We are 104
days since our first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Connecticut
We are 30
days into reopening.
The good
news is that hospitalizations are down to 150.
There have
been 45,557 confirmed cases
4,238 have
died.
Across the
United States, we have had 2.28 million confirmed cases and 121,000 deaths
Worldwide there
have been 8.72 million confirmed and 461,000 deaths
Over 600 healthcare
workers have died.
We’re learning
more about how to treat it and how to slow it’s spread but there is still much
we are unsure of.
While cases
in Connecticut continue to decline, cases in some other states are climbing.
Experts differ
on what they think comes next with this pandemic, but we must understand that
we are far from getting back to normal, even here in Connecticut. Healthcare
workers continue to reuse PPE for days or weeks at a time, something that they
would have been disciplined for in December, as it is a clear violation of
standard infection control practices.
The President
still has not invoked the Defense Production Act which would order manufacturers
to produce PPE, much as is done with military hardware in wartime.
OSHA and The
CDC have weakened guidance and placed caregivers and patients at increased
risk.
The Senate
refuses to take up the HEROES Act, which would fund towns, schools, hospitals
and add protection for healthcare workers.
There will
be time to analyze what we need to do better in a second wave or the next
pandemic, and I am encouraged that our numbers are improving in Connecticut,
but it is not time to signal “all safe.” Please remember that when you wear a
mask, when you wash your hands, when you practice social distancing, it is not
a political statement, it is showing respect for others safety.
Be well,
John
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