The real test for exposure...in my opinion....is the ratio of the number tested to the number infected. All we are hearing is the ratio of the number infected to the number who died. With a population of twenty some odd million in the state of Florida and the number of tests conducted around 50,000 (and even if this ever changing number reached to 100,000), it would seem to me that we simply do not know how many individuals are testing positive. Case in point, I had a neighbor return from a family affair via plane in early March. Both became very sick and the ambulance was called for at least two times. As of yesterday, the man who was sick as a dog and lost 20 pounds, had not been tested. The woman who was also sick as a dog and was tested....but, the results have not been forthcoming as of yet.
So, I think the only thing we can conclude in The Villages is that we may...or we may not have a massive infection rate. For me, that is unsatisfactory. I will keep up my social distancing and no matter how near and dear my friends are here, they will, for the time being be my far and dear friends!
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