Oh snap! Covid cases have tripled over a two week period.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (218464)
Walnut Creek, California
July 23, 2021 9:14am CST
My morning cup of coffee was rendered a bit more bitter this morning by a news story stating that Covid cases have risen substantially in the US over a two week period. Apparently, only about 55% of the US population has had at least one vaccination, and most of the new cases are among the non-vaccinated.
Do you know people who have not been vaccinated? Do you treat them differently than those who have been vaccinated? I'm going to be a bit more conservative over the next few weeks. I was being a bit cavalier bout wearing my mask in businesses that no longer require them.
The seven-day rolling average for daily new cases rose over the past two weeks to more than 37,000 on Tuesday.
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@LadyDuck (471255)
• Switzerland
23 Jul 21
@TheHorse Masks are mandatory inside everywhere, I always wear my mask, I disinfect my hands, the handle of the supermarket cart before touching it and I remove my shoes as I step inside the house.
I want to protect myself, but I MUST pay attention because I need to protect my husband. Anyway he had two Covid tests last Monday at the hospital and he is negative.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50179)
• United States
23 Jul 21
The numbers have gone insanely high here. We were down to 40 something cases a day and as of today we had over 1300 . Yesterday it was 1200 something. 
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@Tampa_girl7 (50179)
• United States
23 Jul 21
@TheHorse I’m in Mississippi, but they are careless here as well. They don’t want to be vaccinated and think the virus is make believe.
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@ptrikha_2 (46909)
• India
23 Jul 21
Opening up amidst 55% with single vaccination was not a good solution.
So in a way this was expected.
In India we now have close to 410 Million with single dose and almost 90 Million being fully vaccinated.
Yet we still have 35k plus daily cases so still no time to relax.
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@ptrikha_2 (46909)
• India
24 Jul 21
@TheHorse
The situation was in dire straits from April to Mid June.
It is better now but there are concerns in a few states.
Plus in some tourist places, people flocked in high numbers raising high infection figures risk.
Yet now authorities are penalizing or otherwise being strict with the defaulters.
So still not the time to be complacent.
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@ptrikha_2 (46909)
• India
25 Jul 21
@TheHorse
You would have to be in mask all the time in Montana perhaps.
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@vandana7 (100214)
• India
24 Jul 21
Be very careful of this Delta variant. It is airborne, and can affect even those who have taken both jabs. It seems to enter from above the nose or side mostly. Do use those sanitizers every time you touch your face, and do be very very careful. Make others also follow extra precautions. Since you wear glasses, you are better protected. We are using shields in addition.
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@ptrikha_2 (46909)
• India
25 Jul 21
@vandana7
I go out wearing a shield. I even drive the car wearing it. Some people seem to look at me with some surprise. Some do not care. But I think it is worth it.
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@much2say (55514)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jul 21
We are now up to 2700+ new cases as of yesterday 
. You and I know plenty of kids under 12 (including my son) who are not eligible to get vaccinated yet. And I do know some adults who completely refuse to get vaccinated, but we don't see them in person.
. You and I know plenty of kids under 12 (including my son) who are not eligible to get vaccinated yet. And I do know some adults who completely refuse to get vaccinated, but we don't see them in person.2 people like this
@much2say (55514)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Jul 21
@TheHorse All the things you usually hear. They say there hasn't been long term studies with these vaccines, we don't know what's in it or what they could do, it's government control, our own immune systems are strong enough, etc etc.
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@Marilynda1225 (82690)
• United States
23 Jul 21
I wouldn't be surprised to see a huge spike once again. I'm still wearing a mask when I go out and pretty much living the same old covid lifestyle.
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@crossbones27 (49397)
• Mojave, California
24 Jul 21
You know its bad when Republicans have started to tell people to go get their vaccine. That is not a joke, just true.
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@wolfgirl569 (105820)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Jul 21
I am not surprised by it. I have a few friends who chose not to and I treat them the same as I always have
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@RasmaSandra (79649)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul 21
I don't know anyone who has or has not had the vac, I keep mostly to myself and just chose not to have the vac. I guess people just got so happy to be out and about they forgot to be careful, That is not good news at all,
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@RasmaSandra (79649)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jul 21
@TheHorse when I do get out I avoid crowds and our streets here are mostly empty. So I can get to the nearest convenience store and not meet anyone on the way and sometimes the store has only one or two customers, But a great deal of the time I am at home and I have someone to get me thing if I need them,
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@TheHorse (218464)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Jul 21
@RasmaSandra Got it. I just went to the Library, where a mask is not required. I wore my mask.
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@cacay1 (83394)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Jul 21
That is indeed a bad news. The virus continues to mutate .In the city where I live, there are now from 6 to 12 Delta variant infected. We are scared here I feel so nervous and my first vaccine sched will be next week for I am waiting for the AstraZeneca . I won't get vaccinated with Sinovac. There stocks of this kind, people in Ph do not like to get injected with this kind.
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@LindaOHio (177810)
• United States
24 Jul 21
I don't know anyone who hasn't been vaccinated; but then I'm not in contact with a lot of people. I don't see ANYONE still wearing a mask.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
24 Jul 21
Even here in Philippines it is rising.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
23 Jul 21
Yes we need to be careful. In our office only two people are not vaccinated and they are so rigid about it
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@GardenGerty (160611)
• United States
24 Jul 21
I do not have any local figures, but as we have relaxed and let our guard down the cases have spread. I have read that if you have been vaccinated and still get covid, the case is much milder. We have been to a lot of hospitals and clinics, and they require masks. Other places not so much so I kind of go 50-50 there.Sometimes I wear a mask. Sometimes I wish I was wearing a mask.
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@popciclecold (38586)
• United States
24 Jul 21
I know some who have not been vaccinated. They live hundreds of miles away.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
24 Jul 21
The only person in the US I know who has been not been vaccinated in one of my nephews..He is a bit on the odd side though. He is somewhat anti social or perhaps painfully shy or maybe a combination of both. He thinks he will not get vaccinated. It is nutty if you ask me.
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@divalounger (6117)
• United States
26 Jul 21
Yeah--and I expect, it will get worse--sobering, isn't it?
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@divalounger (6117)
• United States
2 Aug 21
@TheHorse me too--but I went out to the grocery yesterday and saw lots of unmasked people--and somehow social distancing was non-existent.
@ladyhero (3846)
• Indonesia
25 Jul 21
if in the US the increase in those who have not been vaccinated in my country is evenly distributed, both those who have not been vaccinated, have been vaccinated 1x or 2 times, I have also been infected and always use a double mask in public places and my workplace. I had been shoot twice 3 months ago
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