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2020_04_10_CBCovid Texas Coastal Bend Pandemic Report April 10, 2020
1. TEXAS COASTAL BEND COVID-19 PANDEMIC REPORT
April 10, 2020
CC TAMU-CC Joint COVID-19 Modelling Task Force
Speakers: Dr. Philippe Tissot & Dr. Chris Bird
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2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• The joint taskforce was created by Judge Canales, City leadership
including City Manager Zanoni, TAMU-CC President Miller and Vice
President Mahdy
• Many Organizations and People Contributed to this Work
• Including: Philippe Tissot, Keren Costanzo, Chris Bird, Daniel McGinn,
Steve Viera, Lucy Huang, Jason Selwyn, Bryan Gillis, Meng Zhao, Greg
Buck, Jason Louis, Hilary Watt, Annette Rodriguez, Mike Mohat, Scott
King, Evan Krell, Mahmoud Eldefrawy, Roy Roberts, Audrey Garza,
Gina Concannon, Davey Edwards, Qianqian Liu, Leisha Martin, Ed
Warga, Dante Gonzalez, Tiffany Anderson, Maggie Turner
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3. REGION COVERED BY REPORT: TEXAS COASTAL BEND
· Aransas
· Bee
· Brooks
· Duval
· Jim Wells
· Kenedy
· Kleberg
· Live Oak
· Nueces
· McMullen
· Refugio
· San Patricio
Population: Approx. 595,870 3
5. TASK FORCE OBJECTIVE 1
ADDRESS PUBLIC CONCERNS & QUESTIONS ABOUT
COVID-19 & SOCIAL DISTANCING
TASK FORCE OBJECTIVE 2
ENABLE EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING
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6. • What would have happened if we never enacted social distancing orders?
• What would happen if we ended social distancing orders today?
• Is social distancing working in the Coastal Bend?
• What could happen if we ignore social distancing to celebrate holiday?
PRESSING QUESTIONS ADDRESSED
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7. 7
THE AVERAGE
NUMBER
OF PEOPLE
EACH CARRIER
INFECTS
ESTIMATION OF TRANSMISSION RATIO NECESSARY
TO PROJECT “OUR CURVE”
2-4
Model based on Texas COVID-19 Fatalities
8. WE STOP A PANDEMIC BY
EXTINGUISHING IT BEFORE
IT GETS OUT OF CONTROL
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2-4
10. GOAL OF SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS TO REDUCE
TRANSMISSION RATIO
BELOW1
Effect of Social Distancing on Transmission
Ratio Based on Study of 11 Countries:
Imperial College COVID-19 Report 13 10
(0.2-2)
1
ESTIMATED TRANSMISSION RATIO
WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING
11. •What we really mean by “social distancing” is all
actions that can reduce the transmission ratio of
COVID-19
•Reducing close contacts among people
• “Stay-at-Home”, close schools, Space out, no Public gatherings,
Breathing masks, self-isolate when symptomatic
•Hygiene: wash hands & sanitize frequently
•Laboratory testing for infection
“SOCIAL DISTANCING” HAS MANY FACETS
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12. 1. No Social Distancing: never any social distancing
2. End Social Distancing: repeal social distancing today
3. Keep Social Distancing: maintain present mandate
WE MODELED THREE SOCIAL DISTANCING SCENARIOS
PLAN FOR WORST
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13. WE EMPLOYED 4 MODELS
• All Models were Applied, Where and When Possible
• Data from local, state, national, and international sources employed
• Imperial College Model, Report 13
• COVID-19 Scenarios Model, Univ. of Basel
• IHME Model, Univ. of Washington
• CHIME Model, Univ. of Pennsylvania
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14. Social Distancing Reduces ICU Overflow
No
Social
Distancing
“THE CURVE” WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE
Projected
Daily
Census
Infected
96-300k
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15. Social Distancing Reduces ICU Overflow
No
Social
Distancing
End
Social
Distancing
Today
Projected
Daily
Census
Infected
“THE CURVE” COULD STILL BE SEVERE
96-300k
92-200k
15
16. Keep
Social Distancing
Social Distancing Reduces ICU Overflow
No
Social
Distancing
End
Social
Distancing
Today
Projected
Daily
Census
Infected
SOCIAL DISTANCING FLATTENS THE CURVE
96-300k
92-200k
10-87k
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17. Keep
Social Distancing
Social Distancing Reduces ICU Overflow
No
Social
Distancing
End
