Day 40: Number of Deaths Going Down
COVID-19 Report As of Friday, April 24, 2020 GA DPH NOON Consecutive day #3 of decreasing growth (14 needed) ▼ Confirmed COVID-19 Cases: 22,147 (+635) ▼ Daily Growth Rate: 2.9% (-0.8%) ▼ Weekly Growth Rate: 3.7% (-0.3%) ▲ % of Population Affected: 0.2111% (+0.0059%) ▼ Hospitalized: 4,221 (+152) ▲ Deceased: 892 (+20) ▼ Morbidity Rate:...
Day 39: Numbers Up but Deaths Still Tracking with IHME Model; Political Controversy
COVID-19 Report As of Thursday, April 23, 2020 GA DPH NOON Consecutive day #2 of decreasing growth (14 needed) ▼ Confirmed COVID-19 Cases: 21,512 (+772) ▼ Daily Growth Rate: 3.7% (-0.5%) ▲ Weekly Growth Rate: 4.0% (-0.7%) ▼ % of Population Affected: 0.2052% (+0.0073%) ▼ Hospitalized: 4,069 (+110) ▼ Deceased: 872 (+36) ▼ Morbidity Rate:...
Day 35: Holding My Breath for More Signs of the Top
COVID-19 Report As of Sunday, April 19, 2020 GA DPH NOON Consecutive day #3 of decreasing growth (14 needed) ▼ Confirmed COVID-19 Cases: 18,301 (+460) ▼ Daily Growth Rate: 2.5% (-1.2%) ▼ Weekly Growth Rate: 5.7% (+0.2%) ▲ % of Population Affected: 0.1744% (+0.0042) ▼ Hospitalized: 3,464 (+17) ▼ Beds Available: 8,322 ✓ (Last Day...
Day 32: Is this Data Any Good?
COVID-19 Report As of Thursday, April 16, 2020 GA DPH 7PM Confirmed COVID-19 Cases: 16,368 (+1,381) ▲ Consecutive day #0 of decreasing growth (14 needed) ▲ Daily Growth Rate: 9.3% (+3.8%) ▲ Double Number of cases every 10 days ▲ Average Growth Rate (7-Days): 6.5% (+0.3%) ▲ % of Population Affected: 0.1565% (+0.0133) ▲ Estimated...
Day 19: First Day of Statewide Lockdown while Numbers are Down; 6 in 1,000 May Be Infected Up From 5 in 1,000 Just Yesterday
As you can see from the now-familiar COVID-19 rate change chart (Fig 1) the rate of increase today was way down and so was the number of new cases. Whew! This is the lowest average rate keeping the downward trend, thank goodness. This downward trend comes on day #1 of the state-wide stay-at-home order. This...
Day 14: COVID-19 Rates Fall Again to 12%–6% Less than Yesterday
Well, I’m starting to get really excited about the growth rate today but I know that it is too early to get too excited though. My corrected model was only off by 8 today, so that means that the growth rate could be reaching the top. The number of new COVID-19 cases reported today was...
Day 13: COVID-19 Rate Third Lowest Ever
While it is way too early to know for sure, it is sure a great day when the rate of increase drops to the third-lowest rate ever at 18%. The lowest rate was 3% on Day -3 (3/12/20) and 7% on Day 7 (3/16/20). Here’s hoping and praying that we are approaching the top of...
COVID-19 Rate Decreases 2nd Day In a Row
I’m late updating. It is Sunday (March 22, 2020) yet I’m writing about the Saturday numbers (March 21, 2020). The curve for the infection rate is starting to take the expected “exponential” shape with an increase in cases of 142 and, very sadly, a report of 10 deaths–the highest one-day total in Georgia since the...
Hall County Votes for Higher Property Taxes (Formerly Steve Gailey: The Only Candidate for Hall County Commission Chair)
UPDATE: All the no-tax candidates for county commission lost the election on May 24, 2016. I will post the precinct details as soon as they are available and I have time. In the meantime, next year when you get your property tax bill and it has gone up, just quietly say to yourself “Paul told...
The Other Hall County State Court Candidate Endorsed by Democrat (Not John Breakfield!)
UPDATE: John won the election handily on May 24, 2016. Congratulations to him and his family who all worked so hard during the election. As I said in the original post, I have no doubt that Judge Breakfield will make us all proud. I found a link today where a Michelle Jones is officially “endorsing”...
Moon Election Complaint Might be Resurected
I just made Eugene Moon (R-Gainesville) aware of some legal research I conducted today as amicus curiae. Eugene filed a compliant contesting the election he narrowly lost to Billy Powell on July 31, 2012. You can read my prior piece about the suit here. A visiting judge dismissed the action on Monday, September 17, 2012...
Times Gives Billy Powell Special Treatment
Yesterday The Gainesville Times had a story about Commissioner Billy Powell’s foreclosure on the office building at 329 Oak Street in Gainesville. Billy owns a 17,000 square foot building in downtown Gainesville, that he has not paid the mortgage on since January 2012. The story seemed to be well written and thorough. One question that...