As I wrote, while there doesn't seem to be much sign of #flu in #NYC #rsv and other #InfluenzaLikeIllness is clearly on the rise in this report, which is almost two weeks old.
There's no sign of a fall/winter COVID wave yet, and #rsvirus counts by themselves aren't very high, but it's something to keep an eye on.
I'm currently home with a mild ILI: no fever, three negative COVID rapid tests.
Please #MaskUp in confined spaces (elevators, trains) and where there are vulnerable people (markets)!
The November 9 NYC #flu and #rsv report is out, and there's no sign of this year's #influenza wave, but there's definitely an #rsvirus wave, starting about a month later than last year. Hopefully it won't climb as high as last year, or overlap with the winter COVID wave very much!
I have recovered from my ILI, and went for a bike ride today.
Please #MaskUp in confined spaces like elevators and trains, and where there are vulnerable people like doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths continued to decline slowly in #NYC over the past few weeks, with no sign of a fall/winter wave yet.
#COVIDIsNotOver and RSV is on the rise (see my previous post), so I #WearAMask in trains, elevators, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets! #GetBoosted if you haven't already...
#NYC has seen a slight increase in #COVID cases and hospitalizations over the past week, which is cause for concern in data collected right before the massive burst of Thanksgiving travel!
These are still some of the lowest levels we've seen since #COVID19 emerged, so I felt comfortable organizing a singing event with guests from out of town, and hosting another guest a couple days later.
#CovidIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in trains, elevators, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
Also a slight increase in #COVID wastewater concentrations here in Queens, but then back down to previous levels. There is an uptick in #COVID19 hospitalizations across New York State, but it appears to mostly be in Albany and Buffalo.
The reporting of hospitalizations to the CDC is over a month old, and the reporting of deaths to the WHO is similarly delayed, but the US reported almost 5,000 deaths in September, and slightly less in August. #CovidIsNotOver
Let's try and do better in 2025!
Still no sign of a winter #COVID wave in #NYC - cases appear to have settled around 145 per day, and hospitalizations around 10 per day.
The #COVID19 death chart is showing 16 deaths for all of November, slightly over a death every two days, which is the lowest I can remember, and no deaths since November 25. Of course, it's possible that the person who reports the deaths took the week off.
#CovidIsNotOver and until we have a month with zero deaths I #WearAMask in trains and doctors' offices!
This year's #flu and #RSV seasons in #NYC are either late or mild. By this time last year we were seeing over five times as many #influenza cases, and #rsvirus case counts were peaking.
NYC hospitals are reporting 3,436 cases of RSV, more than 2/3 of previous peaks.
These diseases can still be deadly, so let's try to keep the waves small! #WearAMask in confined spaces like elevators and trains, and where there are vulnerable people like doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
The winter #COVID wave appears to be starting here in #NYC. #COVID19 case counts jumped from a low of 10.74 per lakh before Thanksgiving to 16.72 last week. These numbers are always revised upwards, so it could be over 30.
In August I figured out that when cases reach 60 per lakh, then in three weeks things will probably be bad enough I will want to go into Outbreak Mode. The flu wave is also starting and we're in the middle of the RSV wave as well!
https://grieve-smith.com/ftn/2024/08/when-to-go-into-outbreak-mode/
Recently I described how I monitor the disease indicators published by government agencies, and how I've set a threshold of 6 people hospitalized per hundred thousand residents for deciding when to relax out of "outbreak mode" and eat and sing indoors. So then, when to go back into outbreak mode an
More confirmation of the winter #COVID wave in #NYC! #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations have started to climb, but even combined with flu and RSV (I'll post about them soon) they haven't reached the thresholds I've set for going into Outbreak Mode.
So much of the data is incomplete that I'm worried about underestimating the risk of catching or passing on any of these diseases. Yesterday I attended my department holiday party, but decided not to organize a karaoke event!
In #NYC #flu and #RSV case counts continue to climb. There were 2,380 positive #influenza cases in the week ending December 7, well below rates reported in 2022 and 2023 at this time of year.
4,495 positive #rsvirus cases were reported for the week, nearing the 2022 and 2023 peaks.
