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Old 06-15-2020, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Incubation period is UP TO 14 days. The George Floyd protests didn't occur "up to 14 days" ago. Also, those counties have had the most cases from the beginning, this is just more of the same.

In addition, it was around the same period of time (up to 14 days ago) that the Governor relaxed restrictions on staying home.

I'm sure the protests contributed to the added cases. But there would've been a new wave of cases, ESPECIALLY in the above-mentioned counties, even if there were no protests.
Coronavirus symptoms start about five days after exposure, Johns Hopkins study finds
The median incubation period of COVID-19 from exposure to the onset of symptoms is 5.1 days

Coronavirus symptoms start about five days after exposure, Johns Hopkins study finds | Hub

New cases in Dade County were 517 on June 12. During the 2 weeks prior to that date they were ranging from 200-300 so no, this was a big spike and not "more of the same"