So 50 of the 3 confirmed positive cases in the entire state are all in Norwalk Hospital?? Makes sense
Here's a chart you won't see on CNN.
How to beat back the coronavirus
The virus is stifled by early and aggressive action and half-measures appear to only make things worse.www.axios.com
A simple google search indicates that ONE.......ONE. Confirmed case of an individual that works at several hospitals including a Norwalk. This kind of BS rumor mongering is exactly what I’m talking about. Hysterical or not, you are just spreading false info and further contributing to the panic. Un friggjng Real
Of course not. But why let the truth get in the way of a runaway freight train
The "kit" is a collection of solutions, and is used to to run multiple reactions. As I understand it, a kit can do 100 reactions, and two per patient is desired. Moreover, the "kits" are scarce because the FDA / CDC insisted on developing its own. I could assemble a kit and run the reactions here if I wanted to (ayup, I gotta rtPCR machine, don't you?) but then I would be running afoul of medical ethics and regulations. So if push comes to shove, the States can tell the CDC: " we're buying the buffers and primers, and building the damn things ourselves." I'm pretty sure our governor already has this plan in place.
Here's a chart you won't see on CNN.
How to beat back the coronavirus
The virus is stifled by early and aggressive action and half-measures appear to only make things worse.
What are you basing this on? I find this incredibly hard to believe when every media outlet is saying 3 confirmed cases in CT.
Look at the South Korea line.
That changes daily and they are spread between hospital labs and university labs. There are private kits that are getting into the hands of physicians but that is hit and miss.
Hope you’re right.
ctmirror.org
Each kit does hundreds of tests...so that means there is the capacity to tens of thousands of tests.
Why would you post this and then leave?
If you're actually reporting something not public it's helpful.
I got my numbers wrong. She said 600 kits, turns out she was referring to number of tests in a kit. Each kit can test 600 samples. We have two kits in CT right now. If there is a strong suspicion the patient is infected it is recommended to use two tests, so that cuts down on the capacity.
I saw that, seems stupid if symptomatic for personal Dr not to get a lab test, otherwise how do we actually know infection rate if mild sick all stay quiet at home?"If you have a fever and cough, and are in the south western part of the state, you should assume you have the coronavirus. You don't need a test to tell you that's what you have. You should assume that's the illness you have. Most people will get better at home, especially the younger you are, you should talk to your physician to give you advice on how to care for yourself with COVID-19 at home," said Dr. Matt Cartter, CT epidemiologist.
He said we shouldn't inundate the hospitals, and more than 80 percent of people will get better on their own, at home.
