Comments on: Slight Downward Trend In Local COVID-19 Hospitalizations http://www.northescambia.com/2020/08/slight-downward-trend-in-local-covid-19-hospitalizations Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:18:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: k http://www.northescambia.com/2020/08/slight-downward-trend-in-local-covid-19-hospitalizations/comment-page-1#comment-424067 k Fri, 07 Aug 2020 01:24:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=412146#comment-424067 @SP, @Alan has a point on this one. the article is about hospitalizations in Escambia County. when it comes to hospitalizations, any trend in hospitalizations is more telling than any trends in any other metric - such as testing, positive rates, etc. a hospitalization means a positive test by definition, and that the person is sick enough to be admitted; given that the trend of patients in the hospital with the disease is a downward trend, and that this downward trend is happening *in spite of new admissions* which are occurring, we have a bit of reason to hope. and if you look at the numbers in the photo... max was 246, and now its 202. that means the hospitals are now dealing with almost 20 % fewer virus patients than they were two weeks ago. and again, that's 20 % fewer even though new patients are being admitted. so people are getting better faster than people are getting sick. math: 246 - 202 = 44. 44 / 246 = .17886 .17886 x 100 = 18 % drop in the number of people in the hospital with the virus. @SP, @Alan has a point on this one.

the article is about hospitalizations in Escambia County. when it comes to hospitalizations, any trend in hospitalizations is more telling than any trends in any other metric – such as testing, positive rates, etc.

a hospitalization means a positive test by definition, and that the person is sick enough to be admitted; given that the trend of patients in the hospital with the disease is a downward trend, and that this downward trend is happening *in spite of new admissions* which are occurring, we have a bit of reason to hope.

and if you look at the numbers in the photo… max was 246, and now its 202.

that means the hospitals are now dealing with almost 20 % fewer virus patients than they were two weeks ago. and again, that’s 20 % fewer even though new patients are being admitted. so people are getting better faster than people are getting sick.

math: 246 – 202 = 44.
44 / 246 = .17886
.17886 x 100 = 18 % drop in the number of people in the hospital with the virus.

]]> By: Alan http://www.northescambia.com/2020/08/slight-downward-trend-in-local-covid-19-hospitalizations/comment-page-1#comment-424014 Alan Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:13:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=412146#comment-424014 @SP, the article is about hospitalizations in Escambia County not cases, and has nothing to do with testing being shut down in South Florida. @SP, the article is about hospitalizations in Escambia County not cases, and has nothing to do with testing being shut down in South Florida.

]]> By: SP http://www.northescambia.com/2020/08/slight-downward-trend-in-local-covid-19-hospitalizations/comment-page-1#comment-423964 SP Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:16:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=412146#comment-423964 This trend will continue for a couple of weeks since we shut down many testing sites for hurricane Isaias. Cases aren’t decreasing. Testing is... This trend will continue for a couple of weeks since we shut down many testing sites for hurricane Isaias.

Cases aren’t decreasing. Testing is…

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