80% of COVID-19 patients attended social gatherings

Dr. Thomas Dobbs says 80% of the COVID-19 patients surveyed attended a social gathering where they contracted the virus.

JACKSON 16 WAPT NEWS BEGINS WITHBREAKING NEWS THANK YOU ALL FORBEING HERE TODAY ON MONDAY.WE KNOW THAT MISSISSIPPI ISSTILL.BATTLING THE DEADLY CORONAVIRUSI WILL TELL YOU THAT AND IT’SALL ANECDOTAL, BUT I HAVE SEEN ATREMENDOUS AMOUNT OFPARTICIPATION AND INCREASEDFOCUS FROM THE PEOPLE OF THISGREAT STATE IT MAKES ME MORE ANDMORE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN ANDTHAT WE WILL EMERGE FROM THISVIRUS EVEN STRONGER.MISSISSIPPIANS BY AND LARGE ORSTEPPING UP THEY ARE TAKINGEXTRA STEPS TO PROTECTTHEMSELVES AND TO PROTECT THEIRFAMILIES.ALL OF US KNOW SOMEBODY WHO ISVULNERABLE TO DEATH FROM THISVIRUS.WE ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TOSUFFER TREMENDOUSLY.AND IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKINGTOGETHER TO PREVENT THOSE TRAGICOUTCOMES.OUR ORDER ON BARS WENT INTOEFFECT THIS WEEKEND.I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO EXAMININGTHE DATA TO DETERMINE THEOUTCOME OF THAT EFFORT.WE KNOW WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEETREMENDOUS PROGRESS OVER 24 OR48-HOUR PERIOD IS A COMBINATIONOF A LARGE NUMBER OF THINGSWORKING TOGETHER THAT WILL HELPUS SLOW THIS VIRUS.WE KNOW THAT A LARGE AMOUNT OFOUR SPREAD HAS BEEN OCCURRINGAMONGST YOUNG.FOLKS AMONGST FOLKS WHO ATTENDBARS AND AMONGST FOLKS WHO OFTENARE MAKING RECKLESS DECISIONS.COMBINING ALCOHOL AND CLOSEQUARTERS IS A DANGEROUSPROPOSITION WHEN IT COMES TOTHIS VIRUS.I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO REVIEWINGTHE SCHOOL REOPENING PLANS.THOSE THAT ARE DUE AT THE END OFTHIS WEEK.I’LL BE RESEARCHING AND READINGTHEM CLOSELY.WE KNOW THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL FORCHILDREN TO GET A QUALITYEDUCATION, ESPECIALLY AFTERMISSING SO MUCH TIME IN THESPRING.THINK ABOUT IT FOR SOME OF OURKIDS ACROSS MISSISSIPPI THEYHAVE NOW GONE FIVE MONTHS.WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES, MARCH APRIL MAYJUNE AND JULY WE CANNOT ALLOWTHOSE KIDS TO FALL FURTHERBEHIND.WE ALSO HAVE TO WORK TO PROVIDETHE SAFEST POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT.ALL OF THAT WORK IS ONGOING ANDURGENT.NOW LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEPLANS THAT ARE PUT FORTH BYVARIOUS DISTRICTS.I’VE HEARD ANY TOTALLY THAT THISDISTRICT IS GOING TO DO THIS ANDTHIS DISTRICT IS GOING TO DOTHAT AND SOME SAY THEY MAY NOT.LET KIDS BACK IN THEIR SCHOOLS.LONG LONG TIME WANT TO SEE WHATEVERY DIFFERENT GROUP PUTSTOGETHER EVERY DIFFERENT SCHOOLDISTRICT DISTRICT AND WILL MAKEDECISIONS ACCORDINGLY.IF WE HAVE LEARNED ONE THING OFLAST 6 MONTHS.IS THIS WE CANNOT WE MUST NOTIGNORE THE RISK OF THE VIRUS ORTHE RISK OF SHUTDOWNS.BOTH PASS CARRY HEAVY HEAVY COSTWE MUST BE WILLING TO BEINNOVATIVE AND WE MUST BEWILLING TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THEBOX.WE CANNOT DO THINGS THE WAYTHEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN DONE.APATHY IS THE ONLY THING THAT ISOFF THE TABLE AT THIS POINT.OFTENTIMES MANY OF YOU ASKED MEIN THESE PRESS PRESS BRIEFINGS.WOULD I CONSIDER X?WHAT I CONSIDER WHY WOULD ICONSIDER Z THE ANSWER TO YOURQUESTION IS GOING TO BE YES.I WOULD CONSIDER ANYTHING THAT IBELIEVE WILL HELP SLOW THESPREAD OF THE VIRUS SO THAT WECAN MORE QUICKLY.GET BACK TO A MORE NORMAL.ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLEAND FOR ALL THREE MILLIONMISSISSIPPIANS WITHOUT I’M GOINGTO TURN IT OVER TO DR. DOBBS ANDGIVE US AN UPDATE.THANK YOU VERY MUCH GOVERNOR.TODAY.WE’RE REPORTING 653 ADDITIONALCASES WITH SIX MORE DEATHS, YOUKNOW WOULDN’T BE TOO COMFORTABLEWITH THE 600 NUMBER.WE FREQUENTLY HAVE A LITTLE BITOF A DROP AFTER THE WEEKEND.SO, YOU KNOW, WE’LL JUST FOLLOWSUBSEQUENT DAYS TO SEE SEEWHAT’S HAPPENING, BUT CERTAINLYWOULD NOT TAKE THIS AS ANINDICATOR THAT WE’VE SEEN MUCHIMPROVEMENT YET.ALTHOUGH CERTAINLY WE CAN BEHOPEFUL IF WE LOOK AT WHAT ELSEIS IS HAPPENING IN THE STATE IFWE LOOK AT HOSPITALIZATIONS WESTILL CAN SEE SOME TIGHTNESSWITHIN THE HOSPITAL BEDAVAILABILITY.ALTHOUGH IT DOES SEEM TO BESTABLE.WE HAVE NINE MAJOR MEDICALCENTERS IN THE STATE WITH ZEROICU BEDS AVAILABLE.ONE OF THE THINGS THAT’S BEENTHINGS THAT’S BEEN VERY HELPFULIS WE’VE SEEN OVER OVER THE PASTWEEK WE HAVE OVER 300 LESSNON-COATED PATIENTS IN THEHOSPITAL MAKING ROOM FOR MOREAND MORE CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.AND SO THAT AS HELPED OUT SOMEWHAT WE’VE HAD A MORE MODESTDECREASE IN NON CORONAVIRUS ICUPATIENTS.IT’S 21 LESS THIS WEEK COMPAREDTO LAST WEEK LAST WEEK AND FOROUR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.WE’VE HAD A MODEST INCREASE OVERA WEEK FROM 293 2304 ANDINCREASE BUT NOT, YOU KNOWSTRATOSPHERIC SORT OF RISE ANDRELATIVE STABILITY IN OUR FLOORBED PATIENT.SO PEOPLE NOT NICE YOU FROM FROMLAST WEEK.IT WAS 942 AND THIS WEEK.IT’S 900 AND 49 A COUPLE THINGSI THINK THAT ARE WORTH JUSTMENTIONING REAL QUICKLY.WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT OURINFORMATION AND I’VE BEENPERSONALLY CALLING DIFFERENTCORONAVIRUS PATIENTS WHO WE’VEIDENTIFIED IN THE PAST WEEK TOGET A SENSE OF WHAT’S GOING ONNOW WITH WHO’S GETTINGCORONAVIRUS HOW THEY’RE FEELINGAND WHEN HOW DID THEY HOW DOTHEY GET IT?YOU KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ITALKED TO THIS MORNING HADPRETTY COMMON SYMPTOM COMPLEXAND A LOT OF THEM WAS PRETTYBAD.THEY HAD A HIGH FEVER BODYACHES.BACK PAIN, WHICH IS SOMETHINGWE’VE SEEN QUITE A LOT,ESPECIALLY WHEN WE’RE LOOKING ATTHE CAPITOL COMPLEX OUTBREAK ANDTHEN CERTAINLY PEOPLE WHO’VELOST TASTE OR SMELL IF YOU HAVEA SUDDEN LOSS OF TASTE OR SMELL.IT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY GOING TOBE CORONAVIRUS.THAT’S THE THAT’S ABOUT THE ONLYTHING THAT’S TO DO IT TO YOU.UM, SOME PEOPLE WERE MORE SICKTHAN OTHERS.SOME ARE HOSPITALIZED SOMEWHERENOT.BUT IF WE LOOK AT HOW DO PEOPLEGET IT PRETTY CLEARLY THERE’SSOME COMMON THREADS THAT WE’VEIDENTIFIED AND THE MOST COMMONTHING THAT WE’VE SEEN ABOUT 80%OF THE TIME IT WAS A SOCIALGATHERING WHERE PEOPLE LET THEIRGUARD DOWN.IT MIGHT BE A FUNERAL.IT MIGHT BE AN EXTENDED