Informal research by KCS superintendent finds online learning not getting same results as in-school learning.

I hear they’re just pretending to be dead so the hospitals can get more money. I have to go get some heavy duty aluminum foil. I think my hat is letting demo-rays through.

Friday saw at least 125,596 new coronavirus cases -- the highest single day reporting since the pandemic began. It also marked the third straight day the country has surpassed 100,000 daily coronavirus cases.

Besides the new case numbers, by Friday evening there had been at least 1,137 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

US tops 125,000 daily coronavirus infections -- a record high

Tri-Cities, TN/VA, Ballad Health needs nurses.

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Ballad Health facilities describe the state we are in as a “tragedy”, as its health care workers continue to be spread thin.
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Ballad Health officials said community members shouldn’t disregard mask mandates. Health professionals wear masks for an average of 12 hours daily.

“I ask you to really think about that when you don’t want to wear a mask for that 20-minute trip to the store, or when you’re interacting with people who don’t live in your house. It’s really important that you wear a mask,” Smithgall said."

But.......

They were pogoing at some bar in the old city last night around 11:30. Pogoing. Crammed into this place like sardines, jumping up and down, bouncing off one another, maskless and apparently having a great time. I haven't seen anyone pogoing since the eighties. I'm sure this generation has claimed that dance as their own and renamed it, but I pogoed in my day and I know a pogo when I see one.

I just shook my head and asked myself, "Are you dung ball dropping me in the middle of the field?"

Looked like a great way to turn one covid case into a hundred. Last night, the outliers were the ones observing the curfew.

Just, wow.

We have recorded 100 new cases for 20 out of the last 21 days. This is by far the largest 21 day trend since the virus started (in terms of that noteworthy statistic).

We are headed into a week that will not be measuring a major spreader event, there was the open date that will hit this weeks numbers. This week will give us a good indication of where our community spread actually is. This is also the first week that will directly affect our Christmas death numbers and the 2nd or3rd week of Thanksgiving hospitalizations. Lets hope for the best.

If anyone hears of a more accurate forecasting tool than the 10-18 day for active case, 2-4 weeks for hospitalization, and 4-6 weeks for deaths please post it.

Wear a mask and let's hope for the best.