Today Florida posted highest number of new cases since beginning of Pandemic.
 

Florida reports highest single-day total of coronavirus cases

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.

I think more testing being done. The more testing that is done will reveal the asymptomatic positive cases. That is my best guess.

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.

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.

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.

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.

More people are in hospitals not just because of increased testing.

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?

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....

Not testing here unless you wind up in hospital.

The Governor said that the increase is due to more testing.

Coronavirus
 

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.

I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might be interested in buying

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.

How come we haven't heard any more information about a vaccine?

Flattening
 

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.

There isn't any! :shrug:

You stopped reading the news which reports on this literally every day?

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.

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!

No testing here???
 

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.

The governor is not the sharpest pencil in the box!

Vaccines usually take years or decades to develop. Don’t hold your breath waiting

???
 

LOTS of testing available here...unless you refuse to leave your house!

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.

That down't make it true

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.

New York has 11 times more COVID-19 deaths than Florida, and Florida has a bigger and older population. You were saying?

More tests. More cases. They're spiking everywhere. We will be fine.

More testing, more cases. PERIOD

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

Tavares
 

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.

More testing. 1.3 million so far. Only 5.3% tested positive.

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.

Increased positive covid19 virus
 

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

And the watermelon farm! Wow!

Say what?! :22yikes:

Ohiobuckeye
 

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?