Social
Distancing
Today
SOCIAL DISTANCING FLATTENS THE CURVE
Projected
Daily
Census
Infected
WORST PROJECTED “PEAK”
FLATTEST “CURVE”
LARGE “PEAK”
96-300k
92-200k
10-87k
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18. SOCIAL DISTANCING PREVENTING DISASTER
AT HOSPITALS
No
Social
Distancing
Keep Social
Distancing
Hospital
Projected
Daily
Census
Capacity
End
Social
Distancing
Today
TSUNAMI OF SEVERE CASES
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19. Projected
Cumulative
Fatalities THOUSANDS OF FATALITIES AVERTED BY
SOCIAL DISTANCING
No
Social
Distancing
End
Social
Distancing
Today
PROJECTION:
4000+
Fatalities
Averted
For Clarity, Results of
Only 1 Model Presented
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Keep Social Distancing
20. Projected
Fatalities
Averted MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING OVER HOLIDAY
WEEKEND PROJECTED TO AVERT COVID-19 FATALITIES
Model based on Texas COVID-19 Fatalities &
Scaled to Coastal Bend
5-20 Fatalities
Averted by
mid-June
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21. SUMMARY: STATE COVID-19 TRANSMISSION RATE
ESTIMATED & IMPORTANT FOR MODELS
• Estimated Transmission Ratio of COVID-19 in Texas
w/o social distancing is 2-4
• Social distancing is estimated to decrease
Transmission Ratio to 0.2-2
• The outbreak will be extinguished if Transmission
Ratio is less than 1
• And when all infected people are no longer infectious
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22. SUMMARY: SOCIAL DISTANCING IS LIKELY TO BE
DECREASING IMPACT OF COVID-19
•We took a conservative “plan for the worst”
approach (Baseline Transmission Ratio = 4)
•Models indicate social distancing leads to
substantial reductions and delays in the number
of infections, hospital & ICU overflow, and
fatalities
•Continuing to obey social distancing guidelines
over this holiday weekend is estimated to avoid
up to 5-20 COVID-19 fatalities by mid-June. 22
23. SUMMARY: TOO SOON TO STOP SOCIAL DISTANCING
• If estimated effects of social distancing are removed
today,
• the number of infections and death projected to spike
between May and June
• Hospital and ICU capacity are projected to be
overwhelmed
• Models indicate that the Transmission Ratio is
straddling the tipping point between increasing and
decreasing depending on how adherent we are to
social distancing and the true Transmission Ratio 23
24. SUMMARY: WHEN CAN WE SAFELY LIFT SOCIAL
DISTANCING POLICIES?
• The more adherent citizens are to social distancing policies,
the faster the COVID-19 outbreak can be extinguished
• Present levels of social distancing may be enough, if kept in
place
• There is too much variation in model inputs to project a safe
end date, but it is clear today is not that day
• New information is becoming available every day, and we
expect the variation in model output to decrease as new
data becomes available 24
25. SOCIAL DISTANCING SAVE LIVES
• TAMUCC models show that the decision to implement social distancing orders at all levels
of Texas government plays a major role in preventing hospitals from becoming overloaded
with potential COVID-19 patients.
• These orders are only effective when the community chooses to engage in SDO practices.
• A vaccine would likely change the need to implement social distancing orders.
26. Cannot Allow Wave of
Potential COVID-19
Hospitalizations
• Ensuring our hospitals are not
overwhelmed is a key factor in
preventing COVID-19 deaths.
• Personnel and equipment is
limited, social distancing orders
are proven to slow the influx of
patients.
• This requires that current social
distancing orders are maintained
until hospitalization numbers can
be reduced, whether through a
vaccine or new approach to
treatment.
27. YOU CAN HELP PUSH THE TRANSMISSION
RATIO BELOW 1 TO EXTINGUISH
COVID-19
• Follow Local, State and Federal
Guidelines
• Wash your hands often (20 sec)
• Avoid close contact (6 feet)
• Cover your mouth and nose
with a cloth face cover when
around others
• Cover coughs and sneezes
• Clean and disinfect
29. TEXAS COASTAL BEND COVID-19 PANDEMIC REPORT
April 10, 2020
CC TAMU-CC Joint COVID-19 Modelling Task Force
Speakers: Dr. Philippe Tissot & Dr. Chris Bird
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