CoViD-19: US Surpasses 9 Million Cases | San Diego Has 8 New Community Outbreaks | New Music From Matthew Caws, Steve Poltz

 

Matthew Caws of Nada Surf, Taken 1.18.2020 at Casbah San Diego

I know I'm a super bummer, but I can't remember being a fan of Halloween. Maybe it goes back to 4th grade when I was so stoked to be Cyndi Lauper and then my brother's friend Pete Marnick made fun of me, I chased him around to parking lot, and completely ate shit on the blacktop of our school, leaving me in tears and with scars on my legs that still make my hair grow in spirals on my shins. I've never really liked dressing up, for Halloween or any occasion...you'll never find me cosplaying or at a Ren Faire, either, but we'll probably be hanging around the house so maybe I'll attempt Dia de los Muertos makeup on Nova or something to entertain ourselves. 

I think it's really gross that I've seen screenshots of party invites and it's frustrating that half the news is how we're going to be in this mess until late 2021 and the other half telling us to live our lives like everything is okay. As it is, there have been 7 outbreaks in the past 7 days in grocery stores alone, which means even though we thought we're low-risk shopping with goggles and masks and not meandering but just getting our specific items, it may not be enough, though I guess I'm starting to agree with the KPBS, VOSD, and SDUT lawsuit demanding more information on outbreaks because we don't know if they're among staff or customers, or if one positive person could be counted in multiple outbreaks, like if I'm asymptomatic and positive and go to a grocery store to shop, a restaurant to eat, and a gym to workout, am I counted thrice? (Obviously hypothetical as you could not pay me to go in a gym right now.)

As I've been saying, we're trying to lay low through the election (at least,) so today we watched a nature talk on Bats in San Diego presented by Mission Trails Regional Park. Last night I watched "Someone Has To Die" on Netflix which takes place in Spain but is dubbed in English. It was good, but dark, as it shows the gross treatment of homosexuals circa 1954 under the Franco regime- (not that it was isolated to Spain.) There's also a lot of Spanish racism against Mexicans expressed in the show. There's nothing funny about the subject matter, but we did have to laugh that the overdubbed father that has a heavy Castellano accent where an -s- sounds like -th- so he says things like "My thun (son) ith (is) not omothexsual (homosexual)" 
I'm getting things done early around here because me and Darren deserve some speakeasy time tonight to rock out and have some adult beverages. Try to keep sane out there. 

• California COVID-19 Stats:
• 4,191 New Cases/912,904 Total Cases (0.5% increase)
• 66 New Deaths/17,541 Total Deaths (0.4% increase)
• 3% 14-day test positivity rate
• San Diego County Stats
• State Data:
• 330 New Cases/55,556 Total Cases
• 4 Deaths/881 Total Deaths
• 7.4 cases/100k population (Based on week ending 10/17, Assessed on 10/27. Unadjusted Case Rate Using Linear Adjustment)
• 3.5% Test Positivity (Based on week ending 10/17, Assessed on 10/27)
• 5.1% Health Equity Positivity (Based on week ending 10/10, Assessed on 10/27)
• County Data:
• San Diego County COVID-19 Update – 10-29-2020 - County News Center
• 358 New Cases/55,898 Total Cases 
• 4 New Daily Deaths/885 Total Deaths
• 3% Daily Test Positivity/3.2% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/2.8% Test Positivity (14-day average)
• 6.5 cases/100k population (Based on week ending 10/17, Assessed on 10/27. County is reporting unadjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons. 
• Case Investigation is 97%
• 8 New/37 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
• 8 New Today
• Business - 4
• Grocery - 2 
• Preschool - 1
• Restaurant - 1
• 37 in past 7 days 
• restaurant/bar 3
• business 10
• restaurant 6
• grocery 7
• hair salon/barber 1
• gym 1
• daycare 3
• healthcare 3
• youth sports 1
• government 1
• preschool 1
• Universities:
• SDSU COVID-19, UCSD COVID-19, USD COVID-19, CSU San Marcos, PLNU
• COVID-19:
• U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass 9 Million With No End in Sight. Covid-19 cases are rapidly increasing in more than 20 states in a dangerous surge one governor described as an “urgent crisis.” - NY Times (10.29.2020)
• PSA: One Negative COVID-19 Test Is Not a Free Pass to Hang Out With All Your Friends. Testing is important, but not a substitute for other safety measures. - Self (10.28.2020)
• A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air. The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. (10.27.2020)
• The United States set another single-day record for new coronavirus cases, surpassing the previous record set last Friday. - The New York Times (10.29.2020)
• Other News/Reading/Watching:
• Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of U.S. - PBS (10.29.2020)
• Stadium Trolley Station Closes Sunday Until 2022 - SDMTS
• Free 'Ride to Vote' Day - SDMTS
• Belly Up is doing 10 livestreams through the end of the year. You can buy a "season pass" here. 
• A little COVID-19 Levity from Steve Poltz - Relix (10.27.2020)

Matthew Caws of Nada Surf is one of my favorites. Check out this self-directed video: