Robert Angotti, Lic. Acupuncturist, Herbalist
Some of the images and graphs in the clinic newsletter didn’t make it through to publishing. I am inserting those details here for your information.
We are into our 5th month with this virus and unfortunately, we still have plenty to learn. Although the science on masks is in process, it is clear that masks are essential for our protection. By wearing a mask in public places, we can help protect ourselves and our loved ones, but we can also protect people we may never have contact with. Over 670 healthcare workers have died from COVID-19! If each of us does our part to slow the spread by wearing masks in public places, we can protect those essential workers, and we can protect many other more vulnerable members of our population.
New cases of COVID reached their highest levels on Wednesday and are expected to continue rising over the next several days and weeks. At best, we are heading into only the 3rd or 4th inning with this pandemic (borrowing a metaphor from Dr. Michael Osterholm) and it seems that we are once again facing the strongest part of our opponents lineup. We need to ready ourselves defensively again. I have found the website chart below to be helpful for tracking the case surge in our area and comparing to the rest of the nation.
I also appreciate checking on how things look in our local counties on a per capita basis as shown in this graph. In this chart, hot spots are in yellow.
