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| Caterpillar at San Elijo Lagoon (Taken 5.28.21) |
I was really hoping to be a little more productive going into the weekend and get my inbox under control, but it appears everyone else thought they'd do the same and triple the volume I get daily. Ew. So I mostly ignored it. I'll catch up later and get some more in depth reading in but cocktails are waiting for me in the speakeasy so I'm gonna cut.
What we did do today was get a ton of time in the sun. We went to Anderson's Nursery and bought some pollinator plants for an old bookshelf we've laid flat to convert to a planter in hopes of getting some more butterflies and hummingbirds around since the construction next door removed all the weeds and wildflowers that had provided habitat in the past. It looks so pretty and I hope it does the trick. We've already gone through most of the compost we got at the dump so may have to make another trip soon.
After the afternoon of gardening, we decided to go to San Elijo Lagoon. It was pretty empty as it was after 6pm and the visitor's center was closed, but we just wandered some of the trails with the dog and me stopping every ten feet to watch more birds and flying fish. The marine layer had already rolled in so after a couple miles we called it a day. None of my pics are especially great so I'll skip sharing and chalk it up to a learning experience instead.
Maybe it's because people are traveling and thus testing more, but today's positive cases in California (4,864) was more than three times as many as yesterday (1,418), and our 170 deaths are almost a third of the 577 US deaths-- though they may actually be different reporting days, but the point remains: don't start thinking this thing is over. Not by a longshot. Stay safe out there.
- COVID-19:
- The Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory Is a Tale of Weaponized Uncertainty. Scientists almost never say they’re sure, and it could take years to pin down the pandemic's origins. Until then: People are trying to scare you. - Wired (5.28.21)
- Guidance for Operating Youth and Summer Camps - CDC (5.28.21)
- White House:
- The President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget - State Dept
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the United States Response to Belarus’s Forced Diversion of Ryanair Flight and Continuing Attack on Fundamental Freedoms
- Remarks by President Biden Addressing Service Members and their Families
- Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Aboard Air Force One En Route Hampton, VA
- Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2022 Pursuant to Section 251a of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended
- On-the-Record Press Call by OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young and CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse on the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
- Statement by President Joe Biden on the Rise of Anti-Semitic Attacks
- Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Memorial Day Weekend Gas Prices
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Establishes the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
- Executive Order on Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
- News:
- County Installs Free Menstrual Product Dispensers in Public Facilities - County News Center (5.28.21)
- Aquatica Reopens This Weekend. See Safety Protocols here.
- Other Reading:
- After repeated ATF warnings, gun dealers can count on the agency to back off; sometimes firearms flow to criminals - USA Today (5.26.21)
- Here's the Cliff's Notes version on PBS News (5.27.21)
- Pack Your Patience If You’re Going To The Beach This Weekend - kpbs (5.27.21)
- Global COVID-19 Stats (JHU 5.28.21 10:20pm):
- 169,471,649 Known Cases
- 3,523,126 Known Deaths
- US COVID-19 Stats
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Data Tracker
- JHU
- 33,239,759 Cases
- 593,955 Deaths
- CDC Data Tracker:
- +22,138 New Cases/33,041,551 Known Cases
- +615 New Deaths/590,212 Known Deaths
- 362,375,765 Doses Delivered
- 292,099,778 Doses Administered
- 166,388,129 Partially Vaccinated
- 133,532,544 Fully Vaccinated
- California COVID-19 Stats:
- State of California Safe Schools For All Hub
- Vaccination progress dashboard
- Aggregate California ICU Bed Availability: 33.3%
- R-effective: 0.76
- Doses Delivered/Doses Administered
- Partially Vaccinated/Fully Vaccinated
- 4,864 New Cases/3,682,099 Total Cases (2.4 new cases/100k)
- 170 New Deaths/62,025 Total Deaths (0.04 new deaths/100k)
- 0.9% 7-day test positivity rate
- 1,407 COVID-19 Hospitalizations (-17 patients, -1.2% from prior day)
- 295 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized in CA (-17 patients, -5.4% from prior day)
- 2,229 ICU beds available (-13 from prior day)
- San Diego County
- State Data:
- Southern California ICU Bed Availability: 34.6%
- R-effective: 0.68
- 101 New Cases/279,960 Total Cases
- 1 Deaths/3,756 Total Deaths
- 3.2 cases/100k population (Assessed on 5/25. Unadjusted Case Rate)
- 1.5% Test Positivity (Assessed on 5/25)
- 1.8% Health Equity Positivity (Assessed on 5/25)
- 133 COVID-19 hospitalized patients (-7 patients, -5.0% from prior day)
- 46 COVID-19 ICU hospitalized patients (0 patients, 0% from prior day)
- 240 ICU beds available (+3 from prior day)
- County Data:
- Public Health Officer: Pandemic Not Over, Continue Precautions - County News Center
- 83 New Cases/280,042 Total Cases
- 0 New Daily Deaths/3,756 Total Deaths
- 4,092,045 Doses Received/3,622,614 Doses Administered
- 1,928,783 Partially Vaccinated/1,508,626 Fully Vaccinated
- 0.7% Daily Test Positivity/1.3% (7-day avg after 7-day lag)/0.8% Test Positivity (14-day average)
- 2.4 cases/100k population (Assessed on 5/25. Adjusted case rate per 100,000 excluding prisons.)
- 99.3% Case Investigation
- 3.1% Day Over Day COVID-19 Hospitalizations (102 patients. -30% over 30 days)
- 35% ICU Capacity (37 patients. -14% over 30 days)
- 48 Staffed ICU Beds Available
- 2 New/7 Community Outbreaks (7-day)
- Universities:
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