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Old 04-10-2020, 05:42 AM
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Referencing the Florida COVID - 19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard from the Florida Dept of Health, the stats shown raise concern.
Lake County - 133 tested positive out of 2430 total tested for a rate of 5.4%.
Marion County - 72 tested positive out of 1404 total tested for a rate of 5.1%.
Sumter County - 100 tested positive out of 1050 total tested for a rate of 9.5%!!!!

Why so many fewer tests in Sumter? If testing would be comparable to the other counties, the positive cases for Sumter ( assuming the same 9.5% rate) would be considerably higher than the other 2 counties. It appears with all the previous hype of concern about Sumter county being a concern with its older population, there isn't the emphasis being put on testing that is in the other 2 tri county areas. It appears that Sumter may have a higher number of positive cases not recognized yet, which means we need to maintain, and probably increase our vigilance. This website is updated daily at 11:30 AM and 6:30 PM for anyone interested.