Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure told County Council last night that the small business grants recently awarded were a "lifeline" to local small businesses, and has received numerous communications from them expressing their gratitude.
Northampton County has awarded $8,548,641 in CARES Act money to 651 small businesses located within its borders. Most received $15,000.
Shit, I should have applied. I may not be a business, but I am small. I've even been called petty.
McClure also said that, as early as next week, in-person visits might begin again at Gracedale. He said there was a scare in which several employees and one resident tested positive, but a more invasive test determined there was no virus. He said that staff is doing everything it can to prepare the facility do that residents can once again see their families.
He indicated that 382 tests have been performed done by Coordinated Health at its drive-thru during the months of July and August, and that 3.5% are positive. "It's still out there," he remarked. He wants to continue the testing, but on asymptomatic individuals who work at local colleges and for the county.
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Your entry helps to demonstrate one of MANY reasons why the reported number of cases tested Positive is not a clear indication of the real extent of infection. Test results can vary greatly due to the different types of testing, the test manufacturer, and so many other indicators within our body that can also reflect some sort of Coronovirus, of which there are 100s of mutations.
ReplyDeleteWe’ve been in contact with Coronovirus in some form throughout our entire lives!
He is just all that and more. Good for you Bernie!
ReplyDeleteMinutes after my earlier post this morning, I visited www.justthenews.com. Today’s featured article by Daniel Payne carefully, and in detail with sources, discusses the matter of Covid-19 infection numbers being reported. He indicates actual infections to this strain could be as small as 10% of what is being reported daily!
ReplyDeleteThis is very similar to the recent, but quietly done, correction to our Center for Disease Control with the reported deaths due to Covid-19 being far less than current media calculations.
So, in example, if the media tells you 1200 Covid cases were reported today, while only 600 were reported yesterday, it doesn’t mean anything that should greatly concern you. Nothing in relation to our ability to deal with this effectively going forward.
Why did flu deaths drop inexplicably to zero in late March? It was a terrible season with two strains and two spikes over months. Then, as if a magic wand was waved, flu deaths simply stopped. Previous years have featured a typical curve. This is the first year on record where there was no tapering. It just stopped cold. Weird, huh?
ReplyDeleteI think it's time to stop the flu analogies already. And it is by no means "weird." The lockdown, masks, social distancing and vaccines are what stopped the flu, which is less infectious than Covid-19. We don't need another wing nut conspiracy theory.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bernie for stopping the 8:51 am commentator in his tracks. It is significant that Trump supporters are still operating off what has now been acknowledged by Trump as a usefull lie he engaged in for political reasons. They are so fixated in this mode of arguing that Trump got them on, that even when he abandons it as a lie they are still up and running with it.
ReplyDeleteWait until Wuhun whips out this year's virus after Trump wins by a landslide. Killery clinton and Polosi are toiling over there cauldruns with the Wuhun witch in there next mission of killing of humans.
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ReplyDeletereading the study your cited article missed the part about variations in date of first symptoms.It is also not peer reviewed so betting the farm on it is risky.
perhaps it has merit.
The correction of the death numbers is basically a splitting of very tiny hairs.
The CDC separated people who only had Covid from say people with asthma and Covid.
claiming then that asthma was the prime cause of death ignoring the Covid.
In effect they are saying you died of blood loss--the shark that bit your leg off had nothing to do with your death.
Thanks for reporting every fart McClure utters. With all the money he handed out he should have bought more than enough votes for his re-e; lection. Does the counties council do anything anymore or just listen to him and nod their heads. We could save money if they just stopped meeting.
ReplyDeletewhy bother.
We get it. You don't like McClure. One comment will do. Several from the same IP addy saying the same thing will not be tolerated.
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