[birdiebill]

Originally Posted by meridian5850

80,000 cases in Florida in a population of 21,000,000. I can't believe how many people have the impression that every other person they see out has the virus.

80,000 ÷ 21,000,000 = 0.0038 x 100 = 0.38% have it, or in other words, 99.62% of Florida's population does not have the virus.

According to the latest Florida Department of Health data, Florida has had 109,014 positive cases of the Covid-19 virus. Yesterday alone there were 5511 new cases. Sumter County has had 299 positive cases with well over 100 of those in the correctional facility in Bushnell.

The virus has not become less contagious, but perhaps a little less virulent. We can modify our life and social behavior and minimize our risks by showing compassion for each other. We don't have to stay confined to home if everyone would do their part to minimize transmission. I ride my bicycle, I golf with friends but we socially distance at all times, we eat restaurant food at times but prefer to carry out. We are not comfortable eating inside a restaurant with a large number of diners nor in one where the staff does not wear a mask. We grocery shop and go to the pharmacy or a retail store when we need to, but do not just go shopping. We do wear a mask indoors at the grocery and pharmacy. That is not because we know we are carrying the virus; we could be asymptomatic and still be a carrier and transmit to others. We mask to protect others; we also know that even the cloth masks will reduce the chance of viral load by a little bit. We mask to protect others; we hope others mask to protect each other.