85 infants test positive for COVID-19 in Texas county amid alarming spike

[mystery-ak]

85 infants test positive for COVID-19 in Texas county amid alarming spike
By Tal Axelrod - 07/18/20 01:56 PM EDT

Eighty-five infants tested positive for the coronavirus this week in a Texas county amid an alarming spike in cases in the state.

Nueces County’s public health director said at a meeting Friday said that a review of the county’s coronavirus data unveiled the startling statistic.

“These babies have not even had their first birthdays yet,” Annette Rodriguez said. “Please help us to stop the spread of this disease. Stay social distanced from others; stay protected. Wear a mask when in public and for everyone else, please do your best to stay home.”

The statistics comes as Texas experiences a surge in coronavirus cases, recording 10,000 new cases per day for several days in a row this week. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has issued a statewide mask mandate to try to blunt the spread of the pandemic.

Texas is one of several states, mostly across the South and West, to see spikes in cases after initially flattening the curve, raising fears of a broader, nationwide outbreak later in the year and renewing worries of a second economic downturn.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/507958-85-infants-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-texas-county-amid

[libertybele]

Corpus Christi has about 8,100 coronavirus cases and 82 deaths linked to the virus, local officials said. Other Texas counties such as Cameron and Hidalgo are so dire, health officials are stocking up on refrigerated trucks to store bodies as morgues fill up.

In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbot, state representatives Sheila Jackson Lee and Joaquin Castro said that local jurisdictions should be granted the ability to issue stay at home orders to help contain coronavirus cases.

https://www.nbc-2.com/story/42384228/85-infants-under-age-1-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-one-texas-county

[mountaineer]

I find this a bit hard to believe.

[libertybele]

I find this a bit hard to believe.

The only thing that came to mind when I read the headlines is perhaps that these infants are newborns and possibly one of the nurses in the unit or several of the nurses in the unit had COVID and passed it on to them.

[Smokin Joe]

The only thing that came to mind when I read the headlines is perhaps that these infants are newborns and possibly one of the nurses in the unit or several of the nurses in the unit had COVID and passed it on to them.

Right. Otherwise, how would 85 infants catch the disease?

Either that or the test results are sketchy again.

[LilLamb]

But, are they sick? Are they in the hospital?

[libertybele]

But, are they sick? Are they in the hospital?

If they aren't symptomatic, then perhaps they are testing all newborns before they leave the hospital??  Otherwise, why would they test them?

I've assumed that these are newborns still in the hospital but perhaps these are newborns who have been brought in for their first checkups by their parents and contracted the virus in the waiting room or from medical personnel and became ill and were then tested??

[Smokin Joe]

The government (or parts of it) appears to be trying to get EVERYONE scared.

Fear invokes the Limbic portion of the brain; the "Fight of Flight" response.

At that point, people are not operating rationally. In the grip of FEAR, people act to flee or fight, operating at best on emotions, not on logic nor rational consideration, and the stampeding herd is one which can be steered (no pun intended) in virtually any direction, including off a cliff.

American Indians used that same tactic against bison, some of the most wily and formidable of herd animals individually, but which could be panicked in a herd by fire or other means to go off cliffs in piles so deep the bottom ones rotted before they could be butchered and jerked (smoked).

Well, like it or not, most people are herd animals, too, and the same behaviour is evident even as people beg to have their Rights taken from them for the false reassurance of 'feeling' safe.

[Smokin Joe]

If they aren't symptomatic, then perhaps they are testing all newborns before they leave the hospital??  Otherwise, why would they test them?

I've assumed that these are newborns still in the hospital but perhaps these are newborns who have been brought in for their first checkups by their parents and contracted the virus in the waiting room or from medical personnel and became ill and were then tested??

Either that or the tests themselves have become compromised.

[libertybele]

The government (or parts of it) appears to be trying to get EVERYONE scared.

Fear invokes the Limbic portion of the brain; the "Fight of Flight" response.

At that point, people are not operating rationally. In the grip of FEAR, people act to flee or fight, operating at best on emotions, not on logic nor rational consideration, and the stampeding herd is one which can be steered (no pun intended) in virtually any direction, including off a cliff.