FAMILYGET-TOGETHER.YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WEAR A MASKAROUND YOUR COUSIN WHO COMES INFROM OUT OF TOWN.IT’S GOING TO BE WITH NEPHEWS.IT’S GOING TO BE GOING TO MAYBEOF CLOSE FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY PARTYTHOSE SORTS OF THINGS WHAT WE’RESEEING SO IT’S NOT EVEN SO MUCHNUCLEAR FAMILY.SOMEONE UNLESS SOMEONE GOES OUTpBRINGS IT BACK.WE’LL TRY TO DO MORE AND MORESORT OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, BUTTHE SOCIAL GATHERINGS REALLY DOSEEM TO BE GETTING IS OF COURSE,THERE ARE WORK EXPOSURES ANDTHINGS LIKE THAT, BUT BUT IT’STHE SO GATHERINGS WHERE WE LETOUR GUARD DOWN AND WE FEEL LIKEIT’S APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO BEMORE PERSONAL TO BREATHE OTHERPEOPLES ARE TO TOUCH OTHERPEOPLE AND THESE SOMETIMESTHEY’RE NOT VERY LARGEGATHERING.SOMETIMES IT’S 5 10 15 PEOPLE.SO IT’S NOT LIKE IT’S A MASSIVEGROUP OF FOLKS.SO REALLY JUST PLEASE BE VERYCAREFUL RIGHT NOW MOSTLY STICKTO YOUR OWN NUCLEAR FAMILY ASMUCH AS YOU CAN AND IF YOU’REAROUND OTHER PEOPLE REMEMBERTHERE’S A GOOD CHANCE THAT ONEOF THOSE FOLKS HAS CORONAVIRUS.SO WE NEED TO TAKE EVERYPRECAUTION WHILE WE GET THROUGHTHIS THIS CURRENT SURGE.SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY BE IN ABETTER SPOT IN THE NEXT FEWWEEKS.THANK YOU, SIR.THANK YOU.DR. DOBBS.THIS ISLAND TURNED OVER TODIRECTOR MICHELLE WHO’S GOING TOGIVE US AN UPDATE FROM THEEMERGENCY MANAGEMENTPERSPECTIVE.THANK YOU GOVERNOR.GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.WE ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHINGAUGUST THE 3RD, WHICH IS GOINGTO BE THE OPEN APPLICATIONPERIOD FOR THE COVID-19 COUNTYAND MUNICIPALITY EMERGENCYRELIEF FUND.WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THATWERE WORKING ON THAT WILL ALSOCOME ABOUT ON THE 3RD OF AUGUST.I’LL BE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATIONTO LATER.WE’RE GETTING THE WEEK, BUTBOTTOM LINE IS OUR HELP DESKTHAT WE’VE TALKED ABOUT HELPWALT COUNTIES MUNICIPALITIES.THAT PROCESS WILL BE OPEN ANDOPERATIONAL ON THE DATE OF OURAPPLICATION PERIOD AND AGAINTHAT APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUNFROM THE THIRD OF AUGUST UNTILTHE 15TH OF OCTOBER.IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO YOURPLANNING UPFRONT.DON’T RUSH PUTTING YOUR PACKETSIN EARLY ON BUT I CERTAINLYRECOMMEND THAT YOU GET THOSEPACKETS IN WELL BEFORE THE ENDOF THE APPLICATION PERIOD SO WECAN GET TO THOSE APPLICATIONSQUICKLY AND GET MONEY TO YOUNEXT BUT MOST EXPEDITIOUS MANNERTHAT WE CAN SECOND THING JUST AREMINDER THAT FEMA IS CONDUCTINGWEBINARS.THEY TODAY THAT WILL RUN EVERYDAY THIS WEEK TO ASSIST COUNTIESMUNICIPALITIES WITH THE PUBLICASSISTANCE PROCESS THOSE OF YOUTHAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THATFEMA IS TRYING TO ASSIST ANDHELP WITH THE FAMILIARITY OF THEPA APPLICATION PROCESS IF YOU’RENOT ABLE TO MAKE THOSE WEBINARS,THERE WILL BE VIDEOS AVAILABLE.ALL OF THAT INFORMATION ISAVAILABLE AT MEMES WEBSITE ATMS.EMA DOT-ORG AND THEN THENFINALLY IT’S TROPICAL UPDATE.TROPICAL STORM THAT WE AREWATCHING