See below for tweets from two reporters, Cam Thompson and Jake Burns of WTVR CBS6 News in Richmond, on the noon briefing by Virginia officials on the data they’re looking at to decide when to start opening the state back up again…
Awaiting the noon briefing from Virginia officials about the data they're looking at to decide when to begin lifting #COVID19/#coronavirus restrictions.@JakeBurnsCBS6 also listening in.
Gov. Northam will lay out what reopening looks like at 2PM (and maybe when). pic.twitter.com/iD5Mc7jU86
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
#Virginia recently changed how it tracked positive cases. Now looking at percentage of positive tests, not just number of positive cases. Dr. Peace says @WHO introduced this method as better indicator of disease in a region. @CBS6 #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/u8Nl36Tj2h
— Jake Burns (@JakeBurnsCBS6) May 4, 2020
Another data briefing by state officials: Dr. Lillian Peake says cases by day chart doesn’t really show how virus is spreading; curve from where illness began shows clearer picture. Onset chart is based off epidemiological investigation of patients. @CBS6 #COVIDー19. pic.twitter.com/peK50aGm0w
— Jake Burns (@JakeBurnsCBS6) May 4, 2020
Jumping in now. Health Secretary Dr. Dan Carey seems to be wrapping up the intro to the briefing, outlining the goals: pic.twitter.com/49iCLn470z
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
Looking at picture in Virginia hospitals. Dr. Parham Jaberi with these highlights:
-Hospitals never reached pressing capacity that was anticipated in beginning of pandemic
-obtaining #PPE getting easier based off data: zero currently reporting issues. @CBS6 #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/E4wbYddM19— Jake Burns (@JakeBurnsCBS6) May 4, 2020
State Epidemiologist Dr. Lilian Peake taking over, running through the different types of data they’re dealing with. pic.twitter.com/qEBPdBwqOB
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
#Virginia recently changed how it tracked positive cases. Now looking at percentage of positive tests, not just number of positive cases. Dr. Peace says @WHO introduced this method as better indicator of disease in a region. @CBS6 #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/u8Nl36Tj2h
— Jake Burns (@JakeBurnsCBS6) May 4, 2020
Some of the different graphs charting the spread of COVID19. Peake says the onset of illness is the chart they look at for the epidemiological investigation; tough to determination when curve is going down b/c of delay in reporting. pic.twitter.com/vsHTYQyKeo
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
Similar difference in the death reporting charts. pic.twitter.com/q3ttsz1WPr
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
#Virginia recently changed how it tracked positive cases. Now looking at percentage of positive tests, not just number of positive cases. Dr. Peace says @WHO introduced this method as better indicator of disease in a region. @CBS6 #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/u8Nl36Tj2h
— Jake Burns (@JakeBurnsCBS6) May 4, 2020
About a third of hospital capacity is available. This is one of the metrics that needs to be met to begin phase one reopening. pic.twitter.com/LmRqoZskxu
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
About a third of hospital capacity is available. This is one of the metrics that needs to be met to begin phase one reopening. pic.twitter.com/LmRqoZskxu
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
Doing this part of the presentation is Dr. Parham Jaberi, the Chief Deputy Commissioner of VDH. pic.twitter.com/JEhPqBpeuL
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
Jaberi: PPE issue has been dropping since beginning of April. No hospitals reporting concern of running out of PPE within 72 hours. pic.twitter.com/7vhjVv5AwC
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
Peake taking back over, starting with number of people tested per day: pic.twitter.com/pSU8RYqkBl
— Cam Thompson (@CamThompsonCBS6) May 4, 2020
“A: That could factor into this. They try to determine exact onset of illness and go down a list of metrics we try to meet, bottom of the list is when the investigation started.”
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