Sumter County High Risk
 

According to an article in the usnews, (I attempted to cut and paste the link below), Sumter County, the main home of the Villages, is among the highest risk counties in the US for Covid-19. It states that an estimated 48% of residents have three or more risk factors, more than any other county. Kind of scary, be smart and stay safe.

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Edited to note that the above link seems to work even though it states that access is denied? Not sure what's up with that.

Ok here are the risk factors: age 65 and older, low-income household, single household or one with no caregiver, household communication barrier, unemployment, disability, physical crowding, lack of health insurance, respiratory disease, heart disease and diabetes.

Not worried at all.

I'm not really worried either

However, we're not taking any risks that we don't need to take... we're continuing to play it safe...we wash our hands, wear masks when entering enclosed areas and avoid crowds. We're not interested in dining at a restaurant, we can cook... that doesn't mean that we're completely isolating and have no life...we get out and do things....okay so it's different than it was before...big deal.

Some folks in TV just don't seem to be able to grasp what's going on though...or they just think covid-19 will never happen to them. Those are the folks we stay away from.

Neighbor had a daughter and 2 young grandkids up from Miami for 4 days recently....another had a young grandson visiting from the north....Miami's a hot spot, going through airports and flying on a plane isn't among the safest things to do right now.

I'm surprised at the number of young families that I see visiting TV that just had to come to see Gramma....we've put the word out "no visitors" for us until there's a vaccine.... Yah, we'd like to see family too...just not right now. There's zoom, there's Marco Polo, there's email and there's always the phone

Monday night on ABC Orlando news they had results of a survey asking 5,000 individuals if they would get the vaccine if available, 34% yes 66% no. I find that both surprising and dangerous.

On NPR this afternoon, they said Sumter County's count jumped by 23 today, including four from The Villages.

Four in all of Sumter TV is extremely low number. Wonder how many of the rest of Sumter numbers is from the prison

The median age of new cases in Sumter has dropped from 75 to 43 in last 2 weeks. Just like in most new cases of the surge. Median age new cases for all of Florida is fluctuating in mid 30s. The 4 new cases from The Villages are probably some people who thought it was safe to go out to a bar or restaurant, who knows.

Of the 368 cases so far in Sumter, 32% are from correctional facilities, 4% from nursing homes. 13% of all cases have been hospitalized, 5% have died. It doesn't say how many of the 17 deaths so far are from Nursing homes, but I would expect 40-50% of the deaths come from there as that is the trend nationally.

All in all, The Village People have done an outstanding job staying safe. Take a bow :a040:

As long as a vaccine is proven effective and safe how can people be so foolish?

Those "risk" factors have been there since day one existence of TV.

Remove the label risks affecting the virus, insert one of the following:

higher risk of hip replacements
higher risk of fender benders
higher risk of getting the bird flipped at ya
and so on.

Our kids are also smart and we have come to an agreement that there will be no visiting until either a vaccine or the world is more or less back to normal.

Hurts like heck but it is what it is.

Think of how many die from the flu, yet there is a vaccine, that took years to come to market. Yet the flu strain evolves, making each new flu vaccine less effective. I so far have never had the flu, and have Only had the vaccine once, with anaphylactic issues.

I will not be in line for the vaccine, even though I am in healthcare, and exposed on a daily basis. Most times from coworkers Who get the flu vaccine, and still pass on the new strain.

Yeah me too, 100% should've said no. Everyone I've talked to says no to the vaccine, I really think that poll is a little skewed.

Steve

That's the problem right there.
Steve

We saw the same thing and couldn't hardly believe it.

I suppose it does help explain why we are about 5% of the world's population, but have about 25% of the world's deaths from this virus though.

Guess we speak to different people, the ones we know will take it when appropriate.

Obviously.
Steve

The Federal prison actually has very few, the State prison very high. As of June 29th:

Bushnell continues to have the most cases in Sumter County – 127 – with 120 of those being at the Sumter Correctional Institution. Others have been identified in The Villages (103), Lake Panasoffkee (23), Oxford (23), Wildwood (16), Webster (12), Lady Lake portion of the county (7), Coleman (7), Center Hill (6) and Sumterville (5). The federal prison in Coleman also has identified eight cases among seven staff members and one inmate.


15 new COVID-19 patients reported in Ocala as Florida tops 146,000 cases - Ocala-News.com

Yeah that does seem odd huh? Wouldn't be the way the USA counts their Covid deaths would it? The difference between people in the US who die with Covid-19 or from Covid-19.

Maybe...
 

USA, 2.74M cases, 25% of world deaths?? Duh... Wonder how that happened??

