View Full Version : Today Florida posted highest number of new cases since beginning of Pandemic.
graciegirl
06-11-2020, 07:39 PM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
OrangeBlossomBaby
06-11-2020, 10:08 PM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
It couldn't possibly be due to so many people feeling so "isolated" behind masks for so long, that the moment the government said "okay you can take a breath in this new, less restricted way" they all decided to celebrate - together - in close groups - without honoring social distancing AND without masks AND they said "screw it - not gonna wash my hands today either, this is all just a conspiracy anyway" could it?
Because that'd be my first, second, and third guess.
coffeebean
06-12-2020, 05:19 AM
I think more testing being done. The more testing that is done will reveal the asymptomatic positive cases. That is my best guess.
Viperguy
06-12-2020, 05:26 AM
Massive "demonstrations" doesn't help. It ain't over folks. Watch where you go and be careful still. Remember that we are all in a "high risk group". Most anyway.
jimbo2012
06-12-2020, 06:43 AM
Is the max # still 10 people in a group get together
or was that relaxed?
Bay Kid
06-12-2020, 07:03 AM
Is the max # still 10 people in a group get together
or was that relaxed?
Not in VA. Well most of us cannot have more than 50 to gather. Unless you are a protester. Large gatherings everyday. Now they are allowing the 5,000 man march in Richmond VA tomorrow. Just depends on what you are doing.
charmed59
06-12-2020, 07:43 AM
I think more testing being done. The more testing that is done will reveal the asymptomatic positive cases. That is my best guess.
More testing is being done. However the percent testing positive has slowly but consistently grown over the last six weeks, from 2% testing positive 5/1 to just over 4% a day testing positive now.
graciegirl
06-12-2020, 08:00 AM
Two of our Cincinnati friends died two weeks ago of Covid-19. Two of our friends from Country Club Hills were hospitalized with it after eating with a group of ten at Orange Blossom Restaurant on St. Patrick's day. Waitress had a "cold".
If you are over 65 and if you want to live longer, stay away from crowds and wear a mask. It isn't a hoax. Over 114,000 people in the U.S. are dead that were alive before St. Patrick's day this year.
I am so hoping for a vaccine and then I find out about those who think that is some sort of a conspiracy. I am beginning to dislike some old people.
Lindsyburnsy
06-12-2020, 08:06 AM
More people are in hospitals not just because of increased testing.
clwahlstrom
06-12-2020, 08:27 AM
Pretty disgusting. You can’t have a funeral for a husband or a dear friend, but you can protest in groups in the hundreds. What the heck is going on?
davem4616
06-12-2020, 09:12 AM
IMHO attempting to piece together all the 'half bits' of information, the conflicting information, the misinformation, the information that has a bias to it, the information that is purely speculation, the 'hidden' information, the 'hindsight' information and what may be real information regarding covid-19 to draw a conclusion will drive you nuts
There are no comprehensive true answers, yet...and we won't have them for some time yet. The folks that will ultimately be able to provide us with those answers are still ramping up and the reality is they started from a dead start, standing in a hole long after the starting pistol went off
Again, IMHO, we all need to continue to take personal responsibility for ourselves and do what we feel is the right thing to do to stay safe and help others stay safe without being judgmental of others...to help put an end to this covid-19 virus.
This is our present 'new normal'...it's what we have to live with right now. Eventually we'll arrive at whatever the post covid-19 new normal will be, but not before going through more deaths, more crisis, more chaos, a recession/depression, an election and who knows what else.
I'm happy that my wife and I like to read and that we have a few hobbies to occupy our days....
gatorbill1
06-12-2020, 09:46 AM
I think more testing being done. The more testing that is done will reveal the asymptomatic positive cases. That is my best guess.
Not testing here unless you wind up in hospital.
Chi-Town
06-12-2020, 10:14 AM
The Governor said that the increase is due to more testing.
justjim
06-12-2020, 10:39 AM
Two of our Cincinnati friends died two weeks ago of Covid-19. Two of our friends from Country Club Hills were hospitalized with it after eating with a group of ten at Orange Blossom Restaurant on St. Patrick's day. Waitress had a "cold".
If you are over 65 and if you want to live longer, stay away from crowds and wear a mask. It isn't a hoax. Over 114,000 people in the U.S. are dead that were alive before St. Patrick's day this year.
