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CDC weekly surveillance report

Mindy D — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 18:38:24 GMT

For those of you interested in finding out up-to-date information on your own, here's a link to the CDC Weekly Surveilance page. It also includes some influenza data when the data affects COVID numbers. Hospitalizations by age group and other data is here.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiO1IGYn7nqAhUMC6wKHQXiD9oQFjAEegQIBBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fcovid-data%2Fcovidview%2Findex.html&usg=AOvVaw012omKfX0SBh1-7gaYk7V_

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chessylady — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:00:19 GMT

Thanks for the info, I have bookmarked it. I hope the CDC data is accurate and has not been tampered with as some states have done.

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ECBG — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:06:32 GMT

Thank you.

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godi — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:26:49 GMT

I to bookmarked it. I will check it regularly. Thank you @Mindy D

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Nancy Drew — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:19:27 GMT

My dad's 80 year old friend went in for a blood test concerning his kidney got a call saying he tested positive for Corona. He called his Primary dr and said it was an error. So much for accuracy. At no time did he have a swab done.

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chessylady — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:26:26 GMT

@Nancy Drew so your point is that no one should be tested because there are some errors? Testing allows a person who is positive to self isolate until several tests show they are no longer a danger to others. I would not want to walk around infecting others. That is why I wear a mask even though I have no symptoms.

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Lipstickdiva — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:31:38 GMT

@Nancy Drew wrote:
My dad's 80 year old friend went in for a blood test concerning his kidney got a call saying he tested positive for Corona. He called his Primary dr and said it was an error. So much for accuracy. At no time did he have a swab done.

Is it possible he tested positive for the antibodies?

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Nancy Drew — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:32:07 GMT

@chessylady wrote:
@Nancy Drew so your point is that no one should be tested because there are some errors? Testing allows a person who is positive to self isolate until several tests show they are no longer a danger to others. I would not want to walk around infecting others. That is why I wear a mask even though I have no symptoms.

@chessylady Boy did your imagination run wild! That wasn't my point. My point is how many other inaccuracies are there out there?

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Nancy Drew — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:34:19 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
@Nancy Drew wrote:
My dad's 80 year old friend went in for a blood test concerning his kidney got a call saying he tested positive for Corona. He called his Primary dr and said it was an error. So much for accuracy. At no time did he have a swab done.
Is it possible he tested positive for the antibodies?

According to his Primary Dr. No. Clean as a whistle on that front. His right kidney has an issue tho.

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Marp — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:42:31 GMT

@Nancy Drew, do you know what kind of covid testing was done when the man went in for blood work related to his kidneys?

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RetRN — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:48:16 GMT

@Nancy Drew wrote:
@chessylady wrote:
@Nancy Drew so your point is that no one should be tested because there are some errors? Testing allows a person who is positive to self isolate until several tests show they are no longer a danger to others. I would not want to walk around infecting others. That is why I wear a mask even though I have no symptoms.
@chessylady Boy did your imagination run wild! That wasn't my point. My point is how many other inaccuracies are there out there?

Lots.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 20:53:25 GMT

maryland

The coronavirus positivity rate, case count and death toll "continue to trend in a positive direction," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said.

Day-to-day increases in the number of confirmed cases of the virus in Maryland have declined, even as more than 200 sites statewide are testing people for the coronavirus.

The statewide positivity rate is 4.51 percent on a rolling, seven-day average, which Hogan reported Monday was also a new low.

https://patch.com/maryland/baltimore/coronavirus-deaths-slow-lowest-rate-march-governor

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desertrat8 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 23:31:38 GMT

@Nancy Drew

Great question! Wish there were answers.....

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suzyQ3 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:26 GMT

Aside from false negatives, which is beyond anyone's control, I trust that vast majority of test results. I don't let any anecdotal references bother me or dissuade me from using the testing numbers to see what's going on.