Confirmed cases in Oktibbeha (1) and Lowndes (2) Counties

[hp22]

Being a rural state will play to our advantage. Doesn't mean we should take it lightly. Prayers to the man or woman in icu

This makes one bold assumption. And that assumption is that your local community realizes the consequence of not taking quarantine seriously. Should the virus spread at a higher rate within your community than the national average and your community has an unprepared infrastructure, then it could be devastating with people not being able to receive proper care.

Your greatest strength can become a weakness. It's why I get aggrevated when I see people continuing through their day here as if nothing is different.

The doctors,.nurses and hospital staff are the heroes here. I can't imagine what those days are like.

[R2Dawg]

This makes one bold assumption. And that assumption is that your local community realizes the consequence of not taking quarantine seriously. Should the virus spread at a higher rate within your community than the national average and your community has an unprepared infrastructure, then it could be devastating with people not being able to receive proper care.

Your greatest strength can become a weakness. It's why I get aggrevated when I see people continuing through their day here as if nothing is different.

The doctors,.nurses and hospital staff are the heroes here. I can't imagine what those days are like.

Agree with wilddawg in his basic premise that Miss has some advantages. How does virus get to a state - travel. Miss greatest risk is probably the Universities, a few large cities and some family traveling back home from somewhere. Miss doesn't have as many world travelers as other states and less population density.

Agree with some not taking necessary precautions and helping the spread. Much of the young generation has ignored warnings. Had a couple young guys at work ignore staying near home and went to a large infected city to party. One came back and was sick, tested positive for flu but they didn't test for COV19? Yeah he came to work too. They were told not to go before but they ignored advice. Most of the young look at this as another vacation. So ignorant. The economic impact of this will take years to resolve.

[Dawgology]

Agree with wilddawg in his basic premise that Miss has some advantages. How does virus get to a state - travel. Miss greatest risk is probably the Universities, a few large cities and some family traveling back home from somewhere. Miss doesn't have as many world travelers as other states and less population density.

Agree with some not taking necessary precautions and helping the spread. Much of the young generation has ignored warnings. Had a couple young guys at work ignore staying near home and went to a large infected city to party. One came back and was sick, tested positive for flu but they didn't test for COV19? Yeah he came to work too. They were told not to go before but they ignored advice. Most of the young look at this as another vacation. So ignorant. The economic impact of this will take years to resolve.

Our department issued a policy that if someone traveled for spring break they were not allowed to return to work for 2 weeks. We have now gone to a skeleton crew and pretty intense sterilization policy.