If we continue on our trajectory - within 3 days- UPDATE

We had our first local death. A women in her 30's that left behind kids. So heartbreaking.

Possible 45 minute result test!!!

New coronavirus test with results in 45 minutes exceeds expectations, Rutgers says
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Rutgers researchers are testing a new, much faster COVID-19 test that could revolutionize the way medical personnel test for the coronavirus.

If all goes well, the test could be completed in about 45 minutes at a hospital, instead of being sent to a laboratory that may take five days or more for a result, according to a statement from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
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Dr. David Alland, director of the Public Health Research Institute, called the results “wonderful.”

The first prototype provided very accurate results, even detecting the virus in small amounts, Alland said. The company has now developed test cartridges that can be placed in its GeneXpert testing instrument, simplifying the process.

“The beauty of the system is that the entire test, the entire laboratory that does the testing, is this cartridge you hold in your hand,” he said.

The tests won’t be available for drive-up testing facilities, however, which have been popping up in the state. They can only be performed on-site at facilities that own a GeneXpert molecular testing platform, an automated instrument that can process samples.

Alland said that he knows of at least three facilities in New Jersey with access to GeneXperts: his lab, University Hospital in Newark and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
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www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/03/new-coronavirus-test-with-results-in-45-minutes-exceeds-expectations-rutgers-says.html

I will be honest. I am not normally afraid of drying. But this has me scared. At 40, I am in pretty good health. The lady that passed in Vega (a small town outside of Amarillo) had pneumonia last week and then Covid 19. Dh was on a conference call today with a friend that works at our major hospital. He said there are two more between 30-45 in ICU today. The younger of the two was a heavy vapor user and it has just killed his lungs. 

rachel maddow had interesting segment on someone who has invented a thermometer you use with a phone app.. so they can track fevers all over the country.. florida. was all bright red with many people having fevers.. over the whole state. she also highlighted new orleans.. that is a new hot spot with rapidly increasing cases and hospitalizations.

Im sorry - but yeah, I am guessing it will harder on him if he does contract it. 

Yes, she talked about it the other night.  It was invented for other reason but is doing a great job right now, IF the experts will listen!  I was surprised when I saw the all red state, my family is there.  New Orleans seems to be in trouble.  I think that the governor there has done the stay at home...

There is some formula I have read about how long it takes the lungs to recover from smoking - I can't remember the exact numbers, but it's something like xx minutes after your last cigarette, your blood levels of yy chemicals start decreasing - it goes on from there to explain how to figure it out.  It went on to explain how long it takes to decrease the risk back to never having smoked.

I think I read it in an ad to encourage quitting smoking, a few weeks ago.  So, quitting definitely helped decrease his risk.  100% decrease to same as never smoked - I don't know, but you could probably figure it out statistically if you're interested in looking for the ad.

But we closed the borders!   

San Diego has 2 infants diagnosed with the virus. 

A Los Angeles teen died today. 

Louisiana New Orleans has been announced as the newest hot spot, per MSNBC

My husband’s parents (in their 70s, mom has Parkinson’s) live in southern Florida during this time of year, so dh has been tracking the numbers and trends there daily. He is convinced that FL is going to get hit the worst based on the current numbers, the slow state response, and the age of the population. Certainly the governor’s order there today (commanding people who have traveled to places like NYC to disclose that to their Florida contacts) makes it sound like serious trouble is brewing.

He stated that anyone flying in from NY and NJ be self quarantined for a full 14 days!

FDA to allow ........ for CRITICAL patients.

The Food and Drug Administration will allow doctors across the country to begin using plasma donated by coronavirus survivors to treat patients who are critically ill with the virus under new emergency protocols approved Tuesday.

The FDA's decision comes a day after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state's health department planned to begin treating the sickest coronavirus patients with antibody-rich plasma extracted from the blood of those who've recovered.

The treatment, known as convalescent plasma, dates back centuries and was used during the flu pandemic of 1918, in an era before modern vaccines and antiviral drugs. Some experts have argued that it might be the best hope for combating the coronavirus until more sophisticated therapies can be developed, which could take several months.
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If the treatment is proven safe and effective, experts said it would likely work best if given to patients before symptoms become too severe. And past studies indicate that proactive infusions of convalescent plasma might also be effective in protecting front line health care workers from becoming seriously ill.
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www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fda-will-allow-doctors-treat-critically-ill-coronavirus-patients-blood-n1167831

oh no! That is heartbreaking.

I read that NY has more cases than South Korea 

There certainly does seem to be more cases among younger people generally now than there was in the beginning