I am so hoping for a vaccine and then I find out about those who think that is some sort of a conspiracy. I am beginning to dislike some old people.
Thank you Gracie for a common sense post. I agree now is no time to get too lax with this virus. Many of us in The Villages are above 70 years of age and vulnerable. More testing is a good thing. There were probably a number of people who had/have coronavirus and asymptomatic. Social distancing and wearing a mask while in a public building is a no brainer IMHO. Stay safe.
gatorbill1
06-12-2020, 10:51 AM
The Governor said that the increase is due to more testing.
I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in buying
Swoop
06-12-2020, 12:12 PM
Remember that the whole reason for the shutdown, social distancing and masks was to slow the spread of the virus. This was to prevent hospital ICU’s from being overrun. “Flattening the Curve”. As things open back up, spikes were expected. The goal was to keep the spikes under control. All the safety precautions were never about eradicating the virus, just about slowing down the spread.
daddymac1127
06-12-2020, 07:44 PM
How come we haven't heard any more information about a vaccine?
xNYer
06-12-2020, 08:25 PM
Remember that the whole reason for the shutdown, social distancing and masks was to slow the spread of the virus. This was to prevent hospital ICU’s from being overrun. “Flattening the Curve”. As things open back up, spikes were expected. The goal was to keep the spikes under control. All the safety precautions were never about eradicating the virus, just about slowing down the spread.
Now it’s time to resume life as it was before since the curve was successfully flattened. Spikes only mean more people are sick and may die.
Two Bills
06-13-2020, 04:15 AM
How come we haven't heard any more information about a vaccine?
There isn't any! :shrug:
juscause
06-13-2020, 05:14 AM
You stopped reading the news which reports on this literally every day?
Alana33
06-13-2020, 05:30 AM
My niece and her family live on Grand Cayman Island.
No planes in or out, no restaurants or hotels open.
No mask, no service at stores that are open.
They're shut down until Sept. 2.
They've had 1 death which was a passenger dropped off from an Italian Cruise ship.
matandch
06-13-2020, 06:11 AM
Why? Because the virus is still spreading. How? Mostly from person to person contact. What to do about it? Nothing at this point. Figure it out for yourself. Every man for himself!
JonWilliams
06-13-2020, 06:23 AM
Not testing here unless you wind up in hospital.
What you posted is flat not true.
Santos Urgent Care, which has multiple locations in The Villages, offers both the PRC and anti-body tests. Cost covered by Medicare; copay also covered by most Medicare supplement plans. So free for most people. Doctor authorization not required; one doesn't have to display symptoms.
Ray Greene
06-13-2020, 06:32 AM
The governor is not the sharpest pencil in the box!
Ray Greene
06-13-2020, 06:35 AM
Vaccines usually take years or decades to develop. Don’t hold your breath waiting
paulajr
06-13-2020, 06:58 AM
Not testing here unless you wind up in hospital.
LOTS of testing available here...unless you refuse to leave your house!
toeser
06-13-2020, 06:58 AM
I have noticed in a couple of states, Florida being one, that the number of new cases and the number of deaths per day have been going in opposite directions. More new cases per day, but fewer deaths per day. Maybe there is a lag effect and deaths will catch up, or maybe, as reported by two doctors in Italy, the virus appears to be weakening. We can hope.
Kathi71
06-13-2020, 07:15 AM
That down't make it true
speedo8357
06-13-2020, 07:17 AM
Remember that our goal was to flatten the curve. We have done that — but it had a cost: extending the life of the illness. A flatter curve, but a longer life cycle. Without healthy people out and about, we delayed herd immunity kicking in and causing the demise of this virus.
Also realize more people are getting tested than ever before. Thus it stands to reason more illnesses will be reported.
toeser
06-13-2020, 07:31 AM
The governor is not the sharpest pencil in the box!
New York has 11 times more COVID-19 deaths than Florida, and Florida has a bigger and older population. You were saying?
Timothyimitchell
06-13-2020, 07:48 AM
I think more testing being done. The more testing that is done will reveal the asymptomatic positive cases. That is my best guess.
More tests. More cases. They're spiking everywhere. We will be fine.
024engine
06-13-2020, 08:21 AM
More testing, more cases. PERIOD
BostonRich
06-13-2020, 08:22 AM
How come we haven't heard any more information about a vaccine?
