Beady
Well-Known Member
Willie, this made me think of you.
I don't know how to figure the local infection/death rate. I know we're in one of the state's hot spots (although nothing at all as bad as Detroit), but Lansing spills over into two other counties. As of yesterday, though, the state had 31k cases and 2,500 dead (those numbers will be updated in another couple of hours) and almost all are in the southern 1/3 of the lower peninsula. Folks north of that line don't want us southerners to flee north to seasonal homes, bringing the plague with us. I've noticed the daily increase in deaths can range between 65 and 125, mainly because a lot of jurisdictions don't report over the weekend.
I've tried wearing a bandanna, but found it too hard to breath (I'm the one with COPD), so I've got some masks coming in the mail (although I don't see what the difference would be). In the meantime, the wife (with the compromised immune system) is the one who has to go inside places if it's going to be an extended visit. Luckily, the pharmacy has a drive-thru and the local grocery is small with comparatively few people at a time. The temp is 55 and it's sunny so maybe I can get out for a walk.
I don't know how to figure the local infection/death rate. I know we're in one of the state's hot spots (although nothing at all as bad as Detroit), but Lansing spills over into two other counties. As of yesterday, though, the state had 31k cases and 2,500 dead (those numbers will be updated in another couple of hours) and almost all are in the southern 1/3 of the lower peninsula. Folks north of that line don't want us southerners to flee north to seasonal homes, bringing the plague with us. I've noticed the daily increase in deaths can range between 65 and 125, mainly because a lot of jurisdictions don't report over the weekend.
I've tried wearing a bandanna, but found it too hard to breath (I'm the one with COPD), so I've got some masks coming in the mail (although I don't see what the difference would be). In the meantime, the wife (with the compromised immune system) is the one who has to go inside places if it's going to be an extended visit. Luckily, the pharmacy has a drive-thru and the local grocery is small with comparatively few people at a time. The temp is 55 and it's sunny so maybe I can get out for a walk.