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Well, good, Palmer can stay home if he wants. That's a perfectly valid stance to take.
... So why does the left think they have the right to tell me I'm not ALLOWED to go out?
I am not a ward of the state.
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Well, good, Palmer can stay home if he wants. That's a perfectly valid stance to take.
... So why does the left think they have the right to tell me I'm not ALLOWED to go out?
I am not a ward of the state.
MrBlueSocks
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Not been keeping up with the thread, but the latest ONS data is out, for Week Ending 15th May 2020.
There's an uptick in deaths, but that is due to the Friday VE day Bank Holiday effectively moving an entire days worth into the next week, So the low point is a 6 day week, and the uptick is 8 days.
The general trend is still OK.
ONS Bulletin with commentary . archive
ONS download page . archive . Spreadsheet attached.
To continue to hammer home my obsession with the massive difference in the age cohort IFR and mortality. as I do every week:
(Note X-axes on graphs differ by factor of a thousand. )
The CCP Virus* is mainly taking people who would have died next winter anyway. Mainly. Not to dismiss anyone's personal loss or suffering,
I made my own calculation of the Age cohort mortality rate. Properly matching data population cohort was hard to come by :
- I had to mangle the data at each end, as the groupings for the very young and very old weren't equivalent.
- I've used the population for the UK , but the deaths are England and Wales. So this underestimates the mortality rate by about 10% of missing Scottish deaths. So this is rough don't quote it.
*I got a strange newsletter through the door today, insisting that we all call this the CCP Virus and blame the Chinese gov. Will make a separate post later.
There's an uptick in deaths, but that is due to the Friday VE day Bank Holiday effectively moving an entire days worth into the next week, So the low point is a 6 day week, and the uptick is 8 days.
The general trend is still OK.
ONS Bulletin with commentary . archive
ONS download page . archive . Spreadsheet attached.
To continue to hammer home my obsession with the massive difference in the age cohort IFR and mortality. as I do every week:
(Note X-axes on graphs differ by factor of a thousand. )
The CCP Virus* is mainly taking people who would have died next winter anyway. Mainly. Not to dismiss anyone's personal loss or suffering,
I made my own calculation of the Age cohort mortality rate. Properly matching data population cohort was hard to come by :
- I had to mangle the data at each end, as the groupings for the very young and very old weren't equivalent.
- I've used the population for the UK , but the deaths are England and Wales. So this underestimates the mortality rate by about 10% of missing Scottish deaths. So this is rough don't quote it.
*I got a strange newsletter through the door today, insisting that we all call this the CCP Virus and blame the Chinese gov. Will make a separate post later.
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I forgot to warn you yesterday so let me make a small anouncement: Yesterday ISCIII finally formalized the database and started culling data from all of the autonomies more efficiently. So that has reduced the number of deaths considerably due to multiple factors. (Including, as I told you. People who demonstrably died from something else but got added in due to having covid, which includes (and this is my favourite case by far) 2 people who got ran over by a drunk driver. I know I shouldn't laugh at an accident but "died due to covid after his innards were smeared unto the street by a car collision" has to be the funniest fucking "wait why did we count this?" Moment.) People who were added at first because they were suspicious, and another favourite of mine, people who were added multiple times because of how much our bureaucracy sucks. God save our mess! This means ISCIII is now asking for proper testing of suspected deads so data will probably wobble a few days, but for now, we got a massive downspike. So if you see less dead on the global data, don't worry, it ain't zombies.
ColtWalker1847
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Portland. This isn't even trend for them. They have been like this since at least the 90's.
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I shall not get tested for the ChiCom Flu unless I am very sick and believe I might have it. At that point would likely be headed for the hospital anyway. Otherwise, just an excuse for "them" to drag you off to some confinement facility for "quarantine" any time they please.