What? Plenty of news about the intense competition in the development of a vaccine. Latest prediction is somebody will have one by the end of the year.
Example Moderna:
Moderna finalises protocol for Phase III Covid-19 vaccine trial (https://www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news/moderna-vaccine-trial-phaseiii/)
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases[/url]
Why the spike?
57 patients of the 759 inmates that were just tested at the jail in Tavares and ALL of them were asymptomatic. The jails and prisons are a big kicker in uptick of cases. Also the large cities still have a big number of increases. The Villages and Sumter County have held up pretty well.
kendi
06-13-2020, 08:40 AM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
More testing. 1.3 million so far. Only 5.3% tested positive.
Byte1
06-13-2020, 08:54 AM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
The police chief said it was caused by the idiots that have been gathering in large groups to protest and riot. Some places won't allow church services, but they encourage thousands to gather together and protest. Can't fix stupid, but it sure does wear on one's patience.
Lady.Sumter
06-13-2020, 09:18 AM
It couldn't possibly be due to so many people feeling so "isolated" behind masks for so long, that the moment the government said "okay you can take a breath in this new, less restricted way" they all decided to celebrate - together - in close groups - without honoring social distancing AND without masks AND they said "screw it - not gonna wash my hands today either, this is all just a conspiracy anyway" could it?
Because that'd be my first, second, and third guess.
I agree with your statement.
After 3 months in quarantine, society should know to continue social distancing and wash their hands for 20 seconds..those who neglect the simple rules will be at risk contracting the virus..
We should continue this practice for a couple of years and until vaccine has proven to work effectively.
LS
dwhite5773
06-13-2020, 09:22 AM
The Governor said that the increase is due to more testing.
And the watermelon farm! Wow!
ColdNoMore
06-13-2020, 09:28 AM
And the watermelon farm! Wow!
Say what?! :22yikes:
OhioBuckeye
06-13-2020, 09:29 AM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
I just think we, just like here in Texas, there’s a spike because people decide to do what they want & do whatever they want. People have to go back to work to pay bills& the only way you can do that is to go back into the public or that just don’t care what happens. But it does seem strange spikes are just in 3 or 4 states, & the worst state NY isn’t one of them. That’s a better question, why haven’t they spiked?
remarks006
06-13-2020, 09:57 AM
6 foot distancing , and wearing masks started getting ignored , can’t we try to do those 2 things ,until we get more info and solutions.
dillywho
06-13-2020, 10:04 AM
We have continually heard about false negatives, so isn't it just possible that there are also false positives? I don't see how you can have one and not the other.
Mohawksin
06-13-2020, 10:07 AM
The counting system is not perfect. YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqtwSBY8CCc)
ffresh
06-13-2020, 10:19 AM
New York has 11 times more COVID-19 deaths than Florida, and Florida has a bigger and older population. You were saying?
I've seen the entire video, about 90 mins, made undercover by the Elmhurst nurse in NY and totally believable. I believe the unabridged version has been scrubbed from YT:
Shocking revelations by a nurse from Elmhurst Hospital, the New York "epicenter of the epicenter"
url link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0Bk93R_Tk)
Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus nursing home policy proves tragic: Goodwin
Gov. Cuomo coronavirus nursing home policy proves tragic: Goodwin (https://nypost.com/2020/04/21/cuomo-coronavirus-nursing-home-policy-proves-tragic-goodwin/)
In my state, Gov Wolf issued the same order (immediately after the state medial director pulled her mother out of her nursing home), resulting in 66% of the Covid deaths in PA
Make your own conclusions! :ohdear:
Fred
Astron
06-13-2020, 10:26 AM
How come we haven't heard any more information about a vaccine?
Here is a recent video that summarizes the approaches to vaccine development. It takes a long time to develop, test and manufacture a novel vaccine. If we have a safe, effective and readily available vaccine in two years it will be amazing, in one year would be incredible. I will not be among the first to get a rushed vaccine. I will wait a few months to see if the first folks get protected without significant side effects.
3 Researchers Break Down COVID-19 Vaccines They're Developing (3 Types) | Cause + Control | WIRED - YouTube (https://youtu.be/hGrp5zsqi60)
JoelJohnson
06-13-2020, 10:30 AM
You can only count Total Outcomes. There are only two outcomes, death and recovery. Number of cases is like number of people in an airport. Until they get on a plane and safely reach their destination, you don't know their outcome.
