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Covfefe 19: now in 3D

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Thanks. Are there current figures for % of Corona cases in Italy that needed hospitalization vs. US?
 
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And, documented cases jumped 20% overnight in Italy, because *shocker* those who were put under quarantine last week took Brent's advice and decided to keep living their life at town squares, ski resorts, and beaches and contracted the virus.
 
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But that’s what JD and I are saying. Italy’s 3.2 per 1000 translates to less than 200,000. Our 2.8 translates to 925,000. If you have 5000 cases in each, and you’re one of them, would you really prefer to be where the hospital beds are most dense per 1000 people in the country?

So I think what you are saying is that if you are in a less populated place there may be a chance the beds are more plentiful and you would have a better chance of getting one.

Theoretically. Unfortunately on avg the system is at 95-97% capacity at any one given time. Even if it were significantly less the number of beds is something like 10 times what is available. It doesn't appear that anywhere has the capacity. You also have to look at burden of disease. In a lot of the Red states, esp down south the chronic disease rates are way higher so incidence of severe disease will be higher. Lots of moving parts
 
But that’s what JD and I are saying. Italy’s 3.2 per 1000 translates to less than 200,000. Our 2.8 translates to 925,000. If you have 5000 cases in each, and you’re one of them, would you really prefer to be where the hospital beds are most dense per 1000 people in the country?

You’re not serious, are you?

Leswp1 provided a solid answer instead of sarcasm.
 
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And, documented cases jumped 20% overnight in Italy, because *shocker* those who were put under quarantine last week took Brent's advice and decided to keep living their life at town squares, ski resorts, and beaches and contracted the virus.

That is exactly what happened. Such heroes.
 
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And, documented cases jumped 20% overnight in Italy, because *shocker* those who were put under quarantine last week took Brent's advice and decided to keep living their life at town squares, ski resorts, and beaches and contracted the virus.

Nonononono. If you are quarantined STAY THE F HOME. If you are at risk, STAY THE F HOME. Read the details. JFC.
 
But that’s what JD and I are saying. Italy’s 3.2 per 1000 translates to less than 200,000. Our 2.8 translates to 925,000. If you have 5000 cases in each, and you’re one of them, would you really prefer to be where the hospital beds are most dense per 1000 people in the country?

We have like 65,000 ICU beds, maybe 95,000 in an emergency situation
 
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Most hospitals go to capacity and divert a number of times during flu season. How many stories have you heard about people being in beds in the halls during that time? Only now they should be in isolation and there are no beds to divert to
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trying to explain asymptomatic transmission and the exponential growth of epidemics to a 5-year-old to explain why he can’t have a birthday party, and it’s...not going well.</p>— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) <a href="https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1238849970800910336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Maybe he can explain to Brent next.
 
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