Apparently Georgia's having trouble getting contact tracers. Good fucking luck with that. Don't believe there is ANY way to earn the public's trust on this. Believe far more people than have been let on are not cooperating or even answering the phone, if they have Caller ID. Also doubt many who own smartphones will install any sort of ChiCom Flu-spying app. Some, like me, have only flip phones.
https://www.governing.com/now/Georgia-Contact-Tracers-Must-Earn-Publics-Trust-First.html?utm_term=READ MORE&utm_campaign=Why We Should Be Reading Albert Camus During a Pandemic&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email
Apparently Georgia's having trouble getting contact tracers. Good fucking luck with that. Don't believe there is ANY way to earn the public's trust on this. Believe far more people than have been let on are not cooperating or even answering the phone, if they have Caller ID. Also doubt many who own smartphones will install any sort of ChiCom Flu-spying app. Some, like me, have only flip phones.
https://www.governing.com/now/Georgia-Contact-Tracers-Must-Earn-Publics-Trust-First.html?utm_term=READ MORE&utm_campaign=Why We Should Be Reading Albert Camus During a Pandemic&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email
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Just a mere three months ago I was getting relentlessly called an NPC and chink shill for saying the virus wasn't that bad...
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Care home resident dies from coronavirus taking the national death toll to 100 (Archive)
Alan Dershowitz: State has right to 'plunge a needle into your arm' (Archive)
Colombian company creates bed that can double as coffin as pandemic hits hospitals (Archive)So. Clown world!
A coffin-bed for hospitals made with cardboard! Fuck me sideways thank you, you crazy ass Colombians, for murdering my sides. Oof.
Colombian company creates bed that can double as coffin as pandemic hits hospitals | The Japan Times
A Colombian advertising company is pitching a novel if morbid solution to shortages of hospital beds and coffins during the coronavirus pandemic: combine twww.japantimes.co.jp
Archive of AP News article: https://archive.vn/A327A
Video Shows Crowds Gather on Brooklyn Street in Another NYC Social Distancing Failure (Archive)
Wear your fucking mask video
Universities try to block Congress from accessing documents detailing their ties to China (Archive)
We finally got a review of this lockdown from a trusted reviewer.
The Infinite Review / 21 / Lockdown
Nadine's tweet: Source | Archive
Most states sharing coronavirus patients' addresses with law enforcement, report says (Archive)
1. Send in the Clowns 
2. Restaurant debuts social distancing 'bumper tables' amid coronavirus
2. Restaurant debuts social distancing 'bumper tables' amid coronavirus
'Snitch list:' Trolls harass those who reported Covid-19 business violations in Washington state (Archive)
Styx and some Youtubers vlogged about the CDC who said then Corona-chan don't contaminate the surfaces.
Now the CDC Says Coronavirus Doesn't Spread Easily Via Surfaces
Someone burnt a church that was objecting to the COVID19 lockdown to the fucking ground.
Church Defying Lockdown Restrictions Burned To The Ground, Police Suspect Arson Due To Graffiti
Coronavirus vaccine tests show promise in early human testing: Study (Archive)
Mashable article linked in the tweet: Source | Archive
Here’s What the First Socially Distant Concert in America Looked Like (Archive)
Live music returns to Fort Smith, but social distancing takes the spotlight
And today, we got proof that this was absolutely right, courtesy of the fence-sitting beanie-man:
Cuomo Blames Trump For His Failed Policies, He Placed COVID Patients In Nursing Homes
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1.2. The NY Times's article linked in the tweet: Source | Archive
UK Civil Service's tweet: Source | Archive
Brian's tweet: Source | Archive
Ellen's tweet: Source | Archive
Man Kisses Complete Stranger On Live TV During Covid19 | Trinity Bellwoods Park
At This Point the COVID19 Lockdowns Explicitly Defy the Constitution (Bitchute Exclusive)
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2. Kelly's tweet: Source | Archive
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So many archivesCare home resident dies from coronavirus taking the national death toll to 100 (Archive)
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Colombian company creates bed that can double as coffin as pandemic hits hospitals (Archive)
Archive of AP News article: https://archive.vn/A327A
Video Shows Crowds Gather on Brooklyn Street in Another NYC Social Distancing Failure (Archive)
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The EU is in deep shit right now, Berlin is going in pretty aggressive with attacks on the south for not spending enough for the recovery effort and with a massive bailout for an airline without giving 2 shits about what the EU says about it.