I still #WearAMask in crowded places like trains, buses and elevators, and wherever there are vulnerable people, like doctors' offices, pharmacies and grocery stores!
There is definitely a winter #COVID wave in #NYC. #COVID19 cases are up to 21 per lakh residents. Hospitalizations are up slightly. 19 people dead between November 17 and December 16.
The most recent publicly available wastewater count is from December 3. We've been seeing elevated counts since mid-November.
#CovidIsNotOver so I #WearAMask in crowded places and around vulnerable people!
And I've created a new dashboard for tracking the indicators I find most useful!
Is #NYC's winter #COVID19 wave plateauing at 1.25 hospitalizations per lakh per day? That would be wonderful if true and not just a lag in reporting!
#CovidIsNotOver and there were 19 #COVID deaths in the 30 most recent days with complete data.
I'm going to avoid in-person karaoke until I see a sustained drop in cases and no further rise in hospitalizations.
As usual, I #WearAMask in trains, elevators, doctors' offices and markets!
Screenshots from my new dashboard:
https://contagion.grieve-smith.com/
#flu was still on the rise in #NYC the week before last, nowhere near the peaks from the past two years, but it looks like the winter #RSV wave peaked in the week ending December 21!
#rsvirus appears to have peaked at the same level as last year, and slightly lower than 2022-2023.
Here's hoping we have relatively mild, quick winter waves for COVID and #influenza and no big outbreaks of pneumonia or bird flu!
For now, I'm avoiding in-person karaoke and I #WearAMask in trains and supermarkets!
The winter #COVID wave is here in New York! #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. Deaths in December were up slightly - 21 deaths in 30 days vs. 18 around November.
It's not yet at the threshold I set for going into Outbreak Mode, and since it's freezing weather, I'm going to eat in restaurants if they aren't too crowded.
But I'm not going to go to an in-person karaoke event on Saturday, and I #WearAMask in trains, elevators, doctors' offices and supermarkets!
#CovidIsNotOver
#flu cases have continued to rise in #NYC, approaching last year's peak. #RSV cases continue to decline from the peak in December. The percentage of hospital visits for Influenza-Like Illness was steady last week.
Here's hoping we'll see the peak of the #influenza and #COVID waves! Frustratingly, mpox is on a completely separate page, and there do not appear to be pages with live data for norovirus or pneumonia.
No in-person karaoke until these waves are over, and I #WearAMask on the train!
#COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in #NYC, reaching 30 cases and 1.8 hospitalizations per lakh population.
I've added CDC RESP-NET data to the dashboard, and will try to put in a graph. Hopefully RFK Jr. won't shut it down right away. It shows that #COVID19 hospitalizations are worse nationwide, but the real problem is flu!
#CovidIsNotOver so no in-person karaoke for a while, and as long as people are dying I #WearAMask in trains, elevators, doctors' offices and supermarkets!
Things may get a lot worse in all kinds of ways, but I wanted to complete this piece of my infectious disease dashboard, which presents CDC RESP-NET data.
#CovidIsNotOver but it looks like the big respiratory disease threat in the United States the past couple weeks is #flu, which had risen to 9.6 hospitalizations per lakh population as of January 4. More than #COVID and #RSV combined.
#COVID19 hospitalizations are currently half what they were in January 2024, and a third the rate in 2023.
Frustrating that the winter #COVID wave in #NYC seems to be lingering. I'm glad #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations are not rising as fast as they were after Christmas and Hanukah, but 25 people hospitalized is too many!
There have been more deaths in the past 30 days (33) than in December.
It seems that the flu is doing more damage this year. We'll see what tomorrow's flu report says.
#CovidIsNotOver so I #WearAMask in trains, buses, elevators, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#Flu cases in #NYC and nationwide appear to have peaked in early January! Let's hope #influenza drops quickly like in 2022-2023, not slowly like last year.
The CDC has not yet shut down RESP-NET; let's hope it hangs on as long as possible!
#RSV is continuing to drop as well, far below the December peak.
At this rate it may be safe to sing karaoke in February!
But as long as people are dying I #WearAMask in trains, buses, elevators; #MaskUp in doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising slower in #NYC but they're still continuing to rise as of January 27. We saw 24 #COVID19 deaths in December, but December 22-January 20 saw 44 deaths!
