You misread this. It says my area. SWVA the fact they just did 160 tests HERE. We have no confirmed cases because the turn around on test results is 7 days here. Ridiculous.
The Gov of VA has been proactive even if I am not a fan. He is a doctor by trade. The world here is different than NY but I am aware of NY and feel for all of you. Some of my family lives in Beacon.
You misread this. It says my area. SWVA the fact they just did 160 tests HERE. We have no confirmed cases because the turn around on test results is 7 days here. Ridiculous.
The Gov of VA has been proactive even if I am not a fan. He is a doctor by trade. The world here is different than NY but I am aware of NY and feel for all of you. Some of my family lives in Beacon.
Does 7-day turnaround mean you all are still sending tests to CDC/Atlanta for results? Their sluggish processing/backlog is insane; NY Gov Cuomo petitioned feds to go private/local here for testing/test results 2'ish weeks ago - which is how we got up
& running automated last night. Surely VA can do the same?
Our first case just confirmed a few minutes ago. She has been in Carilion RMH since Monday. That explains the press conference. So now it starts to see how many others of the 160 are positive.
Oh Eastern and Central VA have 2-3 day turn around. The critical part of the testing here is not available.
So Carilion did a press conference on how they are preparing. One of the lead doctors said right now they have a 7day turn around. My fear is we will have a huge amount of positives out of the 160. Meaning many more have been exposed.
re that missing critical piece of testing - our kits (from CDC) didn't have it either. That's another reason NY went in-state, via private companies.
As for a huge amount of positives from the 160 - maybe, maybe not. The key is simply testing as many people as possible so that you get the greatest sampling every time. Some people don't show symptoms, but have it anyway. They probably won't be tested, but they're still shedding virus. The there's a mild version of cv (like Tom Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson has/had). Those people may not see a dr, thus not be tested. So the percentage of positives in the 160 depends on WHO they tested - if everybody was in the ICU, you'll see a much greater percentage. If they all just came into a clinic, it'll be less. So you use the numbers as a tracking device geographically and day-to-day.
Locally, just assume everybody's got it. Seriously. That way everybody takes precautions. And remember 80% of cases self-resolve. But it's the "higher risk" groups that need the most protection. Be well.
You misread this. It says my area. SWVA the fact they just did 160 tests HERE. We have no confirmed cases because the turn around on test results is 7 days here. Ridiculous.
The Gov of VA has been proactive even if I am not a fan. He is a doctor by trade. The world here is different than NY but I am aware of NY and feel for all of you. Some of my family lives in Beacon.
Does 7-day turnaround mean you all are still sending tests to CDC/Atlanta for results? Their sluggish processing/backlog is insane; NY Gov Cuomo petitioned feds to go private/local here for testing/test results 2'ish weeks ago - which is how we got up
& running automated last night. Surely VA can do the same?
Our first case just confirmed a few minutes ago. She has been in Carilion RMH since Monday. That explains the press conference. So now it starts to see how many others of the 160 are positive.
Oh Eastern and Central VA have 2-3 day turn around. The critical part of the testing here is not available.
So Carilion did a press conference on how they are preparing. One of the lead doctors said right now they have a 7day turn around. My fear is we will have a huge amount of positives out of the 160. Meaning many more have been exposed.
re that missing critical piece of testing - our kits (from CDC) didn't have it either. That's another reason NY went in-state, via private companies.
As for a huge amount of positives from the 160 - maybe, maybe not. The key is simply testing as many people as possible so that you get the greatest sampling every time. Some people don't show symptoms, but have it anyway. They probably won't be tested, but they're still shedding virus. The there's a mild version of cv (like Tom Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson has/had). Those people may not see a dr, thus not be tested. So the percentage of positives in the 160 depends on WHO they tested - if everybody was in the ICU, you'll see a much greater percentage. If they all just came into a clinic, it'll be less. So you use the numbers as a tracking device geographically and day-to-day.
Locally, just assume everybody's got it. Seriously. That way everybody takes precautions. And remember 80% of cases self-resolve. But it's the "higher risk" groups that need the most protection. Be well.