Like you say, here one says she will have a "dialogue with the regions":
either it's the sniffles so why test or it's serious so test right away. But "we'll start a dialogue and work out this test thing" doesn't work either way.
and the other says about the 100,000 tests
"yes but"
yes, it would bring too much trouble, let's have a chat and decide what to do in calm and peace :-)Also it would be nice if explained clearly what tests are they talking about. Those that don't really work and waste everyone's time? or real PCR tests? Oh Sweden...
In the articles quoted in English they also say so many weird things, like the week is short so we didn't test people - again either it's bad then you don't stop over the weekend (equivalent of saying "we treat heart attacks just during office hours") or it's nothing (I need hair-loss shampoo) so come back when I have time and other things.
@EmuWarsVeteran re: the HIV doesn't cause AIDS guy, sounds like a troll but fine, he wants to get transfusions from HIV (+) people, let him, whatever, as long as he doesn't spread it, it's fine, once they also thought bacteria didn't exist. Monodelusional disorder is very, very difficult to treat, they think they are right, if you present logical arguments they put their fingers in their ears and start to say lahlahlahlahlah
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PS1gamenwatch
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I had heard the airline. Lufthansa it was. Why the fuck would it even matter what the EU says unless it's their money being wasted?
Also "attacks on the south for not spending enough"? Fucking lol. Ever heard of a debt crisis you daft krauts? We can't spend shit 'cause we ain't got shit! Spanish news have yet to echo this but I'm gonna love when they do.
Thank you for having had the trouble to make up the graphs. Not to be disrespectful, but:
1) source?
2) I don't understand exactly your point. You show that old people die more often than young people. Well yes.
And taking a look at the first graph, the one you call age cohort and mortality, you are showing roughly 20%-25% of deaths after 55 y.o. pats. bring caused by the virus, that's a lot actually. 55 y.o are not people who would die next winter imho. Did your data show really that around 20% of 55-59 and 60-64 y.o. deaths are from the virus???? because if so it's not great.
Also I don't see what is the time-frame the graph is about. Total deaths since when? January? or just in March? and where? UK? England?
I think it could be more useful if your first graph showed the percentages. The absolute numbers are difficult to see but it seems to be showing very large % shares.
Also if you could make a graph showing mortality compared to non-virus years we could better see the impact the virus might be having, imho of course.
If the virus is really responsible for a 20-25% increase in deaths after 55 it's a lot. Also the 50-54 group seems affected but I really can't see how much. Maybe a separate graph with percentages? Anyway, excellent effort, but since you have the absolute numbers for the graph and you know the time-frame and location then maybe if you provided the info it would help. :-)
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I am looking forward to Greece asking for another multi-billion Euro bailout from the EU because the corona virus ruined their tourism for the year. Telling the rest of the EU to foot the bill for Greece when Europe's economy is tanking is only going to fuel the far-right nationalist political parties that want out of the EU.
nugget_lord
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how fucked do you guys think brazil will be
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New song for the pandemic. More tears with it. Here's the song:
It has been sent all over social media today. But for some reason I didn't encounter it till now. It's an fairly well known song about new beginings after a loss, so as you can imagine it fits spain's current mood quite well. And with how many losses we endured... It fits the mood of a lot of spaniards in more ways that one. (Even if the loss in the song is specifically a breakup and not a death.) My loss wasn't from corona, but I guess it was recent enough it didn't matter. It felt like a hammer when I encountered it and I've cried my eyes out with that translating job. Hope you enjoyed it. I did need to do so it seems. Feels a lot better now. But I am still dreading how I'll feel when I migrate again come september. Hope I've learned how to start anew by then.
All we saw went away.
I dreamt I'd always be by your side.
All we invented isn't anymore.
Now only the past exists.
And now it's time for me to understand.
What to do with your hugs.
And now its time to learn.
How to stop loving.
And know how to erase it right.
Same way it came it went.
Today it's nothing.
And I want.
For everything to start again.
For everything to turn again.
For everything to start anew.
Anew...
And I want.
For the noise to come back.
For the shine to come back.
For everything to start anew.
Anew...
That, disappears and you don't realize.
That gift life sets aside.
It lasts what it lasts and it's already gone.
Neither of us took care of it.
And now it's time for me to understand.
What to do with your hugs.
And now its time to learn.
