[QUOTE=The Gazette;2127196]As most Villagers know, The Villages spans through three different counties. Here are the number of new COVID cases as of Aug. 17, according to the CDC website. In Lake County, there have been about 293 new cases over the last week. About 17 of those cases were admitted to the hospital, and no deaths

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any numbers of how many have died because of the shot plus boosters.. number being treated for various issues in groups, ask around .. vac share with each other..

find out when and how long after taking the shot death arrived.. i would be asking questions.. period.

I still see people driving, no one else in the car with them, and they are wearing a mask. Some people tied their personality, who they are and how they think they are seen by others, to their obedience to be afraid and wear masks, gloves, face shields. They are either unable to move on, or do not want to. They make remarks like, "well the million who lost a love one can not move". One would ask, when then can we move on, or should we move on? Those who died are not coming back, so the comment "what about the million who died" is never going to change.
The government agencies they were so willing to obey have dropped their daily drumbeat of fear. They have moved on (to monkeypox, war in Ukraine). The media have moved on or lost their jobs (Anyone going to miss Brian Stelter?) Perhaps some who felt comfortable being told what to do will never move on. There is a sense of safety in not having to think, just follow the orders from the government. That is ok, it is a free country (despite how some have acted during this virus). It is time to just smile at people who still follow the cases weekly and think "Bless their heart". No doubt some of them feel the same way towards us.

Died from or WITH Covid? Seems we'll never know...

Information may be helpful to some
 

For those of you with the negative attitudes remember some people are going through chemo and some may have autoimmune disorders, COPD or other illnesses. If the information is not helpful to you then no worries you don't need to respond. For those with chronic illness this information can be helpful. With upticks in cases we may choose to order groceries rather than risk exposure. And for some of us it is easier if we are driving a short distance to just keep the mask on while in the car then take it off and then put it back on. So stop the hating!!!

Must say, Covid is one of the last things on my mind when leaving the house. We are vaxed twice and double boosted. Our choice.

Occasionally see folks with masks in stores. Their choice.

CDC fiasco and Covid, no comment other than grrrr.
Teachers Union same.
Big Pharm same.

So many made so much $$$$$ re Covid and we, the taxpayers are on the hook. Shame.

Flu has done that for years!
 

By the way - Covid Death numbers are bogus. Note the recent CDC 'We need an overhaul because we suck at our jobs' announcement.

Why Post Anything?
 

For those that you describe in your post - still at risk - don't you think they KNOW where to find this data by now?? The Orig. Post is just as irrelevant as the negative responses you complain about.

This is going to be their year. See the sunset last night?

It was ridiculously easy to get "Grants" from the government. Millions. Many companies are better off now that pre virus.

Then get ready for more exposure to COVID. The government is looking to stop free immunizations and turn the costs back to the pharmaceutical companies VERY shortly. They warned on TV news last night that if you need a booster, get it now or pay the piper. :22yikes: Many will skip the immunization now.

Transparency of covid infection
 

Patients with COVID
The patients with COVID metric is the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID patients.

Over 15%
10% - 14.9%
Under 10%
Sources and methodology
We source this metric directly from the CDC's community level dataset wherever possible, and calculate it ourselves using HHS provided data wherever CDC metric data isn't available. Generally, new county-level data is ingested from the CDC metrics, while all state-level data, and county-level data from before February 24th, 2022 is calculated using HHS data.

To calculate this metric for counties, we use data from the CDC, which uses data from the US Department of Health and Human Services Unified Hospital Data Surveillance System. To calculate this metric for metros, we aggregate the county data using a population-weighted average. To calculate this metric for states, we use data from the HHS to calculate the number of admissions over the last week and then normalize that by the state’s population.

Levels
Levels for percentage of patients with COVID are generally based on the CDC’s Community Level framework. Less than 10% of all new beds is considered Low, between 10 and 14.9% is considered Medium, and greater than or equal to 15 is considered High.

Limitations
County-level data are only reported once a week.
For counties, the data is based on the health service area the county is a part of. A county with no hospitals can still have data for this metric, based on the percent of beds with COVID-19 patients in other hospitals within the health service area.
Infection rate
Infection rate (also known as “R(t)”) is the estimated number of new people each COVID-positive person will infect.

Sources and methodology
This one is a bit complicated. To calculate the infection growth, a mathematical model combines trends in daily new cases from approximately the last 14 days, with estimates for other variables, such as how many days on average occur between infection and transmission.

An R(t) of 1.0 means that the daily new cases of COVID are stable, while an R(t) greater than 1.0 means that daily new cases are growing.

To calculate the infection rate, we use new positive cases from The New York Times.

Limitations
Because you can’t measure infection rate directly, our estimates hinge upon our epidemiological assumptions and the accuracy of our data sources.

Infection rate can only track COVID growth once a positive case gets reported through the system. By then, infectious individuals have likely been COVID positive for some time, so the metric will always lag the true infection rate in the community. For example, if someone was exposed over the holidays, they likely didn’t test positive until the new year.
Infection rate should be considered in context with the other metrics. Daily new cases refers to the number of new COVID infections, while the infection rate represents the trend. A place with high daily new cases may have an infection rate less than 1 and still have higher exposure than a place with relatively few, but growing, cases.
More information on infection rate
Why is infection rate important?

As a retired physician, I find that information important. Those who aren't aware might find themselves infected. Proceed at your own risk.

They were known to be that practically from the getgo. Too many political types bought too far into the fear. They NEEDED high death numbers to keep from looking like complete fools.

Thank you for posting. I'm going on a trip in a few weeks, a very expensive one, that requires I be in top physical condition. Yes, I've been vaccinated and boosted, but I really can't take any chances on getting sick. I know a number of people that have had the latest iteration of Covid, and they were sick for about 10 days, then had lingering symptoms for weeks afterward. These Covid numbers area reminder to me to mask up, so I'll be able to do this trip.