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SunSeeker

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11. It is scary bad here. Orange County is not doing much better.

Reply to C Moon (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 02:32 AM

Dec 2020

The deaths usually follow about 4 weeks after infection. So the Thanksgiving superspreaders toll will become much more apparent after Christmas. Note also that there is often a reporting lag of at least a few days.

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1 in 80 people have COVID-19 in L.A. County, which reports highest number of deaths since pandemic b [View all] C Moon Dec 2020 OP

Yes it is getting very scary. Especially for older people with co-morbidities. Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #1

+1 C Moon Dec 2020 #4

I only go to take out trash and get my mail, masked. I will be taking my car for some chowder66 Dec 2020 #2

Smart. C Moon Dec 2020 #3

I cancelled everything but necessary doctor's appointments. Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #7

+1 chowder66 Dec 2020 #9

does "have the disease" mean actively? Or just were infected? LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #5

Yeah, I don't know. It's enough to scare me. C Moon Dec 2020 #6

Yes, as well they should... LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #13

Folks, US number of cases 8 times bigger than reported, CDC says (November 27), so 41.9% progree Dec 2020 #8

I went grocery shopping yesterday Warpy Dec 2020 #10

Good on you! C Moon Dec 2020 #12

It is scary bad here. Orange County is not doing much better. SunSeeker Dec 2020 #11