How to stop loving.
And know how to erase it right.
Same way it came it went.
Today it's nothing.
And I want.
For everything to start again.
For everything to turn again.
For everything to start anew.
Anew...
And I want.
For the noise to come back.
For the shine to come back.
For everything to start anew.
Anew...
And I feel the issue is thinking.
That everything that comes goes.
That everything slowly consumes.
And today silence reigns more.
And now it's time for me to understand
What to do with your hugs
And now its time to learn
How to stop loving
And know how to erase it right
Same way it came it went
Today it's nothing.
And I want
For everything to start again
For everything to turn again
For everything to start anew
Anew...
And I want
For the noise to come back
For the shine to come back
For everything to start anew
Anew...
I dreamt I'd always be by your side.
All we invented isn't anymore.
Now only the past exists.
And now it's time for me to understand.
What to do with your hugs.
And now its time to learn.
How to stop loving.
And know how to erase it right.
Same way it came it went.
Today it's nothing.
And I want.
For everything to start again.
For everything to turn again.
For everything to start anew.
Anew...
And I want.
For the noise to come back.
For the shine to come back.
For everything to start anew.
Anew...
That, disappears and you don't realize.
That gift life sets aside.
It lasts what it lasts and it's already gone.
Neither of us took care of it.
And now it's time for me to understand.
What to do with your hugs.
And now its time to learn.
How to stop loving.
And know how to erase it right.
Same way it came it went.
Today it's nothing.
And I want.
For everything to start again.
For everything to turn again.
For everything to start anew.
Anew...
And I want.
For the noise to come back.
For the shine to come back.
For everything to start anew.
Anew...
And I feel the issue is thinking.
That everything that comes goes.
That everything slowly consumes.
And today silence reigns more.
And now it's time for me to understand
What to do with your hugs
And now its time to learn
How to stop loving
And know how to erase it right
Same way it came it went
Today it's nothing.
And I want
For everything to start again
For everything to turn again
For everything to start anew
Anew...
And I want
For the noise to come back
For the shine to come back
For everything to start anew
Anew...
It has been sent all over social media today. But for some reason I didn't encounter it till now. It's an fairly well known song about new beginings after a loss, so as you can imagine it fits spain's current mood quite well. And with how many losses we endured... It fits the mood of a lot of spaniards in more ways that one. (Even if the loss in the song is specifically a breakup and not a death.) My loss wasn't from corona, but I guess it was recent enough it didn't matter. It felt like a hammer when I encountered it and I've cried my eyes out with that translating job. Hope you enjoyed it. I did need to do so it seems. Feels a lot better now. But I am still dreading how I'll feel when I migrate again come september. Hope I've learned how to start anew by then.
MrBlueSocks
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I didn't make up the first two pretty graphs . They're lifted directly from the ONS link I posted. They're mainly there to add colour to my post. The data will be from the start of the outbreak, for England & Wales. If you're interested in this stuff , then those ONS links and the spreadsheet posted have loads of quality data to work with.
I only made up the shitty spreadsheet screen grab (third pic), please disregard it , as it's not publication quality data. I made it because I wanted to see what the mortality rate was for different age groups, rather than having it rounded for the whole country, which is all the media will ever say (if they mention it at all).
>Did your data show really that around 20% of 55-59 and 60-64 y.o. deaths are from the virus???? because if so it's not great.
Yes, it does show that, but I think you've got a bit of the base rate fallacy going. It's like when they say "DRUG INCREASES RISK OF CANCER BY 50%!" . And you find it means an incredibly rare form of cancer goes from 2 in 10,000,000 to 3 in 10,000,000 .
I agree, it's not nothing, but it's not huge.
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Terribly fucked. Look at the cities, how crowded they are, especially with all the favelas. Doubt the quality of Brazilian medical care available to the average person is very high.
Just got this email. Added some embellishments.
SHOPS, RESTAURANTS GET COUNTY OK TO REOPEN
At a special meeting of the County "Board of Supervisors" today, a plan was approved for the county's restaurants and shops to start welcoming customers again.
