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After over 6 months of doing this daily, after tomorrow I will be taking a break for the next few weeks.

My family has decided to take this opportunity of 'remote' learning and head West for a few weeks to visit some of our nation's national parks.

Thanks for following along for all this time. I may pick things up in a few weeks, out of my own curiosity (how this all started).

Remember, your elected officials and the people making the decisions don't hold any great knowledge that isn't publicly available.

All the science... all of it, is out there for every one of us to consume. Don't let the media alone frame the narrative.

There are no easy answers, but due to politics, discussion about and disagreement with policies weren't allowed.

I'll leave you with a couple twitter follows that may be of interest.

Academics:
@BallouxFrancois <- Prof, Director of UCL Genetics Institute. Tries to engage in discussions.
@mgmgomes1 <- Biomathematician modeling variation in population dynamics. Leading researcher on heterogeneity.
@WesPegden <- CMU Mathematician. Models Age Targeted mitigations

Data/Graphs:
@Hold2LLC <- General Data
@ianmSC <- Daily CDC Provisional Updates
@tlowdon <- Daily Data/CDC DoD to CTP Matching

@EthicalSkeptic <- Next level analysis

General Hot Takes:
@boriquagato <- The bad cat, snarky C19 takes.

@ZacBissonnette <- Liberal angry at media/NY

@NahasNewman <- Covid takes/retweets
@AskeladdenTX <- Covid takes/retweets

But whatever the source, make sure to understand the motivations. There are a lot of people beyond just the politicians and media who are using the pandemic for personal benefit.

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Wayland said:

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Doing basically a loop starting and ending in Denver. Will be lots of miles, but I am pretty excited.

Black Hills/Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Utah's 5 parks, NR Grand Canyon, and obviously a number of stops in between.

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Wayland said:

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Doing basically a loop starting and ending in Denver. Will be lots of miles, but I am pretty excited.

Black Hills/Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Utah's 5 parks, NR Grand Canyon, and obviously a number of stops in between.

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Wayland said:

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Doing basically a loop starting and ending in Denver. Will be lots of miles, but I am pretty excited.

Black Hills/Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Utah's 5 parks, NR Grand Canyon, and obviously a number of stops in between.

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Wayland said:

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Doing basically a loop starting and ending in Denver. Will be lots of miles, but I am pretty excited.

Black Hills/Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Utah's 5 parks, NR Grand Canyon, and obviously a number of stops in between.

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King Leary said:

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Anyone watch the South Park coronavirus Special?

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9/26/2020 Morning DHHS update

NC Cases
201,431 (PCR) + 4.659 (antigen) = 206,090
NC Deaths
2413 (PCR) + 27 (anitgen) = 3440
Currently Hospitalized
914 <- 97% reporting (was 903 at 93%)
Completed Tests
2,943,144
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1796 Deaths are now Congregate (+15)
550 Deaths are now Unknown Setting (+9)
+32 Deaths Overall since yesterday.

1094 Deaths assumed General Population (+8)
2346 Congregate and Unknown Setting. (+24)

356 Congregate Facilities now have an active outbreak. (+8)
Nursing Homes 217 -> 223
Resident Care 89 -> 91
Correctional 36 -> 36
Other 7 -> 7
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1759 positive cases over 40090* new tests. 4.4% positive rate. (4.5% DHHS)

Dates of Death Reported 9/26
9/25(3), 9/24(11), 9/23(3), 9/21, 9/20(2), 9/19, 9/18, 9/16(2), 9/15, 9/12, 9/8, 9/6, 8/26, 8/13

One new missing Date of Death

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9/27/2020 Morning DHHS update

NC Cases
202,704 (PCR) + 4.676 (antigen) = 207,380
NC Deaths
2414 (PCR) + 27 (anitgen) = 3441
Currently Hospitalized
917 <- 92% reporting (was 914 at 97%)
Completed Tests
2,974,052
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1797 Deaths are now Congregate (+1)
550 Deaths are now Unknown Setting (+0)
+32 Deaths Overall since yesterday.

1094 Deaths assumed General Population (+0)
2347 Congregate and Unknown Setting. (+1)

357 Congregate Facilities now have an active outbreak. (+1)
Nursing Homes 223 -> 224
Resident Care 89 -> 91
Correctional 36 -> 36
Other 7 -> 7
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1290 positive cases over 30908* new tests. 4.2% positive rate.

