Wisconsin reports record number of new coronavirus cases, deaths

[question everything]

Source: Yahoo (NBC News)

Wisconsin saw a record number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported in a single day on Wednesday, two weeks after the state’s Supreme Court struck down its statewide stay-at-home order.

The state reported 599 new known COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 22 known deaths, according to Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services, the highest recorded daily rise since the pandemic began there. As of Wednesday, the state had more than 16,460 known cases and 539 known deaths, according to the department.

The previous record in new coronavirus cases was 528 the week prior.

Wisconsin also issued a record number of test results Wednesday, with more than 10,300 tests conducted, according to the department.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin-reports-record-number-coronavirus-160959549.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Quelle surprise. When was it that they opened the bars?

[sfstaxprep]

4. MAY 13

So exactly 15 Days ago.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. That's about the right timing for those brain-dead barflies to have spread it around.

Sometimes I think that as a species we're too fucking stupid to live.

[BigmanPigman]

7. I don't think that "sometimes".

I think that all the time. It is a realistic assessment.

[MLAA]

15. The planet will have revenge on our species soon enough

[Lord Ludd]

18. Prior to Covid I was half-convinced that we homo saps will not live to see the 22nd century.

Now I'm fully convinced.

[Permanut]

2. Okay, so one of the "unalienable rights"..

delineated in the Declaration of Independence, i.e., "life", is being disregarded by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Got it.

Edited for grammar.

[Initech]

3. So how long before we're back in lockdown?

[TomCADem]

27. CNN: Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state's stay-at-home order

Wisconsin's governor can't do anything about it because of the suit by the Republican legislators and a right wing court.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-strikes-down-stay-at-home-order/index.html

(CNN)The Wisconsin Supreme Court has overturned the state's stay-at-home order, ruling it "unlawful" and "unenforceable" in a high-profile win for the state's Republican-led Legislature.

In a 4-3 decision Wednesday, the court ruled that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration overstepped its authority when the state Department of Health Services extended the order to May 26.

The ruling comes after the Legislature's Republican leaders filed a lawsuit last month arguing the order would cost Wisconsin residents their jobs and hurt many companies, asserting that if it was left in place, "our State will be in shambles."

The suit was filed specifically against state Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm and other health officials, who made the decision in mid-April to extend the state's "Safer at Home" emergency order. At the same time as the extension, the state loosened some restrictions on certain businesses, including golf courses, public libraries, and arts and crafts stores.

[Initech]

28. Yeah we're fucked.

[BigmanPigman]

6. I noticed the increase when I checked out Worldometers charts.

We knew this would happen but who listens to doctors and scientists when the priorities of the public (party time dude) are what is heard.

[Talitha]

8. Fishing season's open now and woo-hoo, it's summer vacation time too!

They'll belly up to the bar, crowd the bait shop, and mass-migrate to the local fish fry.

I'm staying home for a few hundred years.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

10. Have not been to WI since the 90s but I bet the supper clubs are booming.

Always loved those restaurants during my job trips there and best I remember, pretty close quarters in some.


Best of luck to you in staying safe!..........

[Talitha]

13. The supper clubs sure get crowded even though there's plenty of 'em to go around.

And a lot of the rural bars have food too. In past vacation seasons they all seemed to get adequate business - how it'll be for the next few years, time will tell.

I picked up a few groceries today and am happy to say that 95% of the people were wearing masks. Not sure how many were vacationers but it'd be nice to have it like that all summer.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. My elderly aunt has been going to a WI supper club for dinner

every Friday for as long as I can remember. I hope she's not doing it now. It's a great supper club, great food, hope they stay in business but they are always crowded and now they are a perfect Petri dish.

[LymphocyteLover]

23. what are "supper clubs"?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. They are very nice privately-owned local restaurants that are......

quite widespread across Wisconsin. There's an atmosphere in many towns of friendly competition between them. They are medium-sized family-friendly restaurants that typically have a bar at the entrance where you sit and wait for your table

When I was doing field service jobs throughout the state in the 90s, I was pleasantly surprised to find very few chain restaurants in many towns, but from my viewpoint there was no need. The supper clubs typically offer a good variety of menu items and food was always delicious. Much like the country cooking I was raised on in Tenn in the 50s/60s.

Don't know how much that environment has changed since I was frequenting the state, but that sure brings back many pleasant memories as that helped ease the stress of some very difficult jobs. That along with the typical local cheese factory outlet stores!

KY...........

[LymphocyteLover]

26. Thanks!

[Cha]

9. Looking at the WSC.

[Igel]

11. Foxes, all.

For three days WI had deaths of 3 or 4. Sunday, Memorial Day, and the day after that. This was a significant drop--but nobody cares when things go down, apparently.

Wednesday was a record high, right after three very low days. Because those are the actual deaths for each day? No. Those are the deaths reported for each day.

Meaning if the paper-pusher wasn't there to post the deaths on Sunday or Memorial Day, they'd be digging out on Tuesday.


Now, this isn't some really weird aberration. If you look at nearly any state's deaths (and, to some extent, positive tests) you see a wave. Nobody seriously thinks that people just don't die on Sunday as much or that there's something especially lethal about Wednesdays. But if you remember these are reported deaths, deaths reported on a given date, then it makes sense. Fewer workers in the office on the weekends, dig out and deal with Mondays, get everything cleaned up on Tuesday and Wednesday. Except with a 3-day weekend Tuesday acts like Monday and Wednesday acts like Tuesday.

In other words, the great proof is an artefact of how the paperwork's processed.

"I want to believe." But only certain things.

[Talitha]

14. Yes, I noticed the scant count for those 2 days.

Understandable that it might have just been backed up processing.

[LymphocyteLover]

24. the counts go down over the weekend for most states. I figure a lot of labs are closed

and don't report

[Indykatie]

12. 599 on Wednesday Followed By 512 Cases Today

[2naSalit]

16. How long ago were those protests?

And it's two weeks since the bars opened.

[Ford_Prefect]

17. Live Free or Die it said on their flag...Can't they have both?

[Ellipsis]

20. record for deaths perhaps... but not cases - 665 on May 22 and 642 on May 27th

Per New York times. Thanks Robin Vos.

72 cases attributed to forced in person voting.

https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/assembly-speaker-robin-vos-wore-protective-gear-while-telling-voters-it-was-incredibly-safe-to/article_0b52f5dc-79ab-11ea-9a3a-076ac8daa803.html

[Richard D]

21. It's going to get a lot worse.

Sadly. this is the beginning first wave of their second wave.

[LymphocyteLover]

22. So sickeningly predictable

Fucking Republicans