Here's hoping that both the COVID and flu waves will end quckly, unlike last winter when they extended into April!
I still #WearAMask in confined spaces like elevators, trains and buses, #MaskUp in hospitals, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets, where there are vulnerable people!
Oh fuck. #Flu cases and emergency room visits have continued to rise in #NYC, the highest #influenza rates since Fall 2019, maybe longer. At least the #RSV wave is over. Hoping COVID hospitalizations drop, or at least stay steady!
I was in the ER with a family member Wednesday night, and I heard a little sniffling and sneezing. I wore my KN95, and the doctors were pretty good with baggy masks, but I couldn't convince my loved one to put a mask on. At least the ventilation seemed to be good!
Ugh, #COVID cases and hospitalizations in #NYC continue to rise, slower than in January, but still rising steadily. There were 50 deaths from #COVID19 in January, more than twice as many deaths as in December!
My 86-year-old mom is currently suffering from some upper respiratory ailment. COVID and flu PCR tests were negative at the hospital last week, but a subsequent infection could be contributing to this.
As usual, I #WearAMask in doctors' offices, hospitals, trains, elevators and stores!
I've written before in frustration at #NYC's inept reporting of #COVID #wastewater concentrations. They collect the data at least weekly, but the most recent report is from February 2, on coronavirus.health.ny.gov and that is only an embedded Tableau graph.
The numerical #COVID19 data is posted to the NYC Open Data Portal, but the most recent report there is from Dec. 31.
I've discovered the embed on https://contagion.grieve-smith.com/ is pegged to the time I shared it, so I have to update it manually!
#COVID cases and hospitalizations appear to finally be leveling off in #NYC. Will they start dropping now, or will this be another long wave like last year?
My mom is now home from the hospital, recovering from RSV and pneumonia. Once she's a little stronger, I'd like to take her out to lunch without worrying that she'll catch #COVID19 or the flu!
#CovidIsNotOver so let's #WearAMask in elevators, trains and buses; #MaskUp in doctors' offices, hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#influenza cases are dropping in #NYC, and #rsv is now down below 1,000 cases a week. Small comfort if, like me, you've been caring for a loved one who's been in and out of hospitals with the #rsvirus for three weeks!
Still, in combination with the plateau in COVID cases, it should be safer to relax precautions - eating indoors more, singing karaoke, maybe taking a plane trip.
But I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, buses, doctors' offices, hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#COVID cases are finally coming down again in #NYC, and hospitalizations and deaths may be peaking. Let's hope this wave will be over relatively quickly, not drawn out like last winter!
#COVID19 hospitalizations are well below 6 per lakh per day, but combined with flu and RSV they are probably above 6. Will it be safe to organize in-person karaoke or eat in restaurants in two weeks?
#CovidIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators and buses, and #MaskUp in doctors' offices and supermarkets!
Due to incomplete data, it turns out the #RSV case count in #NYC was NOT below 1,000 in the week ending February 15. But it's again reported below 1,000 for the week ending February 22.
Cases of #RSVirus and the #flu are clearly trending down. Let's hope they keep dropping, and don't get revised up too far!
In combination with the drop in COVID cases, this suggests that overall March will be safer from respiratory infections. It's stil a good idea to #WearAMask in crowded spaces !
The CDC's RESP-NET showed me you can compare the impact of different viruses by calculating hospitalizations per lakh per day. It seems to have so far escaped the predations of Musk and Kennedy, so I've been reluctant to draw too much attention to it!
These screenshots show that 2024-25 has been almost as bad as the previous two years, but this year the #flu has caused most of the hospitalizations, more than twice as many as #COVID and #RSV combined!
Sadly, it looks like #COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths in #NYC are plateauing, or at least coming down slowly.
I'd like to go out and sing karaoke, or take my mom out to lunch, or even eat at one of the local eateries that get crowded, take a vacation flight or cruise. I guess we'll have to see if flu rates come down faster!
#CovidIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, buses, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
It looks like as of the week ending March 1, #RSV cases in #NYC have now been below 1,000 for two weeks. The #flu is below 10,000 cases per week, and hospital visits for #InfluenzaLikeIllness are below 8%!