Dates of Death Reported 9/27
9/26

I still contend that something is 'off' with the hospitalizations number due to the fact that there are no statewide standards and definitions.

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9/28/2020 Morning DHHS update

NC Cases
203,568 (PCR) + 4.680 (antigen) = 208,248
NC Deaths
2418 (PCR) + 27 (anitgen) = 3445
Currently Hospitalized
897 <- 96% reporting (was 917 at 92%)
Completed Tests
2,999.853
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1799 Deaths are now Congregate (+2)
551 Deaths are now Unknown Setting (+1)
+4 Deaths Overall since yesterday.

1095 Deaths assumed General Population (+1)
2350 Congregate and Unknown Setting. (+3)

358 Congregate Facilities now have an active outbreak. (+0)
Nursing Homes 224 -> 224
Resident Care 91 -> 91
Correctional 36 -> 36
Other 7 -> 7
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868 positive cases over 25801* new tests. 3.4% positive rate.

Dates of Death Reported 9/28
9/27(2), 9/26(2), 9/24, 9/23, 9/22(2), 9/20, 8/28

2 Deaths Removed 9/28
9/25, 9/14 (Hertford and Rutherford)


4 missing deaths given dates. (4 remain)

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9/29/2020 Morning DHHS update

NC Cases
209,137
NC Deaths
2467 (PCR) + 27 (anitgen) = 3494
Currently Hospitalized
950 <- 97% reporting (was 897 at 96%)
Completed Tests
3,014,780
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1825 Deaths are now Congregate (+26)
556 Deaths are now Unknown Setting (+5)
+49 Deaths Overall since yesterday.

1113 Deaths assumed General Population (+18)
2381 Congregate and Unknown Setting. (+31)

365 Congregate Facilities now have an active outbreak. (+7)
Nursing Homes 224 -> 227
Resident Care 91 -> 94
Correctional 36 -> 37
Other 7 -> 7
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889 positive cases over 14927* new tests. 6.0% positive rate.

Dates of Death Reported 9/29
9/28(7), 9/27(11), 9/26(8), 9/25(8), 9/24(2), 9/23(4), 9/19, 9/18, 9/16(2), 9/15, 9/14, 9/11, 8/28, 8/24, 7/5

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9/30/2020 Morning DHHS update

NC Cases
210,632
NC Deaths
3505 (PCR) + 27 (anitgen) = 3532
Currently Hospitalized
956 <- 97% reporting (was 950 at 97%)
Completed Tests
3,029,942
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1843 Deaths are now Congregate (+18)
566 Deaths are now Unknown Setting (+10)
+38 Deaths Overall since yesterday.

1123 Deaths assumed General Population (+10)
2409 Congregate and Unknown Setting. (+28)

366 Congregate Facilities now have an active outbreak. (+1)
Nursing Homes 227 -> 231
Resident Care 94 -> 94
Correctional 37 -> 36
Other 7 -> 5
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1495 positive cases over 15162* new tests. 9.9% positive rate. (DHHS 6.5%)

Dates of Death Reported 9/30
9/29(2), 9/28(6), 9/27(5), 9/26(2), 9/25(4), 9/24(2), 9/23, 9/21, 9/20, 9/18(2), 9/17, 9/16, 9/12, 9/10, 9/6, 8/26, 8/11, 8/10, 8/4, 8/2

2 New Missing DoD (5 total)

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IseWolf22 said:

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King Leary said:

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Anyone watch the South Park coronavirus Special?

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Yes, it was hilarious

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Civilized said:

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Why did Trump travel to a fundraiser after it was known Hope Hicks was positive?

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C'mon man. Only the wackiest of partisan or pearl clutching wack jobs would actually want him to die. Emotions aside, from a practical standpoint, his presidency is almost over. No need to cast witch's spells on people hoping death ends it.

He's a childish narcissistic moron but having faults is the human condition.

Hope he stays healthy, avoids Covid, acquires some measure of empathy, and gets to enjoy his kids and grandkids until a ripe old age.

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There are literally thousands of leftist wishing he would die. Just check a simple scroll thru twitter.

"Hope he Dies" was literally trending lol....

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That's an indictment of Twitter and social media culture, not the left.

It's easy to vomit out 280 characters; it's harder to have actual conversations.

Social media's not real life but too many people treat it like it is, and then life imitates social media. It's not real or substantive but it has real (and real negative) effects on real life.

I don't think I'm using hyperbole when I say that social media is the worst thing to ever happen to public discourse in this country.

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