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I don't know where you saw that but from the data in the txdshs Covid tracker new cases today were 1,448 which is the largest new case number. Yesterday was 1,355. Day before that was 1,179. The good news is testing is going way up. 35.8k today (with counties still reporting) and 49.2k yesterday. Positive infection rate yesterday was 2.8% and today it is 4% so far. Hospitalizations ticked down from yesterday as well to 1,648. Tough to judge on daily numbers and trends are more helpful. We are trending down on hospitalizations and positive infection rates. Fatalities are a mixed bag but today so far is our deadliest day at 58

Saw an interview with her and she said she had no contact and it was her wealth manager’s call on what to buy and sell. I think the same thing with Feinstein. And both of those ladies met worth was not even remotely impacted. Burr is toast though as he made the calls and as someone already stated, was like all of his money.

587,431 as of today for an increase of 132k tests or 22,044/day. 42,403 total cases for a cumulative positive case to testing percentage of 7.2%. Of the increase in tests and cases over the last 6 days, we've had 132k new tests and 7013 new cases for a positive test rate of 5.3%. Looked at the average daily hospitalizations too this time and the peaked on 5/5 at 1,888 and sit at 1,676 today. Increased testing=increased cases but positive test rates decreasing and it looks like hospitalizations decreasing. Wear a mask, don't be old af, don't be fat af.

Yeah, it's not new and Trump has been talking about it. Now that the entire story is falling apart not because of Trump but because of sworn testimony by those involved and your comment is to 'ignore it and focus on the economy'?

VP announcement possibility?

Herd immunity might be achieved earlier than previously thought. Also, fda approved antigen test that utilizes existing equipment in docs offices that will should be able to massively increase testing

Focused on Russia stuff is one way to put it. I don't think anyone assumes you are a Russian. What people assume is you are here to astroturf this board. Which is fine, as long as people read your posts with that critical eye and understanding.

Anything in there worth reading?

So fucking russians were using our own system of justice against us? I assume their discovery questions were tied to how we figured out what they did?

What? When did that happen and why?

Also looked a the case breakdown and death breakdown by age. 24.4% (3,004) of the cases are from people 60 and up. That group represents 80% (354) of the deaths. Bump it to 50 and up and you have 43% of the cases and 90% of the deaths. 50% of the deaths are 75+ and only represent 7.4% of the cases. If you are over 75 and you catch this according to the Texas data you've got a 24% chance of dying. fuck Also, AA represent 15.3% of the cases and 13.5% of the deaths. Hispanics are 38% of the cases and 22% of the deaths. White people are 28% of the cases and 37% of the deaths. They do have 14% of cases unknown by ethnicity and 25.7% of deaths unknown by ethnicity so those numbers could move around. They do not have a category for the fats.

thx. So through May 1st it looks like we've got from about a 10% infection rate on 4/1 to 5% today. Cases are increasing but rates decreasing.

I went and looked at the COVID-19 dashboard and looked at their source data to figure out growth rates of cases and fatalities. First, Texas has tested 455,162 (they do not provide, or I couldn't find, daily testing numbers over time so I can't tell how much it has increased.) and 35390 cases for a cumulative positive case to testing percentage of 7.78%. For reference, NY and NJ were hitting 50% I think at their peak. I'm certain that number was higher for us but has declined as testing has increased. Can't prove it though due to lack of information provided. Second, the case growth has slowed. Using a 7 day average starting on April 1st, our 7 day average increase in daily cases has gone from 22.67% on 4/1 to 3.5% as of yesterday. Third, the fatality growth has slowed. Using a 7 day average starting on April 1st, our 7 day average increase in deaths has gone from 28.89% on 4/1 to 3.77% yesterday.

Welp

That Becky is just a grandstanding Karen. Stupid bish

I don't think it does. If asset prices are a function of interest rates and interest rates are in the basement (and, imo, not going to materially rise....again. ever.), then P/E rations should be at historical levels and maybe should be higher. We get a weakening of Covid or treatment or vaccine then we've got elevate PE multiples, economic activity returning, and a fucking $3-5T tailwind of stimulus spending.

El Paso has 1000 of the current 1888 hospitalizations for the state? Wtf I saw that of the deaths in Texas over 400 of the 800ish were from long term care facilities.

Misread. Looking again. Hospitalizations numbers are right

Judge Jenkins posted some summary data. 4600 tests yesterday and 253 cases. 5% positive rate. That’s about double the amount of tests Dallas was doing a week or two ago Covid hospitalizations peaked 3/28 at 185. As of 5/2 at 70. Last week 158. Week before that 159. So declining

he had indicated testing was going to increase and I think there were going to start testing more at risk populations. But I can't find any data on number of tests, positive testing percentage, etc.

From a valuation perspective, I don' think it makes a lot of sense to look at quarterly numbers (if you assume we will have an effective treatment by fall or vaccine in 2021). Q1 is going to suck but not nearly as bad as Q2. Q1 really only had about 20-25% of the quarter with reduced economic activity. Check out TSA passenger screening data as a proxy or bookings on Open Table. April was a disaster, May will start to open back up, and June you'll be back to say, 80-85% activity. What does that mean for equity prices? No idea over the short term. But companies trade on a multiple of annual forward earnings. 16x, 17x, etc. And that forward multiple is a function of growth and interest rates (plus what could you invest in other than equities). Meaning, over the next 80 quarters (would be a 20x forward multiple) people are focused on 1.25-2.5% of their earnings (1 to 2 quarters). So you guys thinking (hoping?) for a retest or pullback may be left being frustrated that the market is not crashing because you think it should when in reality the market is actually behaving rationally. And there is my jinx post

He's 'been' here since 2018. Registered in August of 2018, made one post, then showed up in early April on the politics board and hasn't left. Shenanigans.

Sorry, was typing shorthand. Bacterial vaccine will be less effective as bacteria mutate and become more exposed to overuse of antibiotics. Increased antibiotic resistance will be a result of Covid.

Vaccine works against the viral. Bacterial not. Saw something earlier that over 50% of the deaths of covid are from secondary bacterial pneumonia that explodes upon a weakened immune system. Bacterial pneumonia deaths were huge factor for death totals with Spanish flu combined with antibiotics not being created until 1928