Texas Coronavirus Updates

[catfish1957]

If you have been watching the press conferences, Dr Birx talks about the IHME model and how she gets fresh data every morning at 2 a.m. and they go to work to update their predictions.  This morning these are the changes they noted for Texas:

-Peak hospital use now projected on 4/19 instead of 5/6, peak daily deaths now projected on 4/20 instead of 5/6
-Total deaths projected to be 2,025 instead of 6,392
-Under 20 deaths per day on 5/12 instead of 6/9

Source, with projections for overall US and several other states: 

https://twitter.com/Alicia_Smith19/status/1247140405826682885

Holy Mackeral.....   That just shows how fallible models are.  Estimates all over the freakin' map. 

[DB]

Most of the pizza places are claiming "no touch" placement, which is pretty always been the practice if you watch them prepare them. 

As far as the pizza, I nuke it till the cheese is boiling.  But that may be me, being over-careful.

BTW, I also toss the condiments.  Not worth the chance.

I'd guess that nuking it would be pretty effective.

[Bigun]

Holy Mackeral.....   That just shows how fallible models are.  Estimates all over the freakin' map.

GIGO still reigns!

[Idiot]

Just saw Gov. Abbott’s press conference.  He mentioned a trial was being done in Texas City using the malaria cocktail and they were on day 2 of the study.  He said hopefully they’d know something in a few days.  Here’s hoping!!!

[Elderberry]

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/02/coronavirus-texas-cases-latest-updates-san-antonio/

As of April 6, Texas says 7,276 people test positive for coronavirus

The Texas Department of State Health Services is tracking COVID-19 cases in Texas by county. The numbers are reported by local health officials and may not represent all cases of the disease given limited testing capacity.

State data released April 6 shows that as of 8 p.m. April 5, there were at least 7,276 coronavirus cases in Texas. There were 140 reported deaths and 1,153 patients are currently hospitalized. At least 85,357 tests have been run.

County   Number of cases   Deaths

Harris   1,395   20
Dallas   1,112   18
Travis   484   6
Tarrant   418   11
Bexar   410   12
Denton   304   7
Collin   287   3
Fort Bend   280   6
Galveston   240   1
Lubbock   154   5

See all (157) at link.
   
Statewide   7,276   140

[Elderberry]

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/02/coronavirus-texas-cases-latest-updates-san-antonio/

As of April 7, Texas says 8,262 people test positive for coronavirus

The Texas Department of State Health Services is tracking COVID-19 cases in Texas by county. The numbers are reported by local health officials and may not represent all cases of the disease given limited testing capacity.

State data released April 7 shows that as of 8 p.m. April 6, there were at least 8,262 coronavirus cases in Texas. There were 154 reported deaths and 1,252 patients are currently hospitalized. At least 88,649 tests have been run.

County   Number of cases   Deaths

Harris   1,809   22
Dallas   1,155   18
Travis   502   6
Bexar   456   12
Tarrant   452   13
Denton   337   7
Fort Bend   318   6
Collin   306   4
Galveston   256   1
Lubbock   180   6

See all (161) at link.
   
Statewide   8,262   154

[Idiot]

Glad I wasn't in our local Walmart this last Thursday....whew!!!  On the news tonight anyone who was in our Walmart Supercenter on Thursday between certain hours (and it was a lot of them), are to quarantine themselves for 14 days.  This has to be hundreds if not more.  Ughhhhhhhhh…….

[Elderberry]

Well my 27yo daughter has the body aches, lack of energy, dry cough, a headache a couple days ago, but not now, and her fever now is 99.9 She has self quarantined to her bedroom.

[Idiot]

Well my 27yo daughter has the body aches, lack of energy, dry cough, a headache a couple days ago, but not now, and her fever now is 99.9 She has self quarantined to her bedroom.

Get tested?

[Elderberry]

Get tested?

No.  She didn't have any fever until this afternoon. With her other symptoms, she just had a concern and was off from work today.

[Elderberry]

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/02/coronavirus-texas-cases-latest-updates-san-antonio/

As of April 10, Texas says 11,671 people test positive for coronavirus

The Texas Department of State Health Services is tracking COVID-19 cases in Texas by county. The numbers are reported by local health officials and may not represent all cases of the disease given limited testing capacity.

