COVID-19 Questions
 

Two issues:
1) Quality of the testing: If places doing the testing are reporting 100% positives, something is wrong. Not feasible!
2) Quantity of testing: We test more - we get more negatives & positives. Simple math.

It is still a concern for all of us, but I'm personally skeptical with some of the data.

Oh no!
 

Just stay in your house and do t go out. You do to want to be a number!

Florida may be doing more testing than any other state in the US. You do more testing you’re going to find more cases. That doesn’t mean they’re severe cases. United States has done over 50 million tests. No other country has done that. People need to lose the paranoia! 99% survival rate.

Just curious how many recoveries?

On a list of 235 countries in order by population, Florida would be placed 58th.

Florida has a larger population than most countries.

I thought as much also although the death rate is climbing Yesterday was 132

It would be helpful if you provided any positive ideas that you have regarding this virus

What is the purpose of posting that California had to close down???? My take is that the purpose is to convey to those who refuse to wear masks that Florida is heading toward another lock down if people do not do their part to slow the spread of the virus. It happened to California and it can happen here too.

I have been saying all along that if we do not do our part to slow the virus, our economy is not going to recover. "Our part" meaning wear a mask in public when social distancing is not guaranteed. I have never been a proponent of mask wearing OUTDOORS when it is easy to distance yourself. Wearing a mask INDOORS is imperative, IMHO, when you are unable to distance yourself from others.

A family member in Arizona said testing there is not nearly as much as the testing here in Florida. In Arizona they don't have much testing and when they do test there are long lines of people waiting for hours in 110 degree temperature. So many of them are not tested.

Just saw this:
ERRORS FOUND: Florida's positivity rate is skewed. #FOX35 went through #COVID19 test reports & found many clinics reporting 100% positivity. @orlandohealth admits their number is wrong, saying it shows 98% positive, but it's actually 9.4%.

So spin the news and the data to make it seem better than it is, like many on this thread like to do. Anyone can pick and choose their data and news reports to support a notion. What this is all about is that many here do not want to wear a mask and are looking for any excuse to down play the situation so they can justify it in their own mind because they know that freedom does NOT include a right to put others in harm’s way. I think I will continue to believe the real experts, first responders, etc. instead of the self-appointed mefirster experts on this site.

Looking at the news reporting is being reported wrong, lots of discrepancies. Many of the testing facilities are only reporting positive cases of covid not the amount of test done 1000 test done and 5 positive = 0.5% The facilities in alot of areas have been sending it in like this 5 test done 5 positive = 100%

In population, Florida would rank 57th in the world.

Also, people forget that even if you survive this virus the possible lasting effects are lung damage, heart issues, blot clots and even brain damage.

Florida also has more population than a lot of countries and most states.