re: Louisiana COVID-19 - 3/27/20 12PM CT Update: 2746 Cases - 21,359 Tested - 119 dead

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Just found out my Mamaw is at East Jeff in the covid unit, tested positive yesterday. She turns 88 next Saturday, has pneumonia and is on oxygen and meds right now. She's been on dialysis for years. Worst thing about it is she has to fight this thing alone.

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I think this is the worst thing about this disease, it literally separates families when they need each other the most. My Mom is all alone now and quarantined and all I can do is speak to her on the phone.

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You are so right! Our phones are the most germ infested things we come into contact with.


I have begun sanitizing mine multiple times per day, especially after I am out in public.

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I caught myself sanitizing my laundry baskets today. This is way out of control.

Maybe they have comorbidities and count them all

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That adds up to 156% ?

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Welcome to dealing with the LDH

Some patients have multiple of those conditions, which is why it is over 100%. But presenting the info in a graph that way is pretty poor

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That adds up to 156% ?

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Some people might have three or four of those conditions.

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Bunch of old, unhealthy, obese people with underlying health issues in Louisiana

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This and possibly very poor health care, and systems in place to determine who has it early enough to give them a fighting chance.

I feel like these numbers are going to be on a GRE Exam. I am truly confused what the real data implies.