State data released April 10 shows that as of 8 p.m. April 9, there were at least 11,671 coronavirus cases in Texas. There were 226 reported deaths and 1,532 patients are known to be hospitalized. At least 115,918 tests have been run.

County   Number of cases   Deaths

Harris   3,047   34
Dallas   1,432   22
Travis   642   7
Tarrant   637   20
Bexar   615   22
Fort Bend   485   10
Denton   426   9
Collin   406   6
Galveston   308   7
Lubbock   234   9

See all (176) at link.
   
Statewide   11,671   226

[Idiot]

No.  She didn't have any fever until this afternoon. With her other symptoms, she just had a concern and was off from work today.

Here's praying you and your household stay well.

[Idiot]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/texas-city-nursing-home-doctor-unproven-drug-trump-15192584.php

More Texas City nursing home patients get Hydroxychloroquine as doctor sees progress

Houston Chronicle ^ | 04/11/2020 | Taylor Goldstein

The medical director at a Texas City nursing home says some COVID-19 patients on an unproven drug are showing signs of improvement and that he’s prescribed it to another dozen patients.
Dr. Robin Armstrong said the first group of nine patients at The Resort at Texas City — where 56 residents and employees have tested positive for the disease — finished their five-day treatment with the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine on Wednesday and are stable.
“It seems like the patients are maintaining pretty steady and not having any difficulty, so that’s good,” Armstrong said, though he added that he can’t determine how much their improvement is attributable to the drug. “They seem to be getting better … We're just continuing to monitor them.”
None of their respiratory problems have grown more severe, Armstrong said, addressing one of the most serious complications of the virus.
As he expands the number of patients in the treatment group from 27 to 39, Armstrong continues to prescribe the medication after conversations with only the patients and without notifying families, which he says is not necessary and too time-consuming.
“If I had to call all the families for every medicine that I started on a patient, I wouldn’t be treating any patients at all; I would just be talking to families all the time,” Armstrong said.
But around him, a fierce debate has emerged. The use of hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients has drawn controversy globally as the medical community and public debate the ethics of trying out a medication before significant research is available — and in the case of elderly patients such as those in the Texas City nursing home, on a population that is statistically more vulnerable to the virus.
(Excerpt) Read more at houstonchronicle.com ...

[Idiot]

Prominent Republican physician champions hydroxychloroquine
Galveston Daily News ^ | April 12 2020 | Kathryn Eastburn
Posted on 4/12/2020, 3:43:26 PM by rintintin
At the center of a daily tit-for-tat between President Donald Trump and leading infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci, debating the advisability of using the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, is Dr. Robin Armstrong, a Texas City-born hospitalist at Mainland Medical Center, graduate of La Marque High School and the University of Texas Medical Branch, and former president of the Galveston County Medical Society.
Armstrong is also a leading Texas Republican, member of the Galveston Pachyderm Club, delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention that nominated Donald J. Trump and national party committeeman for Texas.
As of Sunday, 39 COVID-19-infected patients under Armstrong’s care at The Resort at Texas City nursing home completed a five-day regimen of hydroxychloroquine.
“After Sunday, none of them will be on it anymore,” Armstrong said. “We’re just happy the patients are better.”
Armstrong based that observation on how the 39 nursing home residents are looking, on no evidence of increased shortness of breath and that no one who started on it has been sent to the hospital.
“That’s a positive result,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at galvnews.com ...

[Elderberry]

Link: https://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_c9e87c36-f471-5b1a-a5c2-4016a5eac1dc.html

[Smokin Joe]

Link: https://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_c9e87c36-f471-5b1a-a5c2-4016a5eac1dc.html

Twelve additional patients were added to the five-day treatment regimen — hydroxychloroquine with azithromycin or Z-Pac and a zinc supplement — over the next few days.

All patients completed the five-day treatment on Sunday. Armstrong and his team will continue to monitor them — all were symptomatic for COVID-19 prior to receiving the medication —

None has gotten worse.

WHile there have not been any large scale randomized clinical trials done, this appears to be an effective treatment.

Note that in large scale clinical trials a portion of the patients receive placebos (essentially, no treatment) in order to contrast the effects of the medication. While this gives a control group to the experiment, it inevitably means that those who receive no treatment will continue to have their condition, unabated, even if that has a lethal result.