Also included in what one dumbshit "supervisor" called "Stage 2.5" of reopening are car washes, pet grooming services, offices, outdoor public places, residential cleaning and janitorial, shopping malls, religious observances and schools. Not included are entertainment venues, hotels, libraries, museums, concerts, convention centers or live audience events. Requirements for social distancing and the wearing of face masks when proper distancing isn't possible remain in place.
The approval came after the county "health officer" presented an assessment of the county's readiness for reopening. According to this incompetent fuck, the county meets Nazi Newsom's metrics for hospitalizations, testing positivity rate, testing and hospital capacity and other criteria.
The "supervisors"' vote, which was unanimous, asks the little Hitler's permission for the additional businesses and services to reopen — a step that is considered pro forma, since about 40 counties have already received similar approvals.
Please....this shit should have happened at least six weeks ago. These cocksuckers act like they are doing us a favor. Fuck them.
Still need to get the hell out of CA. Hope the numbers come up. 
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Michigan, USA
No major developments today. Per Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D)'s executive orders, retail can legally reopen today, with various restrictions.
Governor Whitmer has admmitted her husband tried to use his position to get to the head of the line to have his boat put in the water up north, but she claims it was "a failed attempt at humor."
Today's death toll is unusually low, even for our rapidly dropping curve, I presume because of Memorial Day. Usually there are a lot of deaths added to the toll on Tuesdays.
OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reviews deaths and adds overlooked cases to the count three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Recovery counts are updated on Saturdays.
No deaths were added today, I presume because of Memorial Day causing delays, though the website doesn't say so.
Detroit Metro (pop. 3,860,000 total; 1,796/sq. mi.; 694/sq km):*
34,694 confirmed / 4,105 dead
34,558 confirmed / 4,097 dead yesterday
(i.e. 8 new deaths, down 69 from this day last week)
Normal Detroit Metro Death Rate: 104 per day.**
Other Michigan (6,120,000; 65/sq. mi.; 25/sq km):
20,410 confirmed / 1,161 dead
20,323 confirmed / 1,143 dead yesterday
(i.e. 18 new deaths, down 7 from this day last week)
Normal not-Detroit Death Rate: 167 per day**
All Michigan (9,990,000; 103/sq. mi.; 40/sq km):
55,104 confirmed / 5,266 dead
54,881 confirmed / 5,240 dead yesterday
(i.e. 26 new deaths, down 76 from this day last week, down 33 without adjustments)
Normal Michigan Death Rate: 271 per day.**
Death toll doubled since: April 20.
We were locked down from: March 24 (untilApril 30? May 21),
Masks have been mandatory in stores since: April 27 (until April 30?).
Detroit Metro Daily Deaths Last Seven Days:
26 / 22*** / 13 / 50*** / -1^ / 6 / 8 = 149***
State Government site, daily - today's archive;
State Gov site, total, includes breakdowns by sex, age, race and ethnicity - today's archive.
*Here defined as the City of Detroit, and Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties, minus state and federal prisoners, who are not counted towards any county's cases, but are kept in categories of their own.
** As of 2018.
*** 31 and 44 statewide deaths, respectively, were added on these days upon State review. Presumably most were in Detroit, but I don't know exactly how many.
^ 4 deaths were subtracted from Detroit City's total, and 3 deaths reported elsewhere in the tri-county.
One Ann Arbor man allegedly killed by his roommate in a Corona-related dispute (archive). The suspect has been released from custody while the investigation continues (archive).
One Flint security guard allegedly murdered for telling a woman that her daughter needed to wear a mask in a dollar store. Multiple suspects are in custody (archive, A&N thread).
No major developments today. Per Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D)'s executive orders, retail can legally reopen today, with various restrictions.
Governor Whitmer has admmitted her husband tried to use his position to get to the head of the line to have his boat put in the water up north, but she claims it was "a failed attempt at humor."
(archive)Governor Whitmer said:
Today's death toll is unusually low, even for our rapidly dropping curve, I presume because of Memorial Day. Usually there are a lot of deaths added to the toll on Tuesdays.
SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN
Shelter-in-place order from Tuesday March 24 toMonday April 13. Friday, May 1, Friday, May 15, May 28, but May 22 for the farthest north, May 21, kind of? But also June 12 May 1, maybe? (archive May 21) (executive order saved on KF) . The Republican-controlled legislature has refused to extend Governor Whitmer's emergency authority. Governor Whitmer insists her emergency orders are all still in effect (Rundown on the laws).
