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CORONAVIRUS: Saturday 2/27/2021 roundup

February 27, 2021 10:43 pm
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 |   Coronavirus | West Seattle news

For the first time in three weeks, King County has updated its stats on Saturday, so that’s where we start:

NEWEST KING COUNTY NUMBERS: Here are the cumulative totals from Public Health‘s daily-summary dashboard:

*82,092 people have tested positive, 174 more than yesterday’s total

*1,393 people have died, 13 more than yesterday’s total

*5,091 people have been hospitalized, 7 more than yesterday’s total

*901,122 people have been tested, 475 more than yesterday’s total

(The county did not post updates on either of the past two Saturdays, so we have no “one week ago” stats tonight.)

STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.

WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: 113.7 million people have tested positive, and more than 2,525,000 people have died; U.S. deaths exceed 511,000. Most cases: U.S., India, Brazil, Russia, UK. See the breakdown, nation by nation, here.

THIRD VACCINE: The FDA has OK’d the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Next step before tens of thousands of doses are sent to our state: The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup will meet Monday for an “extra layer of review,” Gov. Inslee says.

FINDING VACCINE: Thanks again to WSB readers offering tips on where they’re finding appointments. This morning, we heard again from Ann, though a commenter says that clinic does not appear to be offering appointments as widely as the one she sent news of last week … Recommendations are continuing for checking the volunteer-run covidwa.com lookup frequently …

DONATION DRIVE: If you can help those in need – here’s a chance Sunday.

GOT SOMETHING TO REPORT? westseattleblog@gmail.com or 206-293-6302, text/voice – thank you!

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9 Replies to "CORONAVIRUS: Saturday 2/27/2021 roundup"

  • A reminder February 28, 2021 (5:52 am)

    This morning I came upon some videos that for me were an important reminder and reality check of what is at stake here with covid, how this pandemic is affecting individuals, families, and health care workers.

    We’ve been dealing with this pandemic for a year now, and I know we are all so tired of it. We might be slipping up on out efforts at times, just from fatigue, and maybe a false sense of security, for those who haven’t been personally impacted.

    I want to encourage everyone, please take the time to watch these videos linked below, and recommit, to your covid efforts.

    Please stay well everyone. 💛

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CMmsscVN-js

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ9EbZjcVGY

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WXpk0DwEaqw

  • JJ February 28, 2021 (10:46 am)

    Anyone still seeing a higher ratio deaths to positives over time than we were seeing last summer? What are your thoughts… still a delay in deaths from Christmas, or lower positives due to decreased sensitivity of the PCR tests, or increased deadliness of new variants? With vaccinations targeting the elderly first, we should be seeing a decreasing fatality rate all other things equal.

  • Pessoa February 28, 2021 (11:25 am)

    Well-meaning intentions aside, I find the above comment objectionable, as it promotes an unwarranted level of fear and anxiety.  The video’s that are linked in the comment are from last year, are far back as March 2020 when we were overwhelmed about a novel coronavirus we knew little about.  Since then, we have come a long, long way in understanding how the virus works and the best treatment options. In addition, we have better therapeutics.  The case of a young fit woman with these sorts of life-threatening complications are extremely rare. Yes, be careful, yes get your shot if you can, but no, don’t be ruled by fear. 

    • Anne February 28, 2021 (11:56 am)

      Totally disagree-& what I find objectionable are the “you’re being ruled by fear” comments.  Watch-disseminate,think ,research.  We may have come a ways since COVID-19 first appeared-but new , more contagious variants continue to emerge. Doctors seem to be at the same point in finding out about them -as they were when COVID first emerged. 

      • Pessoa February 28, 2021 (1:57 pm)

        The fact that we can detect variants and determine whether vaccines will address their particular mutations is proof that we know a great deal more about the virus.  Without getting drawn into a tedious back-and-forth, I’ll just say we are not at the same point as we were in 2020 – not even remotely close.      

    • A reminder February 28, 2021 (1:47 pm)

      Thanks for sharing your feelings about the videos, @pessoa.  I understand watching these is of some discomfort, in facing some of the painful realities of this pandemic. But I think it’s worthwhile to be aware of these experiences, and not tune out these very real impacts.

      Also, the date of these videos is not relevant, because the scenarios and experiences in these videos are still happening today and relevant. The virus has not changed for the better. Many are still becoming seriously sick and many more will die.

      I do hope my comment resonates and is helpful for others.

      • Anne February 28, 2021 (5:15 pm)

        You said it much better than I- thank you.

        • A reminder February 28, 2021 (6:38 pm)

          I don’t know about that, but I appreciate your points too, thank you, Anne :)

  • JJ February 28, 2021 (11:50 am)

    Anyone still seeing a higher ratio deaths to positives over time than we were seeing last summer? What are your thoughts… still a delay in deaths from Christmas, or lower positives due to decreased sensitivity of the PCR tests, or increased deadliness of new variants? With vaccinations targeting the elderly first, we should be seeing a decreasing case fatality rate all other things equal.

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