Virus Statistics in The Villages
Based on newspaper articles, I have had a number of friends invite me to come up north to stay with them and "be safer."
Let me say that the statistics of infections and deaths in The Villages area are not as bad as the numbers can be made to seem. There is no question that because of the older average age, the "rate of deaths per case" is higher than most other areas. 11 deaths out of 114 cases is 9.6% which is very high compared to many areas.
The positive view of the numbers come from looking at the infection rates in total. Think about it. Out of 120,000 people, only 114 have been infected. That's .09%, only one in 1,111. The overall Florida average is 22,082 out of 20,598,139. That's one out of every 935. The infection rate in The Villages is less than the rate for the entire state.
So yes, catching the virus in The Villages is, on average, more dangerous than in other areas, because of the average age. However, the risk of catching it is less than the average for the state.
I am as safe here as anywhere, as being somewhere else wouldn't change my age.
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