that to two staffer deaths at my local grocery store alone.)
But in fact, Colorado health authorities say, overall surprisingly few people seem to have been infected. (Which means the vast majority remains vulnerable.) My husband was tested (and came up positive) at National Jewish, featured in the tv report below.
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Also in MD, but I live in the DC/Baltimore burbs by the Bay. I’m seeing 100% compliance inside retail businesses.
I’m currently down at the beach and experiencing the same thing here. Even stopped at a produce stand in a rural town on my way down and the owner, working the outside cash register was wearing one.
However, on the beach today, while families/groups were spread very far apart, there were several larger groups of 10-20 college kids sitting shoulder to shoulder hanging out on the sand. At one point, I saw two guys chugging what looked like OJ (I’m sure mixed with alcohol) from the same gallon jug. 
Adults/families seem to be abiding by guidelines tho, on the beach and elsewhere. On our way back to the house, we passed a snow cone stand in a parking lot with about 10 people in line, but standing well apart from the person ahead of them.
California and Florida have practically identical death rates but Florida has an older population.
Especially after seeing the recent data that intra-familial spread of COVID is only approximately 20%, I can’t get very worried about fleeting interactions in places like Home Depot or grocery stores. Seems like masks are largely COVID theatre. Fine if it makes you feel safer, but not worth it for me. Haven’t seen any entry restrictions either since the beginning of the panic and then only at TJ’s and WF.
And I’m not too worried about spreading disease inadvertently in these fleeting interactions. I’m not a heavy breather, have no allergies , haven’t had a cold in literally years. I’ve sneezed exactly five times since March, in my car, immediately after donning the dirty, dusty mask that was laying on the car floor.
Incorrect. If you can’t tolerate the mask due to a medical condition, you don’t have to do so. You get to go in the stores but have to be extra vigilant about social distancing.
That’s presuming the clerk would have to get firm. As I said before, mask use is nearly ubiquitous where I live. If someone is asked to put theirs back on, they’ll do it. Masks really don’t have to be the big deal some are making it out to be.
Mask use is pretty good here in SC but I can see mask fatigue as an issue into summer. I made nice fabric masks with filter pockets. I haven’t used anything in them so basically two layers. Already is very hot to wear more than about half hour in grocery. I got some surgical masks which are so much cooler to wear - I hope the availability of them for medical community is good enough for that to be ok. Otherwise I see use dropping off when it is 98 with heat index over 100.
I have no desire to go to a restaurant, but with celiac that wasn’t a frequent occurrence. Do miss coffee shop every Friday. Also miss in person church. We are starting to allow groups between 10-25 to meet for Bible study etc in large areas of church where we can spread out, but still working on exact guidelines for sanctuary. Our day school is also phasing in opening - usually not as many kids served in summer anyway.
“Both scientists followed up with studies that have converged on an important insight into COVID-19: the spread of the disease is likely to vary significantly with temperature and humidity.
This characteristic of the virus offers hope that we can mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus with simple measures such as installing humidifiers in
the home.”
Ohhhhh…It’s going to get interesting…
My county has effectively closed all 29 miles of it’s public beaches. Between the hours of 11-5 you may not be on the sand - only in the water. Thus it allows for surfing. Outside of those hours you may ‘recreate’ but not sit, meditate or dilly dally in an idle way. Parking lots and bathrooms are closed. Stairs and access ramps are closed blocked.
This order was put into place by our county health officer. It has no bounds. No termination date, no criteria for rescinding the order no guidelines for a return to normal operations. Our health officer did say that - this could go on for a long long time.
Enter the lawyers…the BOS has been issued a demand letter to reopen immediately or legal action would ensue.
Now, on what basis would such action be taken…well the CA constitution guarantees public access to beaches. There have been a few private challenges with little success. But, no - that is not the basis. It will be an ACA action. By limiting not only the hours, but the activities, the demand letter says the county is in effect violating ADA law by not providing equal access to those who need to sit or are otherwise unable to safely engage in recreating while on the beach. By closing the bathrooms and parking areas it makes it impossible denies access to those covered by the ADA.
Yes…it will be interesting.
Also, we’ve had approximately 230 confirmed COVID cases. Two deaths - both with serious underlying conditions so it’s a question of death with COVID or by COVID. We have also sustain approximately 23,000 job losses. (tourist town) So in effect, for ever diagnosed COVID case we’ve lost 100 jobs. Hmmmmmm
At least we haven’t had any looting - yet(?)