Landlords and COVID-19

[CMD-Ky]

How is "case" defined?

I'm high risk, live in Texas and am considered essential so I've working all through the duration of this mess. Bexar county's numbers during the spring and summer were higher than most state totals. I have not been infected.

I wear a mask religiously when at work and while I'm out and about. I keep sanitizer in my vehicle and on my person. I also do the majority of food shopping so my SO and her kiddo don't have to go out as often.

Our county numbers were 366 yesterday. State new case numbers were 13,182 yesterday.

Common sense and following sanitation guidelines are more than sufficient to keep one safe. Could I still get it? Sure. I could also be run over by a bus tomorrow, too. Still won't cause me to over react.

 

[retired1]

How is "case" defined?

New cases.

Edited to add..

Texas has the unflattering distinction of being the first state to have over 1 million total cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

 

[CMD-Ky]

What criteria is Texas using when it designates a "case" or a "new case"? Is this a test that is positive for exposure and if so, what tests are considered diagnostic? Or is the criteria to be a case a manifestation of symptoms with a positive test?

New cases.

Edited to add..

Texas has the unflattering distinction of being the first state to have over 1 million total cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

 

[retired1]

Positive test results that show an active infection. As far as I know, they don't use the antibody test results in the daily tally.

 

[CarolT]

Who is this person with the latest word? If, big 'if', true then in the last twenty-four hours, I have ninety-six exposures, I stayed inside all day and night. I am, now, working on another ninety-six exposures today before I leave the house tomorrow.

Oct 29, 2020 4:51 PM EST
"The previous guidance suggested that a close contact occurred when a person was within six feet of an infectious individual for 15 consecutive minutes. Now, the CDC is acknowledging that even brief contact can lead to transmission. Specifically, the new guidance suggests that those spending a total of 15 minutes of contact with an infectious person over the course of a 24-hour period should be considered in close contact."
Here’s what the new CDC guidance on 15 minutes of COVID-19 exposure means for you

 

[CarolT]

Flat out if I was the landlord I would not renew the lease of pain in the ... tenants, especially if I was trying to do things at times that were convenient for them. I do know here in Texas keeping a landlord out of your rental property is grounds for eviction, and just because there is money in it does not mean they can't easily find someone else to rent from them in this economy finding tenants is easier than finding a pedo at a Boy Scouts function.

But @Letitia is right if you have nothing to hide then there is no reason not to let them do what they need to do, and hey you said they pay for the heat so if they do end up replacing the windows in winter how high you have to turn up the heat is another point in their favor but also in your just crank that thing up all the way while the windows are out and you don't have to pay for it.

I've let the landlords in in the past, so they know I'm not hiding anything. They know it's for health reasons. Now the plot thickens: Dane County Public Health has just banned all indoor gatherings, including private homes, meaning people other than immediate household members. Not sure how enforcement will happen.

 

[CMD-Ky]

COVID-19. The latest word is that 15 minutes indoors equals an exposure, even if it's more than 6 feet.

Oct 29, 2020 4:51 PM EST
"The previous guidance suggested that a close contact occurred when a person was within six feet of an infectious individual for 15 consecutive minutes. Now, the CDC is acknowledging that even brief contact can lead to transmission. Specifically, the new guidance suggests that those spending a total of 15 minutes of contact with an infectious person over the course of a 24-hour period should be considered in close contact."
Here’s what the new CDC guidance on 15 minutes of COVID-19 exposure means for you

The meaning of your latest post is considerably different from your earlier post.

 

[CarolT]

3D map as of 18 Nov 2020

 

[CarolT]

The meaning of your latest post is considerably different from your earlier post.

I don't think so.

 

[CarolT]

Unfortunately, it looks like gentrification is here. Come January, they apparently want to kick out everybody who is still here. Put us out on the street, in the middle of winter during a pandemic. Then, when they've done the fixups, crank up the rents for their future tenants. This sucks.

 

[Trendyvure]

Unfortunately, it looks like gentrification is here. Come January, they apparently want to kick out everybody who is still here. Put us out on the street, in the middle of winter during a pandemic. Then, when they've done the fixups, crank up the rents for their future tenants. This sucks.

That's a real problem actually. If that happens, I don't know what to do.