and deaths. In Virginia, there have been 77,380 confirmed cases, 7,307 of which have been hospitalized. Deaths number 1,948. (Source, VDH, linked below)

So, fewer than 10% of cases result in hospitalization and 2.5% result in death. The first thing that strikes me about that is, in order for the fatality rate to jive with the 0.6% rate the studies come up with, then actual cases would have to be close to 325,000 (4x confirmed) of Virginia's 8.5 million people. That would mean only 2.25% of those infected would need to be hospitalized, and roughly 75% of those infected don't even show symptoms (or they are so mild, they are ignored).

I heard that yesterday New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have announced a travel ban to Virginia and North Carolina and people coming to those states from VA and NC must be quarantined. I really think that's an overreaction, but given how hard those states have been hit, I can't really blame them.

I'm just not but so concerned. I mean, I'm wearing a mask when I go to the store, I'm washing my hands regularly, and I keep/use hand sanitizer in my truck. I don't want to be "the problem." But in Virginia Beach, COVID has hospitalized 170 people and killed 39.in a city of 450,000 people. That just doesn't warrant such hysteria in my mind.