Scary times - facts you should know

Here are some statistics we know today:

• 20% of all coronavirus patients require hospitalization with either oxygen or a respirator
• 14-20% of patients between the ages of 20-44 with coronavirus require hospitalization
• 20-33% of patients between the ages of 45-65 with coronavirus require hospitalization
• 30-70% of patients over the age of 75 require hospitalization
• 80% of coronavirus deaths occur in people over 65
• The covid-19 virus last up to 3 hours in the air, and 3 days on surfaces (longer in colder temps)
• US hospitals have about 65,000 to 100,000 ventilators and estimates state that up to 900,000 will be needed

Additionally, coronavirus testing is still woefully inadequate compared to many other countries.  The for-profit health care system has always been more concerned with profit than making people well.  The last priority of the current health care system is to prepare for a public health emergency.  You can bet that the actual number of cases in the community is WAY over what is being reported.  

Stay home people!  When you shop for groceries plan for two weeks worth of meals at a time.  When in public maintain a 6-foot space between you and other people.  

Public health officials have warned about this day for 100 years since the pandemic of 1918...the day is here.  Protect yourself, protect your family, protect the community.  We are in this together.