700 or a little higher has been sort of the Orange County average, although their test reports bounce around so much it's kind of hard to tell. Orange must have 2-3 big labs, and when they report the numbers jump up.
You're right. Your tightly-compressed graph shows a big drop, but I don't think that's a fair representation. I think the bar graph I posted earlier gives a much more objective view.
I have never said that you should go to multiple stores. That is kind of the point I am making. Grocery stores have all the items deemed essentials. There is no need for Walmarts & Targets to be open. But unlike you I do not think that we actually should close "nonessential" retail stores as they do not pose any more of a threat to transmission than those deemed "essential."
I never said anything about what should be open, just that for most folks, places like Walmart and Target offer all the essential items most folks need.
Legit question on a DISCUSSION board.Just can’t help yourself can you?
You did though. The way this conversation even started is you saying that you don't see anyway but a complete SIP for CA again, which would be only essential businesses open. @disneychrista and I don't believe that's what will happen and while I don't want to speak for her, I understand what she's been saying to mean that we now know there isn't any different risk factor between stores deemed essential or non-essential. And while your Walmart may sell groceries, it sells a lot more that falls into non-essential. So if we're really going back to into a full SIP, then only truly "essential" business should be allowed to be open. It doesn't matter if some also sell essential things, they shouldn't qualify if they also sell non-essential. Or we don't do a full SIP and continue with closing sectors on risk bases, which is exactly what that the state has been doing and IMO, will continue to do.
Exactly.
IMHO you are splitting hairs on Walmart and Target selling other items. And 56% of Walmarts business is in the grocery department, so THAT is their majority business these days. It appears only 20% of Target's business is in groceries.
It is what it is.
This move seems to go against the idea of a statewide SIP. Why allow districts to go through this work just to tell them the entire state is closing down?
I can't speak to that. My kids are grown and my County has ordered schools to stay closed. Have you seen any districts that actually have applied for a waiver?
Since it was just approved today, no. This is for schools in counties that were told they had to do 100% remote learning. But I have seen articles in the LA Times about schools in LA County, the hardest hit county in the state, thinking of applying for it.
We should know soon.
