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Laura PourMeADrink

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October 1, 2020

Cases rise in 25 states - NM worst; kids make up 10% of all cases -- WH says cruises A-OK

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/cases-rise-in-25-states-kids-make-up-10-of-all-cases-7-covid-19-updates.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&oly_enc_id=2315D5579689B1V

Highlights..go to link for detail..
1. Children of all ages can contract and transmit COVID-19

2. The federal government is no longer in charge of distributing Gilead's remdesivir

3. Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine won't be ready to widely distribute until spring 2021 at the earliest

4. Children account for 10 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the U.S., up from 2.2 percent in April

5. The National Institutes of Health is allocating nearly $234M in funds to improve COVID-19 testing in underserved and vulnerable communities.

6. The White House has overruled the CDC's attempt to keep cruise ships docked until mid-February






September 30, 2020

I am the most critical DUer here

And I absolutely LOVED it. More please! Biden was absolutely brilliant and perfect.

September 30, 2020

What comebacks would you like to hear?

Trump bragging about economy...


"President Obama and I handed you a gift. An upward trajectory economy. Anyone could have have kept that rolling. A first year economics student could have kept that up. Instead you and Republicans robbed it, created more debt, to help the rich. A recent study showed average people are worst off now."

"And YOU didn't even come up with an unfair tax plan. You bragged you had it but never delivered!"

September 28, 2020

Oddball very quirky Australian comedy "Kath & Kim" very addicting

Might not be for everyone but crazy and quirky and funny to us.

Subtitles help if you aren't used to Australian accents.

September 28, 2020

Covid Test Positivity Rates by state as of Sept 25..worst to best

*new cases = most recent reported #
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/states-ranked-by-covid-19-test-positivity-rates-july-14.html

South Dakota: 23.8 percent positive

New daily cases: 463

Tests per 1,000: 1.6



Idaho: 19.4

New daily cases: 491

Tests per 1,000: 1.1



Wisconsin: 17.6

New daily cases: 2,392

Tests per 1,000: 2



Iowa: 16.3

New daily cases: 1,120

Tests per 1,000: 1.7



Kansas: 15.5

New daily cases: 446

Tests per 1,000: 1.4



Alabama: 13.7

New daily cases: 1,053

Tests per 1,000: 1.4



Nebraska: 13.3

New daily cases: 453

Tests per 1,000: 1.6



Utah: 13

New daily cases: 1,198

Tests per 1,000: 2.2



Wyoming: 12.6

New daily cases: 136

Tests per 1,000: 1.3



Missouri: 12.3

New daily cases: 1,356

Tests per 1,000: 1.9



Nevada: 11.4

New daily cases: 390

Tests per 1,000: 1.1



Florida: 11

New daily cases: 2,541

Tests per 1,000: 1.1



Arkansas: 9.4

New daily cases: 1,086

Tests per 1,000: 2.9



Oklahoma: 9.1

New daily cases: 1,083

Tests per 1,000: 3.1



Indiana: 9

New daily cases: 899

Tests per 1,000: 1.3



Texas: 8.7

New daily cases: 4,453

Tests per 1,000: 2.5

*Texas changed its positivity rate reporting methodology Sept. 14. The state will now rely on a calculation that accounts for the date a test was administered versus the date the health agency receives test results.



Oregon: 8

New daily cases: 362

Tests per 1,000: 0.8



Georgia: 7

New daily cases: 1,537

Tests per 1,000: 1.9



North Dakota: 6.6

New daily cases: 470

Tests per 1,000: 7.8



Pennsylvania: 6.2

New daily cases: 845

Tests per 1,000: 1



Arizona: 6.2

New daily cases: 568

Tests per 1,000: 1.3



Montana: 6.1

New daily cases: 330

Tests per 1,000: 3.5



South Carolina: 6.1

New daily cases: 1,021

Tests per 1,000: 3.3



Delaware: 5.9

New daily cases: 117

Tests per 1,000: 1.6



Tennessee: 5.7

New daily cases: 892

Tests per 1,000: 3.4



North Carolina: 5.5

New daily cases: 1,687

Tests per 1,000: 2.1



Maryland: 4.9

New daily cases: 503

Tests per 1,000: 1.6



Washington: 4.8

New daily cases: 536

Tests per 1,000: 1



Minnesota: 4.8

New daily cases: 912

Tests per 1,000: 3.3



Virginia: 4.6

New daily cases: 898

Tests per 1,000: 2.2



Colorado: 4.3

New daily cases: 547

Tests per 1,000: 2.3



West Virginia: 4.2

New daily cases: 204

Tests per 1,000: 2.5



Mississippi: 3.8

New daily cases: 737

Tests per 1,000: 4.2



Louisiana: 3.6

New daily cases: 577

Tests per 1,000: 3.5



Illinois: 3.6

New daily cases: 2,256

Tests per 1,000: 4.2



Hawaii: 3.5

New daily cases: 90

Tests per 1,000: 2.1



California: 2.8

New daily cases: 3,080

Tests per 1,000: 3.2



Alaska: 2.7

New daily cases: 128

Tests per 1,000: 3.4



Michigan: 2.7

New daily cases: 1,078

Tests per 1,000: 3



Ohio: 2.6

New daily cases: 991

Tests per 1,000: 2.9



Kentucky: 2.5

New daily cases: 643

Tests per 1,000: 6.2



New Mexico: 2.3

New daily cases: 237

Tests per 1,000: 2.8



New Jersey: 1.7

New daily cases: 228

Tests per 1,000: 3



Rhode Island: 1.6

New daily cases: 134

Tests per 1,000: 6.9



Washington, D.C.: 1.2

New daily cases: 56

Tests per 1,000: 5.4



Connecticut: 1.1

New daily cases: 157

Tests per 1,000: 3.9



New York: 0.9

New daily cases: 955

Tests per 1,000: 4.5



New Hampshire: 0.7

New daily cases: 37

Tests per 1,000: 3.6



Massachusetts: 0.6

New daily cases: 481

Tests per 1,000: 9.2



Maine: 0.5

New daily cases: 44

Tests per 1,000: 5.2



Vermont: 0.4

New daily cases: 2

Tests per 1,000: 1.1

September 28, 2020

When Biden wins, the lame duck period could definitely be extremely dangerous

to our country.

Perhaps leadership should meet with pence and plan to invoke 25th on election night? I know, he's a horror, but he doesn't appear to be mentally ill.

September 28, 2020

When Biden wins, the lame duck period could definitely be extremely dangerous

to our country.

Perhaps leadership should meet with pence and plan to invoke 25th on election night? I know, he's a horror, but he doesn't appear to be mentally ill.

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Left of Gandhi.. Question things, especially our own party to hopefully make it #1 by a mile
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