Maybe USA has highest rate in the world because many arrogantly refuse to acknowledge their part By simply wearing the mask to snuff out the virus?

Shaking my head...

There are really only two ways that we are going to "snuff out" this virus. Either by herd immunity or vaccine. And wearing a mask accomplishes neither.

How can it be proven safe and effective in a few months. Everyone can decide for themselves, of course. I for one, will not be lining up for them to inject something into my body that’s been tested weeks, not years. As it is, everyday we were hearing do this, don’t do that and then we’ll maybe this and that. As far as I’m concerned, they have a lot more to learn about this Covid before a safe and effective vaccine to can be developed. Like all the meds they were trying, it works, it doesn’t work, now it works, etc.

They are rushing these vaccine trials through so quickly with minimal testing, that we do not know at this point if the vaccine will be totally safe. I personally will have the vaccine but I’m going to wait until they’ve vaccinated a lot of people and I can see with my own eyes that there aren’t any side effects.

Obesity
 

Obesity is a risk factor. Check into it.

We will certainly not be in the first group to be tested but at some time after, when our DR says it is ok and prevailing opinion also we will take it.

Yeah, I would get the vaccine, after it has been proven safe and effective. I will definitely not be one of the first to get one, as I have at least two of the high risk factors.

I didn't know Sumter County had an obesity problem. Stll, according to the original article, you would need three of the risk factors to be considered a high risk.

Masks alone were never intended to "snuff it out" just to slow the spread. If it doesn't spread there will be less infections. The ONLY thing that will "snuff it out" is a vaccine or maybe the still unproven (check with Sweden) herd immunity.

Can you explain why Sweden (no masks, no lockdown) has a very similar rise and fall of deaths per capita to the USA?

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Interesting, hope that continues in a good direction.

Effectively, was there much difference between want actually happened in Sweden and the US?

Nope
 

Nope. I can’t explain any of this. I just want to get back to having fun. That’s why I wear this mask. It doesn’t hurt me And it’s one small thing I can do to maybe help someone even if it’s just helping them to feel more safe. It’s not a big deal all things considered.

Sumter county does have an obesity problem.
 

Sumter Co.
Obese = 31%
Overweight = 24% (in addition to the obese %)
Healthy weight = 41%

FLhealthcharts.com

I don’t like breathing in dust or other people coughs anyway so I’m ok with mask wearing. I don’t know what is going to help. I don’t trust any info I’m getting. I stay away from people. I wear a mask if I am forced out and I respect your space.

Sometimes I do prejudge people. Sometimes when they say me and mine are fat.

Actually, chubby is one of the problems of the U.S. Not just us Villagers.

We are high risk here in The Villages because;

We are older. Median age is 71.
We take medication, for things like gerd, for high blood pressure, for thyroid, for anxiety. We take them to make us healthier.
We don't exercise enough.

And we are fat. I don't think you had to come out and say it. 2020 is hard enough as it is.

Are you real skinny? Sigh.

Lol
 

I’m an Insulin Dependent Diabetic so I’m constantly managing weight, food, intake, exercise, mental and physical symptoms and my A1C. I’m not obese but it’s not because I don’t want a pizza, ice cream or decadent food. I’d love to eat whatever off the menu. I don’t because it’s a health risk for me. I’m not calling you out as fat. Many here post regularly about all the restaurants they are enjoying mid-pandemic.

I noticed a while back that a critical factor seemed to be weight When the photos of the (at the time New Orleans) deceased seemed to more often than not of big big people. A lady on News (in FL) just the other day was crying (and I felt her loss poor lady) that her ”healthy” teenage son who had been QTing religiously had died from Covid 19. The picture of him as a teen, he was obese. Strapped to a ventilator using extender straps. She stressed how healthy he was.

As mentioned I don’t know who is getting it right these days but this Doctor is one I watch as he gives briefs on stats daily and he discussed obesity yesterday. YouTube

It’s not PC to talk about obesity as a susceptibility for Covid 19 so it’s getting less attention than it should.

I had to kid you a little. I have so been enjoying my own cooking with probably better choices than if we were eating out. I try to do colorful and always include vegetable and/or fruit. We actually have been really working around the house and yard and both of us have lost a little weight. I just had to pull your chain a bit. Stay well.

Summer 2020
 

Carrot sticks and laps around the desk in my home office. Summer 2020!

From the story: "the population most at risk of not being able to endure the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic."

Not to be confused with the risk of catching the virus.

There are really a very limited number of ICU beds in this county too, a poster enlightened me to this grim fact. Currently only 9 ICU beds available in Sumter County with only of 24 ICU total according to clickorlando.com.
Yikes. We really can’t afford to get it wrong as a community.