In the US there are over 2 Million cases. There are 116,847 deaths and 842,006 recovered. Divided the number of deaths by the total outcomes (death plus recovered) times 100 will give you the percent death rate.
EX. 116,847 + 842,006 = 958,853. 116,847/958,853= 0.1218 x 100 = 12.18%.
Florida does not give the recoved count.
Edcarney
06-13-2020, 11:28 AM
Common sense tells you that the increase is due to increased testing. It’s time to get on with life and stop living in fear. How? Be ready to meet your maker. We were all born to die.
Byte1
06-13-2020, 11:45 AM
A possible answer is in trials right now. It is a type of cocktail, similar to the idea for HIV. Maybe this will short circuit this pandemic, if it is successful.
banjobob
06-13-2020, 11:52 AM
Good point anyone over 60 needs to be aware of where they go and who is at that location and take personal responsibility
ColdNoMore
06-13-2020, 12:38 PM
Good point anyone over 60 needs to be aware of where they go and who is at that location and take personal responsibility.
I'm a bit surprised, that we haven't heard of any businesses making customers sign some kind of waiver...to 'try' to legally protect themselves. :shrug:
I'm also surprised, we haven't heard (given our highly litigious society)...lawsuits regarding such.
I suppose it will just be a matter of time...until that catches on. :oops:
Barborv
06-13-2020, 02:08 PM
Just heard on the news today that the UK is in phase 3 of testing a vaccine. They are cautiously hopeful.Keep fingers crossed.
Love2Swim
06-13-2020, 02:53 PM
I'm a bit surprised, that we haven't heard of any businesses making customers sign some kind of waiver...to 'try' to legally protect themselves. :shrug:
I'm also surprised, we haven't heard (given our highly litigious society)...lawsuits regarding such.
I suppose it will just be a matter of time...until that catches on. :oops:
We have heard that people attending certain political rallies will have to sign a waiver.
Huskies
06-13-2020, 02:54 PM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
All the people celebrating for Memorial Day weekend.
jarodrig
06-13-2020, 05:37 PM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
I’m not going to waste my time reading through 4 pages of posts ..... someone else has probably said this .... so be it
Have you ever considered that more testing = higher numbers ???
Altavia
06-13-2020, 07:56 PM
I’m not going to waste my time reading through 4 pages of posts ..... someone else has probably said this .... so be it
Have you ever considered that more testing = higher numbers ???
Yes, but A better metric, percent positives, doubled the past week from 2% to almost 5%, not a good direction...
Cheiro
06-14-2020, 08:29 AM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
One hopes this will be a reminder to those who think it is over, that it is NOT over and will not be over for a much longer time than any of us would like. My mother used to describe the 1918 flu and how not only her entire family was sick, but their whole neighborhood and how it lasted for four (4) years.
GoodLife
06-14-2020, 09:12 AM
As we have seen, the media picks and chooses which states they want to portray as doing a good job or a bad job on virus control. Even though Florida has managed the pandemic much better than New York, it gets attacked in the press repeatedly.
Now they are running stories about spikes of cases in various states and appear to put the blame on reopening too early. Comparing graphs of new cases in Florida and New York gives a better understanding.
Florida
84622
Look at that huge spike! 2500 new cases in one day!
New York
84623
Look how good New York is doing, they've gone down from 12,000 new cases per day to 2000, great job!
I don't know if the Florida spike is an anomaly from backlogged tests or if its a sign the virus is resurging. If it's a resurge I would certainly take a look at huge protests that have been taking place for past two weeks as a source for new infections.
There has been no big spike in Sumter County, 4 new cases in past week. There also haven't been any huge protests either.
Dust Bunny
06-14-2020, 10:54 AM
It couldn't possibly be due to so many people feeling so "isolated" behind masks for so long, that the moment the government said "okay you can take a breath in this new, less restricted way" they all decided to celebrate - together - in close groups - without honoring social distancing AND without masks AND they said "screw it - not gonna wash my hands today either, this is all just a conspiracy anyway" could it?
Because that'd be my first, second, and third guess.
