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Old 04-26-2020, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by devorejh View Post
deaths in florida to date:1055
florida population: 21.5 million

as a percentage, deaths from covid-19 are .0005 %

as a percentage, those that have survived covid-19 are 99.9995%

for comparison: In 2018, 3091 people died from the flu in florida. Taken from cdc website.

So my question is, why is much of the florida population walking around in a state of paranoia? In my lifetime this is the first media generated pandemic that i have ever witnessed?