What will football be like

Ok, I keep presenting facts and statistics only to receive emotion and opinion back.  So here is from Washington State.  I see no spike in hospitalizations.

www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus

Date Hospitals Reporting Total COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized Total COVID-19 Patients Intubated

6/3/2020         90                         285                                                     91

6/4/2020         87                         247                                                     86

6/5/2020         83                         205                                                     57

6/6/2020         71                         213                                                     66

6/7/2020         70                         205                                                     60

6/8/2020         99                         238                                                     92

6/9/2020         93                         226                                                     63



Confirmed Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths by Age


For Irimi:

Age Group Percent of Cases Percent of Hospitalizations Percent of Deaths


0-19                     7%                         1%                             0%

20-39                 33%                       11%                              2%

40-59                 33%                     27%                             9%

60-79                 19%                     39%                             38%

80+                     8%                     22%                             51%

Unknown              0%                     0%                                 0%

Good point.  I heard a rep from the nurses union in Oregon talk about all the nurses that had to be laid off, especially in low population places because there was no work to be done.  

My poor mother in law had hip replacement replacement (yes, wore the first one out) and the fit wasn't right.  She first dislocated it Christmas Eve.  When it was determined they had to go back and do repair work it was considered elective surgery.  She subsequently dislocated it 4 or 5 more times.  Horribly painful, expensive, contact with paramedics, etc.  Made no sense.  She just got in a couple weeks ago to get it done and is doing great.  What a waste.

I wasn't offering a cause. I was noting the official communication of the Arizona Department of Health that instructed its hospitals to re-engage it's emergency plans because they are experiencing increased hospitalizations. no more, no less. I was also noting that one part of the dashboard appeared to have an issue, while other parts were showing more recent data. 

Are the riots the likely cause of the spike, or a major contributor? of course they are, but It doesn't matter, because what it shows is a bunch of people in close quarters for an extended period of time is still spreading the disease. Be it shouting at the man, or high five-ing a touchdown. Put people shoulder to shoulder for a period of time and you are creating an environment to spread the disease. 

I am still pro "open reser" but we all should take stock in the fact we are no means out of the wood on COVID. Reser capacity needs to be reduced, of that I am sure. we need some screening and reasonable precautions, of that I am sure. but should we cancel the whole thing? no, of that I am also sure. 

In all of this is still room for common sense. 

Looks like a plateau.

all of the 20 million private sector employees forced out of work cant get a job that pays them anywhere near what they were making before especially small business owners that drive the country's economy and those that can go back to work wont because they are making more on unemployment.  So i dont believe "all" people can go back to work especially in rural areas of our country