To be safe, I'm going to skip the live band karaoke I was hoping to attend last week, but I will be hosting karaoke over Zoom on Monday!
My mother and I are still recovering from #rsvirus that was diagnosed in early February. Please #WearAMask in hospitals, doctors' offices and trains!
Frustrated to see that #COVID cases, hospitalizations, deaths and wastewater all appear to have plateaued in #NYC !
Fortunately, it's "only" 25-30 people getting hospitalized for #covid19 every day, 2.85 per lakh. Hospitalizations from the flu are much higher, so I'm hoping tomorrow's flu and RSV numbers will show a continued drop there. If not, I'm moving next week's karaoke online!
#COVIDIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
Also frustrated that the #NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene still isn't releasing accurate hospitalization counts for #flu and #RSV, but it looks like the case counts are finally down to relatively low levels - below 8,000 for #influenza and below 700 for #rsvirus!
I think I finally feel comfortable hosting karaoke in person next week, for the first time this year!
But as long as there are lots of people suffering and dying, I still #WearAMask in trains, buses and doctors' offices!
Ugh, #COVID cases and hospitalizations are going UP again in #NYC?
I think it was probably the right call to host karaoke in person last night since flu and RSV cases have been dropping steadily, but I really do not want to see a Spring #COVID19 wave!
Since #COVIDIsNotOver I still #WearAMask in trains, buses, elevators, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
Yesterday before karaoke I took my mom to the doctor and we wore KN95s. I made sure to #MaskUp on the train home from karaoke!
Yup, looks like we really are having a Spring #COVID wave in #NYC!
At least #COVID19 hospitalizations are still well below 6 per lakh per day. If they don't rise much further, and flu and RSV cases continue to drop, the total hospitalizations should stay under 6 per day, which is my threshold for going into Outbreak Mode.
#CovidIsNotOver and #COVIDisAirborne so I still #WearAMask in crowded places like elevators, trains and buses. #MaskUp in doctors' offices, pharmacies and grocery stores!
COVID numbers are going up, but #flu and #RSV cases continue to drop in #NYC. We still don't have accurate hospitalization numbers for #influenza and #RSVirus here, but it looks like the overall risk of hospitalization and death from acute airborne infectious diseases is dropping.
I'm going to plan for indoor dining and singing, and maybe travel, but as long as this many people are dying and being hospitalized I'll #WearAMask in elevators, trains, doctor's offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#COVID cases and hospitalizations seem to have plateaued again in #NYC. I'm still worried they'll rise again, but in the meantime, #COVID19 hospitalizations are under 4 per lakh per day, and flu and RSV cases have continued to drop.
I've spent time eating and working in indoor public spaces this week, but #COVIDIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in crowded places like elevators, trains and buses, and #MaskUp where there are vulnerable people like doctors' offices, pharmacies and grocery stores!
I wish I could say that #flu and #RSV cases were going down faster in #NYC, but I'm glad to see that they're still going down. No sign of an out-of-season wave or a shallow trough!
Let's hope that COVID rates will also go down, and we'll have a nice quiet, safe spring and summer for infectious disease transmission!
#COVID cases and hospitalizations appear to be dropping in #NYC after a relatively small spring wave, while #flu and #RSV cases continue to drop!
Let's hope we'll get down to relatively low baselines on all three until the next wave. Do we dare to hope that we won't see a summer #COVID19 wave?
I'm back to in-person karaoke now, but until the combined hospitalizations are at truly negligeable rates, like below one per day, I'll continue to #WearAMask in elevators, trains and doctors' offices!
#Flu and #RSV seasons seem to be basically over in #NYC, and the current #COVID wave is abating! COVID death rates will hopefully be lower next month.
I'm switching to monitoring case and wastewater increases now, hoping if we have a summer #COVID19 wave it'll be small and short!
#COVIDIsNotOver as long as people are dying and going to the hospital for this disease, so I'll continue to #WearAMask in elevators, trains and buses. #MaskUp in doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#COVID, #flu and #RSV cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in #NYC. 53 dead from #COVID19 between March 23 and April 21.
I'm out of Outbreak Mode - I like eating and working outdoors, but I'll spend time in indoor public spaces if necessary.
