[FairfieldLife] Caution: Jefferson County's # of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases has tripled since May 9

[Dick Mays dickm...@lisco.com [FairfieldLife]]

Dear Friends,

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jefferson County has tripled from 6 
on May 9 to 18 today. We added 3 in just the last 24 hours. So please continue 
to be cautious.

I check on Jefferson County's COVID-19 status every evening. You can check at:  
https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/access 
.

Fond best wishes,
Dick

RE: [FairfieldLife] How Does COVID-19 Compare to the Spanish Flu?

[Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com [FairfieldLife]]

“the Murray Model downgraded the threat to 60,000 dead by August"

Well, it was wrong. Not quite June yet, and we’re approaching 100K.

Rick Archer
Buddha at the Gas Pump
https://batgap.com

From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2020 5:00 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] How Does COVID-19 Compare to the Spanish Flu?


here is the essence of the article to read in 1 minute:

STORY AT-A-GLANCE
·While COVID-19 meets the technical definition of a pandemic, the death 
toll is nowhere near that of earlier serious pandemics that would legitimately 
justify the extraordinary measures being deployed by the U.S. government
·An estimated 75 million to 200 million people in Eurasia and as much 
as 60% of the European population in rural areas were wiped out by the Black 
Death (bubonic plague) between 1347 and 1351
·The Spanish flu (swine flu), which hit during World War I in 1918, 
infected 500 million people worldwide, killing an estimated 50 million, or 2.7% 
of the global population
·Using the higher of two prominent COVID-19 trackers, 238,950 people 
had died, globally, from COVID-19 as of the afternoon on May 2, 2020. Based on 
a global population of 7.8 billion, 129,100 deaths amount to 0.3% of the 
global population
·Mid-March predictions said COVID-19 would kill 2.2 million Americans 
if allowed to run its course. April 8, 2020, the Murray Model downgraded the 
threat to 60,000 dead by August, which is lower than the death toll for the 
seasonal flu of 2017/2018


https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/05/02/how-does-covid-19-compare-to-the-spanish-flu.aspx?cid_source=dnl_medium=email_content=art1HL=20200502Z2_cid=DM521247_rid=862865862


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[FairfieldLife] Free Drive-Thru Covid Testing in Ottumwa. Must first apply online.

[Dick Mays dickm...@lisco.com [FairfieldLife]]

TestIowa.com  is offering free drive-thru Covid testing 
in Ottumwa.

Apparently we cannot simply drive to Ottumwa and then get tested. This link to 
the Ottumwa Courier says testing will only for people who have competed the 
online screening at TestIowa.com :
https://www.ottumwacourier.com/news/coronavirus/ottumwa-will-have-test-iowa-site-this-week/article_d3e0709a-93ac-11ea-9aac-f732cf3a6dc8.html
 
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The TestIowa.com  link also says the drive-through tests 
in Ottumwa will be at Beach Ottumwa, 101 Church Street, this Tuesday through 
Friday from 8am to 6pm.

A friend of a friend who went reported that it was very carefully managed and 
sanitized thoroughly after each test given.

Warm best wishes,
Dick