[Travelhunter]

It seems there is no end in sight for the escalation of cases in our state.
Other states seem to be doing so much more

[Klatu]

What matters is seriousness of cases. Hospitalizations and death rates. Those numbers are much more positive.

[Travelhunter]

Originally Posted by Klatu

What matters is seriousness of cases. Hospitalizations and death rates. Those numbers are much more positive.

I am not an expert. My logic indicates an escalation of case numbers, will result in increased hospitalizations with increased deaths to follow
I hope I’m wrong

[canyonblue]

Originally Posted by Travelhunter

I am not an expert. My logic indicates an escalation of case numbers, will result in increased hospitalizations with increased deaths to follow
I hope I’m wrong

Well the 15-34 age group account for 102,000 of the cases with a death rate of 0.0004. So it might not go up as much as the MSM would like.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by Travelhunter

I am not an expert. My logic indicates an escalation of case numbers, will result in increased hospitalizations with increased deaths to follow
I hope I’m wrong

See this thread

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...umbers-309000/

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Travelhunter

It seems there is no end in sight for the escalation of cases in our state.
Other states seem to be doing so much more

And 80% of them are in three counties. When the bars were re-opened young people went to them in droves and ignored social distancing protocols. Many bar owners seeking to make up for lost revenue ignored occupancy rates. That is why most of the new cases are in the 18-40 year old demographic and in Miami Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties. The party capital of Florida.

In addition to that, there are a lot of numbers that we are not seeing and rumors about how some of the numbers are determined.

It's been said that if a person is tested three times and is positive all three times that that is counted as three positive cases.

Also consider that Florida with a population of 21.4 million is larger than many countries.

[Travelhunter]

Originally Posted by GoodLife

See this thread

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...umbers-309000/

Thank you
I read the referenced thread
It seems to address available hospital beds
It’s good to know we have capacity. My concern is not the number of beds but rather the dramatic increase in the number of cases

[Travelhunter]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

And 80% of them are in three counties. When the bars were re-opened young people went to them in droves and ignored social distancing protocols. Many bar owners seeking to make up for lost revenue ignored occupancy rates. That is why most of the new cases are in the 18-40 year old demographic and in Miami Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties. The party capital of Florida.

In addition to that, there are a lot of numbers that we are not seeing and rumors about how some of the numbers are determined.

It's been said that if a person is tested three times and is positive all three times that that is counted as three positive cases.

Also consider that Florida with a population of 21.4 million is larger than many countries.

Coronavirus: How did Florida get so badly hit by Covid-19? - BBC News
Here is another viewpoint

[Travelhunter]

Also consider that Florida with a population of 21.4 million is larger than many countries.[/QUOTE]
That’s a good point however when you consider the recent infection rate per percent of the population we move up in rank not down

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Travelhunter

Thank you
I read the referenced thread
It seems to address available hospital beds
It’s good to know we have capacity. My concern is not the number of beds but rather the dramatic increase in the number of cases

If what has been said is true that if a person is tested three times, for example, and all three tests come back positive, those three positive tests count as three "positive cases". That is totally ludicrous! I will not waste one more brain cell (don't have too many to spare) with concern for the amount of " positive cases" we have here in Florida. That number is not accurately telling how many PEOPLE have been infected.

[billethkid]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

If what has been said is true that if a person is tested three times, for example, and all three tests come back positive, those three positive tests count as three "positive cases". That is totally ludicrous! I will not waste one more brain cell (don't have too many to spare) with concern for the amount of " positive cases" we have here in Florida. That number is not accurately telling how many PEOPLE have been infected.

I would bet they are counted as a new case each time...no cross referencing or follow up....status per swab.

[Travelhunter]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

If what has been said is true that if a person is tested three times, for example, and all three tests come back positive, those three positive tests count as three "positive cases". That is totally ludicrous! I will not waste one more brain cell (don't have too many to spare) with concern for the amount of " positive cases" we have here in Florida. That number is not accurately telling how many PEOPLE have been infected.

No it’s not accurate for the reasons that you state as well as the people that are asymptomatic The studies have shown the infection rates are higher than those published for this reason

[Travelhunter]

I see California had to close down
I hope the same doesn’t happen to us

[rjm1cc]

Do all countries have the same number of citizens?

[Tom2172]

Problem is are they real
Fox 35 Orlando discovered some sites were reporting all people tested were positive for Covid when they were not positive
It’s an election year nothing is real
Verify verify verify more important than trust