We are going to far to fast with easing restrictions
Bigben007
06-14-2020, 10:02 PM
Have you seen the amount of visitors in the Villages lately? People are on vacation! Wait until you see the Village numbers in 2 weeks.
graciegirl
06-15-2020, 05:12 AM
Common sense tells you that the increase is due to increased testing. It’s time to get on with life and stop living in fear. How? Be ready to meet your maker. We were all born to die.
I don't want to die just now. My maker says I have choices. People who are older make up most of those who die and they die a horrible death, alone. I do not live in fear, but I am staying home. Husband fetches groceries and things wearing a mask. He continues to play golf, riding alone and keeping a distance. We have folks who love us and they think it is the right thing to do. How bad is it to stay home and swim in the pool and paint pictures and clean closets and cook and watch some nice movies and British T.V. with two very fun and enjoyable people?? I am indeed blessed. I am so sad for those alone.
graciegirl
06-15-2020, 05:16 AM
Have you seen the amount of visitors in the Villages lately? People are on vacation! Wait until you see the Village numbers in 2 weeks.
YES. Because our village is small and just off the beaten path of 466 we have a front porch view of "white golf cart* traffic" as they come and circle our group of 54 homes. Last night husband and I counted six "offlanders" in an hour. We call them "looky-loos". That is NOT uncommon in the high season, but it is unusual now in the summer.............
*Usually a white golf cart signifies a rental. But not always........
Dr Winston O Boogie jr
06-15-2020, 05:32 AM
So far there have been 1041 cases in Lake, Sumter and Marion counties combined.
The combined population of the three counties is about 585,000. That's .0018% of the population.
I'm not sure why this particular are seems to have such a low infection rate, but I'm beginning to be less and less concerned about this virus.
17362
06-15-2020, 08:00 AM
Two of our Cincinnati friends died two weeks ago of Covid-19. Two of our friends from Country Club Hills were hospitalized with it after eating with a group of ten at Orange Blossom Restaurant on St. Patrick's day. Waitress had a "cold".
If you are over 65 and if you want to live longer, stay away from crowds and wear a mask. It isn't a hoax. Over 114,000 people in the U.S. are dead that were alive before St. Patrick's day this year.
I am so hoping for a vaccine and then I find out about those who think that is some sort of a conspiracy. I am beginning to dislike some old people.
I agree and we are with your thoughts 100%
dewilson58
06-15-2020, 02:10 PM
Went past City Fire in Brownwood last weekend.....the outside was packed. :ohdear:
dewilson58
06-15-2020, 02:13 PM
A lunch......no social distancing.
Nucky
06-15-2020, 02:52 PM
I don't want to die just now. My maker says I have choices. People who are older make up most of those who die and they die a horrible death, alone. I do not live in fear, but I am staying home. Husband fetches groceries and things wearing a mask. He continues to play golf, riding alone and keeping a distance. We have folks who love us and they think it is the right thing to do. How bad is it to stay home and swim in the pool and paint pictures and clean closets and cook and watch some nice movies and British T.V. with two very fun and enjoyable people?? I am indeed blessed. I am so sad for those alone.
ZOOM is the answer to bring a little joy to those who are alone. Once it's set up its a breeze.
I feel like I'm was getting a little braver and have knocked my new found bravery down a notch. Calm down. This ain't over yet.
I'll be first in line for the Vaccine if needed. Never made it into the Service so maybe I could contribute like that. I'm blessed to.
retiredguy123
06-15-2020, 02:54 PM
A lunch......no social distancing.
Spoilsport
JoMar
06-15-2020, 03:13 PM
Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-reports-highest-single-day-total-of-coronavirus-cases/ar-BB15magA?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds)
Why the spike?
Lot's of reasons for the case increase, what I'm interested in is the hospitalization rates. If that is going up then we have a problem. Far as I can find, nobody is reporting on that.
NoMoSno
06-15-2020, 03:16 PM
Lot's of reasons for the case increase, what I'm interested in is the hospitalization rates. If that is going up then we have a problem. Far as I can find, nobody is reporting on that.
This site shows the number, but not a daily graph.
ArcGIS Dashboards (https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2UgnpGyCT04zRQpq1dhgDFvdVSLm c3Wfhd_5XKZCxh0TO9diCqDkDLsqA#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86)
charmed59
06-15-2020, 06:38 PM
This site shows the number, but not a daily graph.
