The number continue to climb across the country, regionally, and locally. Nothing new there. We all know that in Mississippi the average number of new cases per day, since the start of June, is around 390. With about 11 deaths per day. But let’s dig into the math There is a fair amount of variability within the data, though. IT… Read more →
I’ve heard from a handful of people with questions about some of the news that has come out in recent weeks about increased numbers, effectiveness of masks, and what some of the newest research means for the rest of the summer. I wanted to take some time to answer those questions, add some context to all of the numbers and… Read more →
Reminder! I am not a doctor. I’ve never wanted to be a doctor. I have friends who are nurses and doctors, but I leave the medical stuff to them. I am a scientists, though. And I do know how to do some mathematics and statistics, too. So my goal with these posts is to take the numbers and information you… Read more →
That treatment is pretty simple: Wear a mask. In the paper, “The role of community-wide wearing of face mask for control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic due to SARS-CoV-2” authors looked at a small population of mask-wearing people versus non-mask-wearing people and found a reduction in transmission of 73-percent. From the paper: Within first 100 days (31 December 2019… Read more →
So, now that the number of new cases every day is fluctuating between 200 and 500, you may be left wondering, what does all this mean now and why should I care? And that’s okay! This isn’t always intuitive stuff. Statistics can be deceiving and sometimes the face-value of the numbers doesn’t line up with the actual reality that they… Read more →
