Got up to 65F (18C) yesterday, but was back down to breezy 25F (-4C) with a 16F (-9C) wind chill this morning -- a 40 degree drop! It's a sunny 33F now, but will go down to 19F (-7C) tonight.
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There's currently 10,356 infected with the virus in NY state out of only 45,437 tested. That means almost 1/4 of EVERYONE tested was infected (23%)!
If this is an accurate sample of all people in the state that means statistically, that potentially 4.5 million in the state may be infected, & 23,000-225,000 might die from it here -- if nobody else gets infected.
New York has seen its percentage of cases requiring hospitalization hover around 18 to 24 percent, while New Jersey said Wednesday that a stunning 55 percent of its cases to date have required hospitalization.
No less than 40 percent of the population will eventually be infected by COVID-19, the governor predicted (8 million). That means 40,000-400,000 people in the state may die from it.
The governor projects peak infection is still 40-plus days out. By that point, New York state could need 110,000 hospital beds, more than double its current capacity, and more than 37,000 ICU beds.
Stay at home whenever possible, wash your hands, be careful, & use some common sense.
NY state is expecting the virus to peak in about 40 days (the end of April). So we can expect quarantines or self-quarantines through May. Limited & but careful socialization may be acceptable in June.
I'll be wiping my butt with paper towels, paper scraps, & leaves by June. Many of us will have starved by then as food shelves go bare often, or the stuff costs so much that we can't afford it. A 25 cent pack of ramen soup will cost $20 by then if you can find it.
Everything I need has already gone up 2-10 times in price with no end in sight. Much stuff I need is simply not available anywhere anymore, so I had to select much more expensive alternatives, or go without.
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Update:
21,689 people infected in NY state. 28% of those tested were infected. Over 17,000 died of the disease globally. Many of those who survive the infection will have permanent lung damage that may develop into COPD shortly after, or later in life.
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