#CovidIsNotOver as long as people are being hospitalized for it, so I'll continue to #WearAMask in crowded places like elevators, trains and buses, and #MaskUp where there are vulnerable people, like doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#COVID #flu and #RSV cases, hospitalizations and deaths all continue to decline in #NYC! 52 dead from #COVID19 between March 30 and April 28.
I'm out of Outbreak mode, so I'm singing karaoke, eating indoors and keeping my eye out for a summer wave.
#CovidIsNotOver and as long as people are being hospitalized for it I'll continue to #WearAMask in crowded places like elevators, trains and buses, and #MaskUp where there are vulnerable people, like doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
#COVID, #flu and #RSV cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline in #NYC. Still 51 dead between April 6 and May 5.
The winter waves are almost over, and no sign of a late-spring or summer #COVID19 wave yet. I'm out of outbreak mode!
#CovidIsNotOver and as long as people are being hospitalized for it I'll continue to #WearAMask in crowded places like elevators, trains and buses, and #MaskUp where there are vulnerable people, like doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
As of May 17, #Flu and #RSV season is officially over in #NYC, although it seems like a bad idea to rule out a summer outbreak.
#CovidIsNotOver but #COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop, with no sign of a new #COVID19 wave!
I sang karaoke in person on Wednesday, but #CovidIsNotOver so I still WearAMask in crowded places like elevators, trains, planes and buses, and #MaskUp where there are vulnerable people, like doctors' offices, pharmacies, hospitals and supermarkets!
No more flu or RSV data since the season is officially over, but #COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline in #NYC. Across the #usa RESP-Net tells the same story.
I'm glad my mom is spending three weeks in a nursing home now, rather than in February!
#CovidIsNotOver and I'm keeping an eye out for a summer #COVID19 wave, but now I'm out of outbreak mode: sing karaoke but #WearAMask in elevators, trains and buses, and #MaskUp in doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
I'm glad that #COVID deaths are continuing to trend down in #NYC. I'm not glad that we seem to have a floor of about 15 #COVID19 hospitalizations per day, and that cases may be trending up again so soon after we finished the winter wave!
Ugh, there's a blip up in #COVID hospitalizations and deaths in #NYC. Can't people please #WearAMask on the subway so we can have more than a few weeks between #COVID19 waves?
#COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths are dropping again in #NYC, suggsting that the rise in the previous week was in fact just a blip!
I sing karaoke and then #WearAMask on the subway home, because #CovidIsNotOver and it's a lot easier to avoid going into a karaoke bar - I did it for three years!
My mother is still suffering from some kind of respiratory infection. She tested negative (PCR) for #COVID19 and flu on Sunday. I wish the staff in her nursing home took better precautions!
A lot of us in #NYC have spent time indoors to escape the heat wave, but so far there's no sign of a summer #COVID wave! Deaths continue to drop, with 20 reported over the most recent 30 days.
Sadly, #CovidIsNotOver and it looks like #COVID19 hospitalizations may bottom out at 13-15 per day, which is not great!
I still #WearAMask in crowded places like elevators, trains and buses, and #MaskUp where there are vulnerable people, like doctors' offices, pharmacies, hospitals and supermarkets!
Another blip in #COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths here in #NYC, but on average we seem to be plateauing around 220 cases and 15 hospitalizations per day, 20 #COVID19 hospitalizations per month. This is roughly what we had in the winter trough.
#CovidIsNotOver and it's hot out, so a lot of us are spending time in air conditioning. We need to #WearAMask in elevators, subways, doctors' offices, hospitals, pharmacies and supermarkets, and keep an eye out for signs of a summer wave!
Looks like #COVID cases and hospitalizations have dropped again after last week's blip, to 1.0 hospitalizations per lakh per day, maybe lower, and #COVID19 deaths continue to drop, to 19 in the 30 days of June.
I am out of #OutbreakMode so I am singing karaoke and eating in restaurants, but #CovidIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, buses, taxis, doctors' offices, pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes!
There's another blip up in #COVID cases in #NYC. Is it a sign of a summer wave? We'll have to keep monitoring. #COVID19 hospitalizations are steady at about 12 per day, and deaths at about 20 per month.
