Pa Open for Camping

wildtoad wrote:
No miracle required, just don’t hug the guy in the next campsite...

Pennsylvania has a total estimated population of around 12,820,878.

To date, 42,050 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19. This says that .32% of the TOTAL population has been diagnosed with Covid-19, and/or have received treatment.

Of the people who have been diagnosed only 3.7% (1,597 deaths), died from it. The vast majority of these have been elderly, and had preexisting conditions. Not inferring that these deaths should be taken lightly. These are not huge numbers.

When compared to the total population, the number that have died represents a .012% of the population,

I think the numbers point out most residents and visitors to PA can go camping with a good sense that they will make it back home again NOT infected with Covid-19. Maybe a rash from poison ivey or some bug bites. So go camping and have fun.

A lot of our deaths here in PA happened to folks in nursing homes... There was a report on that yesterday but I was not paying attention.

No miracle required, just don’t hug the guy in the next campsite...

Pennsylvania has a total estimated population of around 12,820,878.

To date, 42,050 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19. This says that .32% of the TOTAL population has been diagnosed with Covid-19, and/or have received treatment.

Of the people who have been diagnosed only 3.7% (1,597 deaths), died from it. The vast majority of these have been elderly, and had preexisting conditions. Not inferring that these deaths should be taken lightly. These are not huge numbers.

When compared to the total population, the number that have died represents a .012% of the population,

I think the numbers point out most residents and visitors to PA can go camping with a good sense that they will make it back home again NOT infected with Covid-19. Maybe a rash from poison ivey or some bug bites. So go camping and have fun.

Lwiddis wrote:
Hopefully PA campers can stay safe, wear masks and maintain distance. Some Southern California beaches reopened this last weekend. It was a disaster.

PA numbers are 40,049 infected with 1,537 deaths.

At least with camping we're not packed so close as beach goers seem to be.

I'm a bit cranky that the state parks are opening so soon - I am thinking that is so we will have to do our own cancelling and not get the complete refund. (Conspiracy theory?) We will probably be cancelling our reservations at World's End and Rickettt's Glen coming up at the end of May.

But - we'll wait to cancel - never know - there might be a miracle just over the horizon. :)

jdc1 wrote:
The daily death rate has dropped....but the daily positive cases are still VERY HIGH.

Not everywhere. And the risks of getting it if you follow the hygiene and distancing is low.

Lwiddis wrote:
Doesn’t appear to me that the South Carolina state parks are on the same page as the South Carolina health department.

https://scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/sc-testing-data-projections-covid-19

And that’s to be expected somewhat. The parks are opening yet still promote social distancing, proper hygiene, no gatherings, and so on. The risk of being infected in a state park is really low, and many are willing to go. I’m far more likely to catch it in a grocery store than on my campsite, or walking through the woods. One can always find a way not to do something. Time to start getting back to normalcy.

The daily death rate has dropped....but the daily positive cases are still VERY HIGH.

Doesn’t appear to me that the South Carolina state parks are on the same page as the South Carolina health department.

https://scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/sc-testing-data-projections-covid-19

Thanks for the info... Looking for somewhere to go for 7-10 days around MDay since I'm highly doubting my own state will reopen campgrounds before mid-June.

FYI. SC State Parks are open 5/1 for those with existing reservations. 5/11 for new reservations.

If people are responsible and smart, it should work.