American Indians used that same tactic against bison, some of the most wily and formidable of herd animals individually, but which could be panicked in a herd by fire or other means to go off cliffs in piles so deep the bottom ones rotted before they could be butchered and jerked (smoked).

Well, like it or not, most people are herd animals, too, and the same behaviour is evident even as people beg to have their Rights taken from them for the false reassurance of 'feeling' safe.

A lot of truth to what you are saying, take for example 9/11, we now go through security screenings at airports, the Dept. of Homeland Security was created, the Patriot Act was enacted and the "Insurrection Act" was changed to give the president more power.  I believe the fear from COVID is having a much, much greater impact.

[Hoodat]

I've assumed that these are newborns still in the hospital but perhaps these are newborns who have been brought in for their first checkups by their parents and contracted the virus in the waiting room or from medical personnel and became ill and were then tested??

The video gives the impression that these are infants that are being infected in their homes by other family members.  These are not newborns still at the hospital.  Most likely, they are being tested because other family members became infected and are showing symptoms.

You can catch Annette Rodriguez at the 16:00 mark:

[Smokin Joe]

A lot of truth to what you are saying, take for example 9/11, we now go through security screenings at airports, the Dept. of Homeland Security was created, the Patriot Act was enacted and the "Insurrection Act" was changed to give the president more power.  I believe the fear from COVID is having a much, much greater impact.

Most post-9/11 measures only had a noticeable impact on air passengers. The COVID edicts affect us all, and for many, have been economically devastating as well.

[mountaineer]

Either that or the tests themselves have become compromised.

I don't believe the test results one bit. As in Florida, where 300 testing sites reported 100% positives. As all over the country where people who never took the test are getting notified they're Corona-positive.

Mt. Juliet man says even with no test, he’s informed he is COVID-19 positive by state
    Jeremy Finley
    Updated 5 hrs ago | Posted on Jul 17, 2020

MOUNT JULIET, TN (WSMV) - Brock Ballou expected the first call. After all, his co-worker had tested positive for COVID-19, so he expected a call from a contact tracer.

He didn’t anticipate, however, what the tracer would tell him.

“She specifically said – I’m looking at it right here – you tested positive – this is a follow up call to see how your symptoms are,”  Ballou said.

There was just one major problem - because he hadn’t experienced any symptoms, Ballou hadn’t been tested yet. ...

Full story at WSMV.

[mountaineer]

Oh. Never mind.

Reports Of A Surge In Coronavirus Cases In Texas Infants Is False, Official Says
Chuck Ross
Investigative Reporter
July 19, 2020

A viral report of a sudden surge of coronavirus cases in infants in a single county in Texas is inaccurate, a local official said on Saturday.

On Friday, the top health official for the Corpus Christi area said at a press conference that the county currently has 85 cases of newborns with coronavirus.

“We currently have 85 babies under the age of one year in Nueces County that have all tested positive for COVID-19,” Annette Rodriguez, director of public health for Corpus Christi Nueces County, said at the press conference. “These babies have not even had their first birthday yet. Please help us stop the spread of this disease.” ...

But Rodriguez was mistaken, according to Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales. ...

“On Friday, July 17, during a press conference, a spokesperson mentioned that 85 infants under the age of one had tested positive for coronavirus,” Canales said in a statement, KRIS 6 reported. “This number reflects the cumulative total of positive tests for infants under the age of 1 since the beginning of testing in mid-March, which has resulted in 8,171 positive test results.” ...

Daily Caller

[libertybele]

Oh. Never mind.Daily Caller

Imagine that, inaccuracy in reporting. Hard to believe. 

[Hoodat]

I heard the mayor of CC this morning on OAN say that this goes back to the beginning of the outbreak, and that the age cut-off was 23 months - not one year.  Of the 85 infants, ten were hospitalized, none put on a ventilator, and no deaths.

[GrouchoTex]

I saw on the internet that some who administers test say that they can't perform the test on someone under the age of 3.
Is this true?
(It must be, it was on the internet).

 

Seriously, if anyone here has a medical background and can clarify how they would test infants, that would be good to know.