For all those fawning about 'deaths', keep that in mind. Before the sort of studies are complete to have FDA approval of this medication regimen, people will have to die without receiving treatment to prove that some would have died without it.

[Hoodat]

None has gotten worse.

WHile there have not been any large scale randomized clinical trials done, this appears to be an effective treatment.

Note that in large scale clinical trials a portion of the patients receive placebos (essentially, no treatment) in order to contrast the effects of the medication. While this gives a control group to the experiment, it inevitably means that those who receive no treatment will continue to have their condition, unabated, even if that has a lethal result.

For all those fawning about 'deaths', keep that in mind. Before the sort of studies are complete to have FDA approval of this medication regimen, people will have to die without receiving treatment to prove that some would have died without it.

Going forward, instead of having to remember snazzy chemical names like "hydroxychloroquine", it may make things easier if we simply refer to the 'hydroxychloroquine-zinc' combination as "Trump pills".

[Elderberry]

Governor Abbott, Goldman Sachs, LiftFund Announce $50 Million in Loans For Texas Small Businesses

Woodlands Online By: Governor Greg Abbott Press Office 4/13/2020

https://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=66288

AUSTIN, TX - Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Goldman Sachs and the LiftFund, along with other community development financial institutions (CDFIs), are partnering to provide $50 million in loans to small businesses in Texas that have been affected by COVID-19 as part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. These loans, made through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), will primarily be used for payroll so that employees can continue to receive paychecks and small businesses can retain their employees and will be partially or wholly forgiven.

'Small businesses and their employees are at the heart of the Texas economy, and they need support during these difficult times,” said Governor Abbott. “These loans will help us revitalize our economy and restore Texans’ livelihoods as we respond to COVID-19. I thank Goldman Sachs and the LiftFund for providing this lifeline to Texas small businesses and their employees by providing them with the support they need to overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19. This partnership is an important first step in our journey to economic recovery in the state of Texas.'

'We have seen first-hand the determination and resilience of small business owners in Texas, having worked alongside them for years through our 10,000 Small Businesses program,' said John Waldron, President and Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs. 'Goldman Sachs understands that our communities and economy rely on small business and we are doing everything we can to support this vital engine of economic growth and employment.'

More at link.

[LadyLiberty]

I'm wondering why the IHME models have not been updated online since the 10th.  I know it was a holiday weekend, but I would have expected it to be done today.  Total Texas deaths as of today are 287, yet the model predicted that we would have 359 deaths by now.  Things that make you go hmmmmmmm .....

[Smokin Joe]

I'm wondering why the IHME models have not been updated online since the 10th.  I know it was a holiday weekend, but I would have expected it to be done today.  Total Texas deaths as of today are 287, yet the model predicted that we would have 359 deaths by now.  Things that make you go hmmmmmmm .....

They remodeled our state models and the difference is huge. But now their data projections appear to be slightly low instead of ridiculously high.  I do not believe we have hit our peak number of cases yet, even if projections do show (and I think accurately) that the number of hospital beds, ICU beds, and ventilators will be quite adequate.

They show Texas actual at 283 as of 4/12 :https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/texas

[Elderberry]

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/02/coronavirus-texas-cases-latest-updates-san-antonio/

State data released April 13 shows that as of 8 p.m. April 12, there were at least 13,906 coronavirus cases in Texas. There were 287 reported deaths and 1,176 patients are known to be hospitalized. At least 133,226 tests have been run.

County   Number of cases   Deaths

Harris   3,629   44
Dallas   1,723   31
Tarrant   806   25
Travis   774   9
Bexar   772   27
Fort Bend   536   11
Denton   482   13
Collin   453   8
Galveston   355   8
Lubbock   307   16

See all (178) at link.
   
Statewide   13,906   287

[catfish1957]

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[Smokin Joe]

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[Idiot]

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I still don't get the lack of toilet paper.  Did people just not use it before?

[mountaineer]

I still don't get the lack of toilet paper.  Did people just not use it before?

I don't get it, either. In the past month or so I've seen it just once on my local Kroger's shelves. Tried to place an order at Sam's Club, and they didn't have it, either. What weird kinky stuff is going on with this stuff?