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Old 08-07-2020, 11:49 AM
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Florida and New York both have about the same population. Both states are testing about the same number of people for the virus per day. But, recently, the data results are showing that Florida has about 10 times as many confirmed cases per day as New York. Is that because people in New York are 10 times more prudent at avoiding the virus? I don't think so. I think that part of the discrepancy can be explained by the fact that the people being tested are not a true representation of the population. Most people are only tested because they chose to be tested, and so they show up at a testing center. In that respect, I believe the data is flawed. I suspect that the circumstances for people who decide to get tested are different in Florida vs New York.
I think the testing is flawed and the sharing of the numbers are misrepresented in favor of the political talking point of the ones reporting. Four weeks ago I was tested for covid by spitting into a sterile cup. Others have Q-tips inserted into their brains. So which test is accurate? Is it necessary to torture people or could everybody just spit in a cup? I have a friend who knows a family in NYC who all came down with the same symptoms. Only two of the four tested positive for covid. A few weeks later, they tested for antibodies. Two the tested positive for covid tested negative for antibodies. And the two who tested negative for covid, tested positive for antibodies. WHAT?

Any patient in the hospital for covid gets tested everyday. So if they were in the hospital for 12 days, they would have 12 positive tests. I have heard these 12 positives are being reported and interpreted as 12 new cases. Reporting is statistically flawed, IMHO, based on the reporting organizations desires to prove more or less. This is just my opinion.
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