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Old 07-12-2020, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GoodLife View Post
This is from the the Florida State website:

These counts include the number of people for whom the department received PCR or antigen laboratory results by day. People tested on multiple days will be included for each day a new result was received. A person is only counted once for each day they are tested, regardless of whether multiple specimens are tested or multiple results are received.

So if tested several times on same day = one result
If tested on multiple days = multiple results
If this is true, I will NOT believe any of the numbers that are being reported.
If a person is positive on Monday, positive on Tuesday and positive on Wednesday, that should still be ONE CASE and ONE RESULT. It is ONE PERSON, not multiple people.
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