State attorney general Dana Nessel (D)is also leaving enforcement of the stay-at-home order to local discretion until the courts weigh in on it (archive). She has stated Governor Whitmer's orders are valid and are to be enforced (archive). The legislature is not calling for civil disobedience at this time (archive).
The legislature has filed a lawsuit against the governor (archive). Oral arguments were heard May 15 (archive). A Court of Claims judge has ruled in favor of the governor. The legislature has appealed.
State senate leader Mike Shirkey (R) is also supporting a petition drive to change the law. Such a petition would require 340,047 signatures to be collected. It would be veto-proof if approved by the legislature, and would go on the next general election ballot if denied by them (archive 1, archive 2, archive 3).
U. S. Rep Paul Mitchell (R - The Thumb) has filed a lawsuit independently against Governor Whitmer, in federal district court. Link, pdf on KF. He has also founded a committee to work on the petition recommended by Sen. Shirkey.
There have been over a dozen lawsuits against Governor Whitmer's actions during this crisis, mostly regarding the shut-down order, in various stages of progress and in various courts (summary of eight of them).However, "all deadlines applicable to the commencement of all civil and probate actions and proceedings" are suspended until the end of the states of emergency and disaster. Executive order, and thus in limbo. (archive).
OTHER SHUTDOWNS
Recap from NPR
Major protest at the State Capitol April 15 (A&N thread). Minor protest outside Governor's Mansion April 23 (archive). Protest at the State Capitol April 30 (A&N Thread). Protest at the capitol May 14 (archive).
Auto manufacturing resuming May 18. (archive).
Retail opening May 26, with restrictions. Medical procedures officially resuming May 29.
ECONOMY AND MISCELLANY
Unemployment reached 22.7% in April. (Archive - May 20). It should be lower now, as factories, etc. reopen.
Massive phone-tracking project reveals Michigan travel is nearly back to normal (website).
The State is facing a $2.5 billion budget shortage (archive).
HEALTH CARE
Hydroxychloroquine banned by governor's order (archive). Nevermind LOL! Now she's asking the federal government for it and claiming the ban was a mistake in the first place. (archive). Detroit-area hospitals are testing the drug's effectiveness as a preventative on first responders and health-care workers (archive). Article on results, May 8 (archive).
Up-to-date count of available hospital beds, etc. in the State (the Detroit area is "Section 2, North and South.")(government website)
State of affairs May 5 - about half as many hospitalized cases and ICU cases as on April 12 (archive).
Detroit field hospital, capacity 1,000, closed. Never had many more than 20 at any time. (archive, May 7).
The state is going to add "probable" deaths from Coronavirus to our death tolls. (archive - May 20)
LAW AND ORDER
All localities given more discretion to release prisoners early (archive). It was an executive order. Who knows if it's still valid?
Detroit shootings up, but most other crime down (archive - April 30); Muskegon police report crime is up (archive).
Breaking the lockdown is a misdemeanor, punishable by $1500 fines and 90 days jail time. (Still valid???) Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) has stated there will not be a "ramp up" of police enforcement (archive). The attorney general has left it to local law enforcement to close businesses, as her hands are full with price-gougers and con artists (archive).
The police cannot, at present, pull drivers over simply for being out during the shutdown (archive). Multiple sherrifs from the rural north to Detroit suburbs have stated they will not be enforcing or not strictly enforcing parts or the entirety of the order (archive). An increasing number of businesses are quietly ignoring or publicy defying the shut-down orders.
Shelter-in-place order from Tuesday March 24 to
State attorney general Dana Nessel (D)
The legislature has filed a lawsuit against the governor (archive). Oral arguments were heard May 15 (archive). A Court of Claims judge has ruled in favor of the governor. The legislature has appealed.
State senate leader Mike Shirkey (R) is also supporting a petition drive to change the law. Such a petition would require 340,047 signatures to be collected. It would be veto-proof if approved by the legislature, and would go on the next general election ballot if denied by them (archive 1, archive 2, archive 3).
