tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post1181811173276207938..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: COVID-19 UpdateCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-17103964961223409972020-10-28T14:24:48.788-04:002020-10-28T14:24:48.788-04:00Accoding to some figures out there, about 2/3rds o...Accoding to some figures out there, about 2/3rds of the active cases are from nursing homes and assisted living facilities. But presumably those are “caught” faster than cases in the general population. So my guess would be that the total number of actual cases (i.e., including those walking around positive but not yet tested) is higher, with a balance of more like 50-50 between homes and the rest of the population. Sam Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139366555091167364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-28098107823243115512020-10-28T00:16:37.070-04:002020-10-28T00:16:37.070-04:00It is so remarkable -- a bit sad, actually -- that...It is so remarkable -- a bit sad, actually -- that the crucial statistic for measuring the pandemic's spread in Columbia County, the infection rate, is "according to Gossips' calculation." Where is the County's Health Department? Peter Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077048678660809331noreply@blogger.com