Question for you data nerds out there. I’ve been trying to replicate the exact numbers for cases that the state is using, and so far, I’ve been stymied. Here’s the cases reported by the state. As you can see, this is pretty close to the data I have, which I download from the CA DHHS
Month: August 2020
One thing to worry about
Some people have nothing to worry about, but most of us have at least one issue that keeps us up at night. Maybe it’s the contractor who didn’t show up to do the tiling for the bathroom remodel. Perhaps Sally isn’t doing her homework on time. And why won’t Billy clean his room? Others have
Testing, testing, testing 1234
Good news, probably good news, and bad news. Good: Yesterday, California signed a contract with MA based PerkinElmer to provide an average of 150,000 tests PCR tests per day, with a maximum turnaround time of 48 hours built into the contract. The 7 day moving average of daily tests now in CA is 98.8K, so
Miscellanea
Thank you! So many people wrote yesterday with really nice messages of support. I really, really appreciate it. Periodically, I do lectures on various topics in front of up to 150 people. You get feedback right away about the effectiveness of the talk – are people looking at their cell phones? Is there a healthy
Good news and non-news
First, the good news. Some readers yesterday accused me of never covering the progress LA, Orange, and SD were making in slowing the spread of COVID. In fact, I covered those three counties in my post on August 19. Sorry, but I don’t analyze the same data day in and day out. On top of
American Exceptionalism = 300,000 Deaths?
Today, as we log 180,000 deaths from COVID, we have a grim look into the crystal ball known as the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), which is part of the University of Washington. The IHME model hit the news way back in April, when they raised the possibility that hospitals could get overwhelmed
County Catchup, Part 2
Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara & Ventura This is the conclusion of the county update for southern CA counties, not including LA, OC and SD. This post doesn’t have charts on the regular localities, you can see all the up to date numbers on the COVID Interactive pages on zorgi.me: Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside &
Imperial, Riverside & San Bernardino
It’s been a while since I went into detail on some of the other counties in Southern CA, so today I’m catching up a bit. Even though this post doesn’t have charts on the regular localities, you can see all the up to date numbers on the COVID Interactive pages on zorgi.me: Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside
Update: Aug. 19, 2020
Just a bare bones update today. You can see up to date numbers on the COVID Interactive pages on zorgi.me: Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside & 92024 City of San Diego + zips 92113, 92114, 92115, 92117, 92126, 92139 San Diego County Orange County LA County State of California AZ, FL, GA, NV, OK & TX USA
Balance *
I realized this morning when my shorts were a bit tight that I’ve spent too much time on my butt. My exercise routine has fallen off the past few months, I’ve put on the pounds, and I’m not sleeping as well. My wife says she’s worried about me. Stupid me: I’m healthy, and I shouldn’t
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