Originally Posted by Remington270
Originally Posted by pcoladoc
Originally Posted by wew3006
60 confirmed cases under treatment at UAB, more than half on ventilators. Waiting on test results on more that are being treated



There's currently 90 confirmed cases in Jefferson Co. and 215 in the state of Alabama. I seriously doubt that there are 60 confirmed cases at UAB and > 30 on vents. This would be disproportionate to other parts of the country in terms of percentage of pts requiring hospitalizations and those requiring ICU/vents.


There is a tweet from UAB stating the facts wew3006 listed off. It's true.


But there is a woman on Facebook who is claiming that her daughter is a doctor at UAB and her daughter told her that 50% of the people that catch this have to go on a respirator. Someone I know then shared this bit of info. When I said that I bet her daughter meant that 50% of those serious enough to be admitted to the hospital need to be ventilated I was accused of not taking it serious. No, I just don't believe in causing undue panic that others seem to be thriving on.

Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.