We Still Have Covid

 As we dig out and rebuild from hurricane Laura, we are reminded that covid is still with us.  I still carry a mask in the vehicle and wear it when necessary.  I understand that going through a major hurricane might play hob with the state's reporting, but a report from WBRZ TV sheds light on the utter incompetence of our state's testing regime.

The state said 532 backlogged cases were among the 1,645 new COVID-19 cases reported to state health officials since Friday.  The latest case information was revealed around noon Sunday and includes cases from both Saturday and Sunday.

Backlog cases?  Why are we getting backlog cases?  How old is that backlog>?

The backlogged 532 cases were as old as July 1. 

July 1st?  That is eight weeks ago.  Those people long since recovered, and the information, at this point, is totally worthless from any rational standpoint.

Our governor, of course, is thrilled.  He's soaking the federal government for both a public health emergency and a natural disaster emergency. He's riding the Covid beast like a spavined mule, and he'll take numbers from anyone who has them, evern if those numbers are eight weeks old and useless from a medical of planning standpoint.