Covid-19 cases are being denied and/or under reported in my area.

My county (Esmeralda) still has no reported cases, but that's because there is no testing here, no treatement here, and in fact no health srvices at all. It's a no-man's land. If the virus hit here probably everyone would die.

It doesn't seem like red states are testing. Probably to help Trump keep the "numbers" down. Look at the death rate. A high death rate with a low instance of infected means the population of infected is much higher than what is being reported.

R1, allegedly, our local healthcare services have received test kits. When I go on different websites to confirm the cases I’ve heard about so far, there’s nothing. However, the word is getting out via social media.

But not a peep, officially. There’s reports of other cases that are being confirmed in nearby counties. The people most at risk here are the poor, African American communities, as well as the elderly.

R2, agreed. Even with tests available, that scenario is possible and probable, due to the incubation period and its varied time line on different persons, ranging from completely asymptomatic, to 4 and even 6 weeks.

Also, check out the individual page views on this post. Within minutes, it’s in the 40s.

I dunno.

It's a fact they aren't being as up front as they should, either because they can't (not adequate enough measures), or they won't -- but they aren't. The mayor in NYC has been caught trying to prevent transparency, so it's definitely going on.

There are some people I know who sneezed twice and decided that they had the “Rona” but they couldn’t get tested.

I do believe that cases are being underreported mostly because we don’t have enough tests. At he same time, I take second and third hand information about case lbs with a grain of salt.

At the same time*, About cases*, not lbs... Le sigh and oh dear!

I have 2 friends in NYC that almost certainly had mild cases who are now better and were never tested.

R8, allegedly, another person tested positive in the local Walmart, where I just came from, actually. I wore my gear, but still.

Anyhow, I was told that no one would tell the employees who it is, or who was exposed to this person, & everyone still has to show up to work, as usual.

I’m really friendly with the folks who work there, & they keep me posted. I’m afraid that this is going to get out of control here, & it will be too late to stop it, because employees are either being lied to, or threatened with their jobs, if they share the info with others.

I'm in CT. The CTPost has a town by town breakdown of the number of people with confirmed cases of COVID-19. My town went from 8 to 14 in the last week. I had a head cold when the state ordered the bars and restaurants closed but recovered within a week. Wondered if I had it but as far as I know no one else I was with at that time got sick.

I'm in CT. The CTPost has a town by town breakdown of the number of people with confirmed cases of COVID-19. My town went from 8 to 14 in the last week. I had a head cold when the state ordered the bars and restaurants closed but recovered within a week. Wondered if I had it but as far as I know no one else I was with at that time got sick.

Don't know it's DL or my mouse that keeps double posting.

R10, R11

Trump is still hoping Nebraska, Idaho and Iowa will get back to work soon.

I don't know about now, but a month ago my blue state wasn't reporting all COVID closures. I heard from a classmate of mine that his teen brother's high school was closed down due to a confirmed case among the students. I googled the name of the high school, and no media reported on it.