[Lekooks] COVID numbers skyrocketing

Catherine Marrari hiking4us at gmail.com
Sun Jul 26 15:22:53 CDT 2020


Thanks Gerry for this suggestion, I sent Paul Farrow an email.  Mukwonago
School District is discussing this in a public comment period during their
school board mtg tomorrow night @ 8 pm and I intend to be there to request
that masks be mandatory.
Catherine Marrari

On Saturday, July 25, 2020, Gerald Flakas via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
wrote:

> With the rapid rise in COVID cases here in Waukesha County, it is time for
> a County-wide mask ordinance. Please contact County Executive Paul Farrow
> at countyexec at waukeshacounty.gov and give him your opinion about this.
>
> Thanks and stay healthy,
>
> Gerry Flakas
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ginger G via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> To: LCUUC Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> Sent: Fri, Jul 24, 2020 8:11 am
> Subject: [Lekooks] COVID numbers skyrocketing
>
> My friends:
> I’ve been tracking daily COVID numbers for Waukesha County for many months
> now and the number of new positive cases in the last few days is alarming.
> Now is the time to “lay low” and stay home, wear a mask if you have to go
> out, cancel any group plans, and be safe. Write your school board and
> aldermen and the governor and demand safety measures, based on science.
>
> Waukesha County cases have doubled since July 4 (now 2,632).
> The city of Oconomowoc, where I live, has doubled in the last 12 days (now
> 105).
> The town of Oconomowoc has doubled in the last 9 days (now 52).
>
> When I posted about the facts of an alarming increase of COVID positive
> cases a few days ago on Facebook, I received some comments that are myths.
>
> Myth: They count positives multiple times per person so those numbers are
> inflated.
> Fact: ONE positive test per person (the first) and one negative test per
> person (the first) is counted. From WI Dept. of Health Services - "Testing
> data represent the number of people tested by the diagnostic test that
> detects the virus in the nose and throat (and not a blood test that detects
> antibodies). *Multiple tests per person are not included in these summary
> statistics.*”
>
> Myth: My friend was in line for testing and didn’t get tested but got a
> report in the mail that they tested positive so the numbers can’t be
> trusted.
> Fact: Wisconsin never sends a written report. They call you to tell you
> your result. https://www.nbc15.com/2020/07/15/confusion-over-
> test-results-in-sauk-co/?fbclid=IwAR01FGDI1Idb466NGgILRHOMSdqO
> MOE7vrlH3wtdoMWfzRu2iFMFbeqNnlk
>
> Stay safe!
> Ginger Goral
>
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