This week I went to my first in person all-day conference since 2020. I had to miss in-person karaoke, but I'm planning to go by next weekend at least.
I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, buses, taxis, supermarkets, doctors' offices, hospitals, pharmacies and nursing homes!
#COVID cases and hospitalizations haven't continued to rise in #NYC after last week's blip, but they haven't gone down either. About 212 #COVID19 cases and 14 hospitalizations per day, and 20 deaths per month, citywide.
I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, buses, taxis, supermarkets, doctors' offices, hospitals, pharmacies and nursing homes. CO2 levels are lower in #Amtrak cafe cars, so it's frustrating that they've eliminated cafe cars for several Albany-NYC and NYC-Harrisburg runs!
This week in #NYC #COVID deaths are down to 17 in 30 days, but #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations HAVE continued to rise. About 253 cases and 15 hospitalizations per month, citywide.
These past few months I've really enjoyed karaoke, traveling, eating indoors, going to seminars, and other activities that can spread airborne infectious diseases. Not happy that I might have to stop those things in order to keep others safe.
#CovidIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in trains and doctors' offices!
#COVID deaths are steady at 17 per 30 days in #NYC, but #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. They are nowhere near the threshold for Outbreak Mode (I'm using 6 hospitalizations per lakh), but it's important to keep in mind that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene doesn't report on flu or RSV in the summer.
#CovidIsNotOver so I'll continue to monitor these indicators. And I still #WearAMask in trains, buses, elevators, doctors' offices, nursing homes and pharmacies!
#COVID deaths are down slightly in #NYC, at 15 citywide per 30 days, but #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations are still rising. There's a slight dropoff in this week's data, but right now we don't know if that's a data delay, or if this recent rise was just a blip.
Again, nowhere near the threshold for Outbreak Mode, and we're two months away from getting data about flu and RSV, but #CovidIsNotOver so let's continue to #WearAMask in trains, buses, elevators, doctors' offices and nursing homes!
#COVID cases and hospitalizations in #NYC have stopped rising, but remain higher than in July and late June. We had another day with three deaths, so that brought the 30-day death toll back to 18.
Still not high enough for me to go into Outbreak Mode, and I sang karaoke last night. Let's hope that with the cooler weather, people will spend more time outside and open windows more!
#CovidIsNotOver so I #WearAMask in trains, buses, elevators, doctors' offices, hospitals and nursing homes!
We're definitely having a late-summer #COVID wave in #NYC! #COVID19 cases are as high as 32 per lakh per day, and hospitalizations at 1.7 per lakh per day. Deaths are still 19 total citywide per month.
I've been working with a threshold of 60 cases or 6 hospitalizations per lakh per month for all airborne infectious diseases. Epidemiologists still think flu and RSV are seasonal, so we won't have total rates for another six weeks.
#CovidIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in trains and buses!
The late-summer #COVID wave continues to slowly rise in #NYC! 28 #COVID19 cases and 1.8 hospitalizations per lakh per day. 23 deaths in the month of August.
The levels are still nowhere near the threshold of 60 cases I set for going into Outbreak Mode. I find it hard to believe there's no flu or RSV, but I guess we'll have to wait until mid-October to find out!
#CovidIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains and buses, #MaskUp in nursing homes, supermarkets and doctors' offices!
#COVID cases continue to rise in #NYC, to 33 per lakh per day, while hospitalizations are fluctuating around 1.6. September 4 was our first day since May with more than three #COVID19 deaths.
Even if COVID alone doesn't reach the threshold of 60 cases I set for Outbreak mode, once flu and RSV season starts the combined total may be that high.
I'm going to an in-person singing lesson, but #CovidIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, pharmacies, nursing homes and supermarkets!
The #NYC fall #COVID wave is rising slowly, now up to 35 #COVID19 cases and 1.7 hospitalizations per lakh per day. Deaths also inched up, from 23 to 24 in the past 30 days.
We should be getting the first report on flu and RSV on October 24; when we started last year the RSV wave was already underway.
#CovidIsNotOver so I #WearAMask in crowded spaces like elevators, trains and buses, and #MaskUp where there are vulnerable people: nursing homes, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets!
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