U. S. Rep Paul Mitchell (R - The Thumb) has filed a lawsuit independently against Governor Whitmer, in federal district court. Link, pdf on KF. He has also founded a committee to work on the petition recommended by Sen. Shirkey.
There have been over a dozen lawsuits against Governor Whitmer's actions during this crisis, mostly regarding the shut-down order, in various stages of progress and in various courts (summary of eight of them).
OTHER SHUTDOWNS
Recap from NPR
Major protest at the State Capitol April 15 (A&N thread). Minor protest outside Governor's Mansion April 23 (archive). Protest at the State Capitol April 30 (A&N Thread). Protest at the capitol May 14 (archive).
Auto manufacturing resuming May 18. (archive).
Retail opening May 26, with restrictions. Medical procedures officially resuming May 29.
ECONOMY AND MISCELLANY
Unemployment reached 22.7% in April. (Archive - May 20). It should be lower now, as factories, etc. reopen.
Massive phone-tracking project reveals Michigan travel is nearly back to normal (website).
The State is facing a $2.5 billion budget shortage (archive).
HEALTH CARE
Up-to-date count of available hospital beds, etc. in the State (the Detroit area is "Section 2, North and South.")(government website)
State of affairs May 5 - about half as many hospitalized cases and ICU cases as on April 12 (archive).
Detroit field hospital, capacity 1,000, closed. Never had many more than 20 at any time. (archive, May 7).
The state is going to add "probable" deaths from Coronavirus to our death tolls. (archive - May 20)
LAW AND ORDER
Detroit shootings up, but most other crime down (archive - April 30); Muskegon police report crime is up (archive).
The police cannot, at present, pull drivers over simply for being out during the shutdown (archive). Multiple sherrifs from the rural north to Detroit suburbs have stated they will not be enforcing or not strictly enforcing parts or the entirety of the order (archive). An increasing number of businesses are quietly ignoring or publicy defying the shut-down orders.
OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reviews deaths and adds overlooked cases to the count three days a week: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Recovery counts are updated on Saturdays.
No deaths were added today, I presume because of Memorial Day causing delays, though the website doesn't say so.
MDHHS said:
Detroit Metro (pop. 3,860,000 total; 1,796/sq. mi.; 694/sq km):*
34,694 confirmed / 4,105 dead
34,558 confirmed / 4,097 dead yesterday
(i.e. 8 new deaths, down 69 from this day last week)
Normal Detroit Metro Death Rate: 104 per day.**
Other Michigan (6,120,000; 65/sq. mi.; 25/sq km):
20,410 confirmed / 1,161 dead
20,323 confirmed / 1,143 dead yesterday
(i.e. 18 new deaths, down 7 from this day last week)
Normal not-Detroit Death Rate: 167 per day**
All Michigan (9,990,000; 103/sq. mi.; 40/sq km):
55,104 confirmed / 5,266 dead
54,881 confirmed / 5,240 dead yesterday
(i.e. 26 new deaths, down 76 from this day last week, down 33 without adjustments)
Normal Michigan Death Rate: 271 per day.**
Death toll doubled since: April 20.
We were locked down from: March 24 (until
Masks have been mandatory in stores since: April 27 (until April 30?).
Detroit Metro Daily Deaths Last Seven Days:
26 / 22*** / 13 / 50*** / -1^ / 6 / 8 = 149***
State Government site, daily - today's archive;
State Gov site, total, includes breakdowns by sex, age, race and ethnicity - today's archive.
*Here defined as the City of Detroit, and Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties, minus state and federal prisoners, who are not counted towards any county's cases, but are kept in categories of their own.
** As of 2018.
*** 31 and 44 statewide deaths, respectively, were added on these days upon State review. Presumably most were in Detroit, but I don't know exactly how many.
^ 4 deaths were subtracted from Detroit City's total, and 3 deaths reported elsewhere in the tri-county.
One Ann Arbor man allegedly killed by his roommate in a Corona-related dispute (archive). The suspect has been released from custody while the investigation continues (archive).
One Flint security guard allegedly murdered for telling a woman that her daughter needed to wear a mask in a dollar store. Multiple suspects are in custody (archive, A&N thread).
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