I wonder if they are backtracking because things are not progressing as they’d like or If that was always the plan. That sure didn’t seem like the plan when they started saying May 20.Yes, May 20 is not the re-open date.
During the governor's news conference it was said that May 20 is not a "reopen" date, but the deadline for the state's Reopen CT Advisory Group to collect information on testing, contact tracing, and PPE -- not necessarily when schools and businesses could reopen.
Also, I check worldometers daily and the recovery stats are terrible. As of today they had 65 total CT recoveries which is insanely low. I wonder if they’re that inaccurate from everywhere.Yes, May 20 is not the re-open date.
During the governor's news conference it was said that May 20 is not a "reopen" date, but the deadline for the state's Reopen CT Advisory Group to collect information on testing, contact tracing, and PPE -- not necessarily when schools and businesses could reopen.
Lamont extended the initial two week "Stay Safe, Stay at Home," well ahead of the start of week 3. I was always of the opinion that they should have set the new date at May 4, but that's moot now. The Northeast Governor Consortium is going to make a group decision.
I do too, it's weird how New York went from just over 15,000 deaths yesterday morning to almost 21,000 last night.
Deaths are different beast. CDC frequently change guidelines on what qualifies as a covid19 death.
| Overall Summary | Statewide Total | Change Since Yesterday |
| Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases | 23,921 | +821 |
| COVID-19-Associated Deaths | 1,764 | +125 |
| Patients Currently Hospitalized with COVID-19 | 1,877 | -70 |
| Patients tested for COVID-19 | 74,038 | +2,541 |
And probably so hard to accurately track.
I think it’s up to positive testees to report to CDC or state agency. It’s weird that worldometer is not accounting for as many as I’m sure there have been.
The new cases are the result of increased testing. The numbers of tests are going through the roof so there will be more and more cases. That's why hospitalizations should be the metric that is most meaningful.
True but the media will talk about cases SURGING and SKYROCKETING while the virus SPREADS.
I"m really considering buying one of those stand alone freezers. Not so much due to the frozen foods issue, but my wife's new addiction to 'panic' shopping as if Armageddon is tomorrow. I need help, she buying so much we've started putting extras in the closet and both of our fridges/freezers are packed. Hell, after my post this morning I mentioned this to my wife (couldn't find fries), and she picks up 2 bags of fries, from the dollar store.
Who cares what the media says... More cases is good, it means more testing. The only way we're getting out of this is herd immunity.
Smithfield Foods closes ANOTHER meat packing plant in Illinois as coronavirus outbreaks threaten to plunge food supply chain into crisis
Smithfield said in a statement on Friday that it will indefinitely close its plant in Monmouth, Illinois after 'a small portion' of the 1,700 employees there tested positive for COVID-19.
The Monmouth plant processes approximately 3 percent of the U.S. supply of fresh pork, and also produces bacon.
It follows closures of Smithfield plants in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where 5 percent of American pork is processed, as well as in Wisconsin and Missouri, and closures of multiple Tyson Foods plants and dozens of others across the country.
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Smithfield Foods closes ANOTHER meat packing plant in Illinois
Smithfield said in a statement on Friday that it will indefinitely close its plant in Monmouth, Illinois after 'a small portion' of the 1,700 employees there tested positive for COVID-19.www.dailymail.co.uk
No foolin'. I feel like I haven't had a steak in years.
Have you seen the prices of meat in the grocery stores? Whatever we are saving on gas is negated by groceries.
You ever get your freezer?