School is back in session!

[algotrader]

I wonder how voluntary it will be. I would think that such things as weightlifting and shooting drills could at least be done.

If possible they should move outside. The risk seems to mostly be indoors via droplet contamination. The humidity in the air during the summer combined with good old fashioned wind will keep this thing from spreading. The problem is the fall when everyone moves indoors and the lack of humidity allows droplets to linger.

Just curious, do you guys know anyone with a positive antibody result (from a peer reviewed accurate test)? What was their illness like?

 

[Da Coach]

I know several people who have had antibody tests because they had a fairly intense respiratory illness back in February and March, but they all tested negative. It was probably the flu or something else.

Here are the stats for the Peoria tri-county area, and they are relatively low compared with Chicago (stats are updated daily)-
https://www.pcchd.org/289/COVID-19-Coronavirus
There are fewer than 250 positive cases in all 3 counties, and that is despite much wider testing which was predicted by some to detect a lot more cases. Only a small number of those were hospitalized. And unfortunately, there have been 6 deaths in Peoria County, 3 in Tazewell, and 2 in Woodford.

From studies done in a couple different parts of the county, there are probably more people who have had mild forms of the Covid-19 disease, and may have antibodies and don't realize it. But overall, this area, and nearly all of downstate Illinois have had very few number of cases. There are even a couple Illinois counties that have had zero cases, and many more than have had fewer than 5-
Illinois stats by county (hold cursor over each county for total cases)
https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/

Yet even those counties with no cases are subjected to the extreme restrictions put in place by the governor.