GONZALO DISSIPATED THISWEEKEND, SO THAT ONE IS NOLONGER A THREAT TO US.WE ARE WATCHING AN IOS SYSTEMWAY OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA THATIS MOVING CURRENTLY THE MODELSON THAT ARE PROJECTING IT TOMOVE OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC.WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THATOVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.SO HOPEFULLY OTHER THAN SOMERAIN THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OFTHIS WEEK GOING THE NEXT WEEK.NOTHING THUS FAR.WE’LL KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSEDGOVERNOR THAT COMPLETES MYUPDATE SIR.THANK YOU DIRECTOR MICHELLE.I DO ALSO WANT TO JUS JUSTPOINT OUT ONE THING THAT EITHERHAS UNANNOUNCED OR WILL BEANNOUNCED LATER TODAY.WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE UNITEDSTATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ANDI WANT TO THANK I WANT TOPERSONALLY THANK THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION AS WELL ASSECRETARY MINUCHIN AND HISENTIRE TEAM WE HAVE GOTTENAPPROVAL FOR A RESTORE ACT GRANTAWARD OF SIX POINT SIX SEVENMILLION DOLLARS FOR AND TOCOMMUNITY COLLEGE’S WORKFORCETRAINING CENTER IN HANCOCKCOUNTY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IAM EXCEPTIONALLY PLEASED TOANNOUNCE FOR A LOT OF REASONSONE OF WHICH IS IT WAS SENATORMORAN AND I BACK SEVERAL YEARSAGO THAT WORKED WITH PEARL RIVERCOMMUNITY COLLEGE TO INITIALLYACQUIRE THE LAND ON WHERE THISWORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER WILLGO TO ME.THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHYIT’S SO VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEGOVERNOR’S TO OF THE ABILITY TOWORK WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS TOWORK WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTTO LEVERAGE ALL RESOURCES TOMAXIMIZE OUR INVESTMENTS IN OURCOMMUNITIES THROUGHOUTMISSISSIPPI.THAT’S THE VERY REASON THAT THATSENATOR MORAN AND SO MANY OTHERGREAT STATE SENATORS ON THEMISSISSIPPI GULF COAST HAVE BEENTO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAINTHAT IT IS THAT FIGHT THAT HASLED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINERESOURCES ON THE MISSISSIPPIGULF COAST HAVING BEEN SHUT DOWNUNFORTUNATELY, BUT HOPEFULLYWE’LL BE ABLE TO GET THELEGISLATURE BACK IN SOMETIMEVERY SOON.WE’LL GET DMR’S BUDGET PASSED INTHE SAME WAY THAT THE HOUSEPASSED IT DURING THE REGULARSESSION, WHICH IS THE WAY INWHICH THE SENATE WANTS IT TOBECOME LAW AS I APPRECIATE IT.BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST ANEXAMPLE OF EVERY PERSON ON THEGULF COAST.BENEFITING FROM THE RESTORE ACTAND BENEFITING FROM THEDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALQUALITY AND THE GOVERNOR HAVINGA RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THECONGRESS AS WELL AS THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION.SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANKEVERYONE THAT’S WORKED HARD ONTHIS.IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL FORWORKFORCE TRAINING IN HANCOCKCOUNTY AND I AM COULD NOT BE