I was in midtown today, and things felt almost normal. Streets were busy (not rush hour busy, but more than a Sunday, and outdoor dining was full), but some stores/hotels were shuttered. Even so, it was more lively than many mid-size US Cities even on their busy days.
My husband's been going to the office since July and he says things are definitely livelier now. Hopefully there won't be a second (third?) wave to slow things down again.
agree, things are looking pretty good in the city right now
Not to be Debbie downer, but I have a friend who works in a large hospital and says they are starting to see signs of a 2nd wave.
@anonymous Thanks Debbie! Just kidding. That does suck though.
this chart shows daily hospitalizations. it is more reliable than 'my friend who works at a hospital'. seriously we must get better about sources or we're just making the hysteria worse. She may be right but its more important to use factual data than hearsay. https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data.page
I agree with OR, but I also feel that sometimes data lacks dimension. My uncle works in hospital administration and hearing his first hands account of what he's seeing gives more context. In one instance, for example, the state he was in was seeing a "surge" of cases. However, he could see that all the sick were from one, rural, chicken plant. Therefore, in reality, the "surge" was much more localized than the numbers were suggesting if read as an average. I personally try so hard to look at the data, but without context it's hard to understand. Why did PA have a slight uptick in July and then go down? Was that camps? A result of policy? Why are GA cases going down if everything is opening up? Numbers are limited in their utility.