Things I’ve Learned In 61 Years Part Three

President Trump knew about COVID-19 in January 2020 but did not tell the public until March of that year. I heard the words myself during a phone interview with highly respected journalist Bob Woodward. Bob asked President Trump about the virus and he admitted it was deadly yet in public he said it was no worse the the seasonal flu and would go away quickly.

The most complete overview of the conversation with Bob Woodward and President Trump.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/audio-recordings-prove-trump-lied-about-coronavirus-danger

Here are a few articles on the subject by respected organizations

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54094559

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-white-house-made-deliberate-efforts-undermine-covid-response-report-n1286211

During the months that President Trump refused to listen to his top national advisors, the government was not ramping up its national supplies which is why hospitals found themselves without masks, proper protective gear, enough ventilators, and enough staff. I remember seeing hospitals overrun with patients and having to make the hard choice of who would get treatment or continue to get life support. This is not a weight that any individual employee needs to make, several committed suicide and washed out of their field and many caught COVID-19 themselves.

For conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers, you are misinformed and misguided, and no doubt you live lost in the same state of mind in the other areas of your life. People need to look at factual information and make up their own minds, conspiracy therorist are being controlled by others. That makes you a follower.

The total number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States to date

We at USAFacts have endeavored to provide comprehensive, real-time pandemic data from all 50 states. However, the growing prevalence of at-home testing and the potential for individuals to contract the virus multiple times have skewed the government data we receive. These developments, plus the end of the public health emergency — and the required data reporting that came with it — have made it difficult for us to present a clear and reliable picture of COVID-19 in America.

We are committed to presenting thorough, accurate data, but the fact is that collecting that data on COVID-19 data is a significantly more challenging that it used to be, if the data is even out there at all. Therefore, we will no longer update the data on this dashboard. We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to remain vigilant in observing health protocols and guidelines. For more information about broader health outcomes, visit US Health Statistic and Data trends

	Total Reported
Cases	99,596,741
Deaths	1,104,000

STATE-BY-STATE DATA (TOTALS)

State	7-day avg. cases	7-day avg. deaths	Cases	Deaths	7-day avg. hospitalizations	7-day avg. hospitalizations per 100k
Alabama	0	0	1,659,936	21,138	30	0.6
Alaska	0	0	287,319	1,457	4	0.6
Arizona	0	0	2,486,671	29,852	152	2
Arkansas	0	0	977,662	13,062	30	1
California	128	0	11,300,486	102,356	377	1
Colorado	0	0	1,769,981	14,522	92	1
Connecticut	0	0	982,973	11,034	20	0.6
Delaware	13	0	334,466	3,440	83	8
District of Columbia	0	0	169,149	1,392	5	0.7
Florida	0	0	7,627,999	89,075	246	1
Georgia	0	0	2,343,807	42,351	129	1
Hawaii	96	0	393,757	1,955	27	2
Idaho	0	2	526,118	5,513	17	0.9
Illinois	0	0	3,706,263	39,381	189	1
Indiana	0	0	2,033,879	25,959	34	0.5
Iowa	0	0	892,628	10,538	24	0.8
Kansas	0	0	946,564	10,229	35	1
Kentucky	0	0	1,713,220	18,094	45	1
Louisiana	0	0	1,459,308	18,136	43	0.9
Maine	18	1	324,378	3,085	25	1
Maryland	0	0	1,270,844	15,578	110	1
Massachusetts	268	0	2,048,722	21,035	52	0.8
Michigan	157	3	3,119,532	43,191	67	0.7
Minnesota	0	0	1,552,840	12,806	45	0.8
Mississippi	0	0	1,000,415	13,474	14	0.5
Missouri	0	0	1,592,300	20,776	189	3
Montana	0	0	333,758	3,712	17	1
Nebraska	0	0	563,028	4,827	20	1
Nevada	74	0	892,252	12,084	26	0.8
New Hampshire	0	0	375,618	2,972	19	1
New Jersey	0	0	2,995,906	35,774	115	1
New Mexico	0	0	681,525	9,236	19	0.9
New York	429	-37	6,706,390	77,423	177	0.9
North Carolina	0	0	3,501,415	29,059	258	2
North Dakota	13	0	292,065	2,232	5	0.7
Ohio	0	0	3,449,990	42,299	108	0.9
Oklahoma	0	0	1,305,761	16,157	73	1
Oregon	0	0	910,700	8,726	46	1
Pennsylvania	0	2	3,565,278	51,344	264	2
Rhode Island	0	0	442,671	4,148	3	0.3
South Carolina	0	0	1,481,646	17,869	78	1
South Dakota	0	0	283,342	3,245	11	1
Tennessee	0	0	2,364,399	28,113	41	0.6
Texas	0	0	8,508,204	92,378	194	0.7
Utah	0	0	1,099,978	5,397	21	0.6
Vermont	0	0	151,477	910	9	1
Virginia	210	0	2,323,255	23,769	204	2
Washington	184	2	1,969,833	15,972	34	0.4
West Virginia	15	0	652,772	8,163	34	1
Wisconsin	50	0	2,036,872	16,723	79	1
Wyoming	0	0	187,389	2,039	13	2

For more on how USAFacts collects coronavirus data, read this detailed methodology and sources page.

Not all the statistics add up over the last seven days but you get the overall message. Close to 100,ooo people died in Texas alone. 

I would like to see how conspiracy theorist explain the number of documented cases and deaths. Maybe the same way President Trump explains his very existence.

COVID-19 is on the rise in many countries, The United States has not been hit hard but the is no excuse for not taking precautions. Look at President Biden who recently contracted COVID-19, it can happen, and if we are not careful COVID-19 may return the the awful days of the pandemic. I pray not, it affected everyone, every business, and how we went about our daily life, people lost their jobs and businesses closed and life sucked all around.

I’m asking you to think about yourself, your family, and the community around you. Don’t read news about COVID-19 on social media, read news from respected news outlets, read briefings from the CDC and National Security within our government, and make an informed decision.

Our life and future depends on accurate information and making the right decisions which are not easy but ones you’ll be glad you made.

Melinda

References:

https://usafacts.org/visualizations/coronavirus-covid-19-spread-map/