New 2022-2023 Covid Plan and Guidelines

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

This is why we need testing as most people aren't reporting it so we don't have actual real numbers.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

This is why we need testing as most people aren't reporting it so we don't have actual real numbers.

Why? We already know covid is everywhere. And it’s going to stay everywhere. The point is that (vaccinated) people aren’t getting particularly more sick than they do with other common respiratory illnesses. Do we mandate regular testing for colds and the flu?

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

This is why we need testing as most people aren't reporting it so we don't have actual real numbers.

Test if you choose. They’re available if you want them.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

This is why we need testing as most people aren't reporting it so we don't have actual real numbers.

Why? We already know covid is everywhere. And it’s going to stay everywhere. The point is that (vaccinated) people aren’t getting particularly more sick than they do with other common respiratory illnesses. Do we mandate regular testing for colds and the flu?

The great Covid minimizer.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

This is why we need testing as most people aren't reporting it so we don't have actual real numbers.

Why? We already know covid is everywhere. And it’s going to stay everywhere. The point is that (vaccinated) people aren’t getting particularly more sick than they do with other common respiratory illnesses. Do we mandate regular testing for colds and the flu?

The great Covid minimizer.

Everything I said was true, though. You don’t think it’s everywhere? Have you looked at Covid deaths recently- particularly when broken down by vaccination status?

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

By all means, go on and explain where you're seeing that Montgomery County has the "highest transmission."

That's not even true when you don't adjust for population sizes. And it isn't even close when you look at cases per 100,000 residents.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

By all means, go on and explain where you're seeing that Montgomery County has the "highest transmission."

That's not even true when you don't adjust for population sizes. And it isn't even close when you look at cases per 100,000 residents.

Here you go. New York Times has a complete listing of cases per 100K at county level. MOCO isn't anywhere near the highest in Maryland.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

By all means, go on and explain where you're seeing that Montgomery County has the "highest transmission."

That's not even true when you don't adjust for population sizes. And it isn't even close when you look at cases per 100,000 residents.

Here you go. New York Times has a complete listing of cases per 100K at county level. MOCO isn't anywhere near the highest in Maryland.

This is fascinating data.

MoCo is #1 in vaccinations (90%), yet has the second-highest daily average cases (225), but ranks #1 in # of deaths per day? (1.6).

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

By all means, go on and explain where you're seeing that Montgomery County has the "highest transmission."

That's not even true when you don't adjust for population sizes. And it isn't even close when you look at cases per 100,000 residents.

Here you go. New York Times has a complete listing of cases per 100K at county level. MOCO isn't anywhere near the highest in Maryland.

This is fascinating data.

MoCo is #1 in vaccinations (90%), yet has the second-highest daily average cases (225), but ranks #1 in # of deaths per day? (1.6).

Are you under the impression that all the counties in Maryland have equal populations?

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

By all means, go on and explain where you're seeing that Montgomery County has the "highest transmission."

That's not even true when you don't adjust for population sizes. And it isn't even close when you look at cases per 100,000 residents.

Here you go. New York Times has a complete listing of cases per 100K at county level. MOCO isn't anywhere near the highest in Maryland.

This is fascinating data.

MoCo is #1 in vaccinations (90%), yet has the second-highest daily average cases (225), but ranks #1 in # of deaths per day? (1.6).

Are you under the impression that all the counties in Maryland have equal populations?

Are you under the impression that "per 100k" cares about population?

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

By all means, go on and explain where you're seeing that Montgomery County has the "highest transmission."

That's not even true when you don't adjust for population sizes. And it isn't even close when you look at cases per 100,000 residents.

Here you go. New York Times has a complete listing of cases per 100K at county level. MOCO isn't anywhere near the highest in Maryland.

This is fascinating data.

MoCo is #1 in vaccinations (90%), yet has the second-highest daily average cases (225), but ranks #1 in # of deaths per day? (1.6).

Are you under the impression that all the counties in Maryland have equal populations?

The vaccines are not formulated for the new variants.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

By all means, go on and explain where you're seeing that Montgomery County has the "highest transmission."

That's not even true when you don't adjust for population sizes. And it isn't even close when you look at cases per 100,000 residents.

Here you go. New York Times has a complete listing of cases per 100K at county level. MOCO isn't anywhere near the highest in Maryland.

This is fascinating data.

MoCo is #1 in vaccinations (90%), yet has the second-highest daily average cases (225), but ranks #1 in # of deaths per day? (1.6).

Are you under the impression that all the counties in Maryland have equal populations?

Are you under the impression that "per 100k" cares about population?

If you’re the PP, then you don’t seem to know how to read the chart. 225 average daily cases is the total number, not the rate per 100,000 residents. MoCo is absolutely not #2 in new cases per 100,000.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry to disappoint the Covid fans in this thread, but MoCo is back down to the Low community level. We’re not bringing back masks.

Where are you seeing low? The DHHS website says medium and the CDC high.

The county dashboard says low: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/

We're right on the edge between low and medium, but the CDC's will almost certainly drop to at least medium when they do their weekly update on Thursday.

Wrong chart.
Community transmission in Montgomery County is currently HIGH. It is the only count in Maryland with high transmission.

Current guidelines from the CDC are based on community levels. And that says low.

And not that it matters, but Montgomery County doesn't have the highest cases in Maryland. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Different poster here…The Washington Post shares this information as well (daily update). Today’s paper has both Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in the “high” range (Red). These are the only two local counties listed as “high.”

Takes a bit of selecting and scrolling to get to useful info:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths/?state=MD

Montgomery Co seems to be middle of the pack with 22 cases per 100K. Allegheny and Wicomico are about twice as bad.

Anyone using case count only for determining policies is living in 2020. Wake up to 2023. It's all about hospitalizations now. We are in low community level. It doesn't matter what label you want to give to numbers of cases. Nobody cares anymore.

With regard to positivity, the only reason why it is so high is because most are using PCR to confirm positive rapid tests. So of course you are going to have a high rate of positives.

The CDC is still counting community transmission. Just because you can't click on the link doesn't mean it's not there. Montgomery County is highest transmission in Maryland. #1 as always!

Sure Trump told you that if we stopped testing no one would have covid, but he's long gone and the number of people out sick in all professions tells the tale. MCPS couldn't run summer school with all the people out with covid and infections are back in local schools and school hasn't even started yet.

By all means, go on and explain where you're seeing that Montgomery County has the "highest transmission."

That's not even true when you don't adjust for population sizes. And it isn't even close when you look at cases per 100,000 residents.

Here you go. New York Times has a complete listing of cases per 100K at county level. MOCO isn't anywhere near the highest in Maryland.

This is fascinating data.

MoCo is #1 in vaccinations (90%), yet has the second-highest daily average cases (225), but ranks #1 in # of deaths per day? (1.6).

Are you under the impression that all the counties in Maryland have equal populations?

The vaccines are not formulated for the new variants.

You're going to be sorely disappointed if you think the new boosters are going to do anything different. Luckily, the testing rate continues to drop, a trend which will almost certainly continue.