ArcGIS Dashboards (https://fdoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2UgnpGyCT04zRQpq1dhgDFvdVSLm c3Wfhd_5XKZCxh0TO9diCqDkDLsqA#/8d0de33f260d444c852a615dc7837c86)
If it helps, as of 5/3 Sumter had 41 hospitalizations. One was added 5/10 bringing us to 42. We gained three last weeks when we also added the 8 new cases. Since then we are steady at 45.
ColdNoMore
06-15-2020, 07:30 PM
If it helps, as of 5/3 Sumter had 41 hospitalizations. One was added 5/10 bringing us to 42. We gained three last weeks when we also added the 8 new cases. Since then we are steady at 45.
I'm curious to know the amount of testing the local folks are doing...and how it compares to say, a month ago? :confused:
chet2020
06-15-2020, 08:59 PM
Yes, but A better metric, percent positives, doubled the past week from 2% to almost 5%, not a good direction...
Good point, and to add, several states are doing more testing, and the number of positives is declining nonetheless.
chet2020
06-15-2020, 09:15 PM
As we have seen, the media picks and chooses which states they want to portray as doing a good job or a bad job on virus control. Even though Florida has managed the pandemic much better than New York, it gets attacked in the press repeatedly.
Now they are running stories about spikes of cases in various states and appear to put the blame on reopening too early. Comparing graphs of new cases in Florida and New York gives a better understanding.
Florida
84622
Look at that huge spike! 2500 new cases in one day!
New York
84623
Look how good New York is doing, they've gone down from 12,000 new cases per day to 2000, great job!
I don't know if the Florida spike is an anomaly from backlogged tests or if its a sign the virus is resurging. If it's a resurge I would certainly take a look at huge protests that have been taking place for past two weeks as a source for new infections.
There has been no big spike in Sumter County, 4 new cases in past week. There also haven't been any huge protests either.
Seems to me you just did a masterful job arguing that NY is handling the outbreak better than Florida.
GoodLife
06-16-2020, 06:49 AM
Seems to me you just did a masterful job arguing that NY is handling the outbreak better than Florida.
New York has ten times Florida's death toll from Covid 19, 27% of all US covid 19 deaths have occurred in New York.
• U.S. COVID-19 deaths by state | Statista (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103688/coronavirus-covid19-deaths-us-by-state/)
So that's a big negative on NY handling the pandemic better than Florida.
The point of my post is that New York handled the pandemic so badly that dropping to 2000 new cases per day looks good, in Florida 2000 new cases is a large spike.
Dr Winston O Boogie jr
06-16-2020, 07:13 AM
I'm not sure what the population of The Villages is and I'm not sure if anyone actually does. I recall it being reported as 130,000 a few years ago before south of 44 opened. I'm guessing that it has to be around 150,000 now.
But either way, there have been 82 cases reported in The Villages.
Now some people say that only a percentages of the actually infections are being reported. Some say that the report number is only about 10% of the actual number of cases.
If that's the case, we're looking at 820 cases out of a population of somewhere between 130,000 and 150,000 people. That's between .0063% and .0055%.
I'm beginning to be less and less concerned about this virus.
I do wonder why some areas have like NYC and Miami have such high infection rates and other's like The Villages, which has a pretty high population density has such a low rate.
dewilson58
06-16-2020, 07:18 AM
I do wonder why some areas have like NYC and Miami have such high infection rates and other's like The Villages, which has a pretty high population density has such a low rate.
:ohdear:
chet2020
06-17-2020, 07:15 PM
A lunch......no social distancing.
So you've got 12 women eating lunch outdoors, no masks. Now consider, how many of the 12 have kids, grandkids, and other visitors. What is the behavior of each visitor before arriving at The Villages? Are they going to crowded bars? Sixteen 30-40 year-old friends went to Lynch's Irish Pub in Jacksonville Beach on June 6 and all 16 caught the virus (link below). And BTW, how many people does the young waitress serve each day? It just takes one spreader for the dominoes to start falling.
Anyway, at least they were outdoors, that's helpful. But it seems unlikely that we'll keep dodging bullets forever even though I am hoping for the best.
Woman, 15 friends test positive for coronavirus after night out at Lynch’s (https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/06/15/woman-15-friends-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-night-out-at-lynchs/)
coffeebean
06-17-2020, 07:51 PM
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