[ficoguy]

Originally Posted by npwalters

If I did the math right the 68 folks are .004% of TV population.

Miniscule. Not statistically relevant, except to village haters....the same ones that say we are riddled STDs due to promiscuous sex in the squares.

[bluedivergirl]

Originally Posted by joshgun

I’m confused. I thought the town squares were closed on March 13. Remember no st Pats celebration. If this was truly in WSJ then I question whatever else the writer said.

I caught that, too. I remember going to Brownwood on March 4th, and the squares were closed the next day. Remember the date because it is the last billing for the Bar Hut!

Another benefit of flattening the curve ~ at least I hope ~ is to give docs more time to understand this disease. When we first started, ventilators were everything. Now the shift is focusing to blood disturbances causing lung problems.

Those of us who get sick later may have better outcomes because knowledge has grown.

[Twiganne]

That was really funny lol

[Lottoguy]

I found the article to be accurate. There was an estate sale conducted during on March 26th. And the writer mentioned the various precautions being taken.

[Dilligas]

Originally Posted by mistervin

What? WSJ is supposed to be financial news? 68 positive out of 128000 is like 1/2%. Use common sense

no it is .053%

[bumpygreens]

Originally Posted by NotFromAroundHere

Something is wrong with my calculator!!!!! When I divide 68 by 128,000 it says .00053125!!!!

It must be an epidemic! My calculator gave me the same result!!! Should we quarantine the infected calculators, or imprison the uninfected ones?

[Lisa99]

Originally Posted by Sail41

We always hear and read about the number of those affected with the virus, but nowhere do we hear about the number of people who have been cured or those released from the hospitals. I think if they counted those cured or no longer affected, the numbers would be far less. But, that doesn't scare people and sell papers or tv.

They are counted. The following numbers are taken from the WHO at Worldometers.info.

Current US cases: 740,928
Of those 107,683 have had an outcome
Recovered: 68,599
Died: 39,084

The global numbers are similar in percentages.

[Diamond Dave]

It's been stated that there are 68 confirmed cases in TV. How many deaths? Does anyone know the status of The Villages Hospital? Do they have respirators? How many Covid19 patients are there? I heard that they have the entire 2nd floor ready for them is needed.

[sallybowron]

Do you want to be among that small percent. I DON"T

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Diamond Dave

It's been stated that there are 68 confirmed cases in TV. How many deaths? Does anyone know the status of The Villages Hospital? Do they have respirators? How many Covid19 patients are there? I heard that they have the entire 2nd floor ready for them is needed.

With a little effort you can find your answers here.
COVID-19 Updates >> UF Health >> University of Florida

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Diamond Dave

It's been stated that there are 68 confirmed cases in TV. How many deaths? Does anyone know the status of The Villages Hospital? Do they have respirators? How many Covid19 patients are there? I heard that they have the entire 2nd floor ready for them if needed.

It's nice to hear that they have the entire second dedicated to COVID-19 patients if needed.
I'd be interested to know if the Village Hospital has respirators.

[Koapaka]

Originally Posted by bluedivergirl

I caught that, too. I remember going to Brownwood on March 4th, and the squares were closed the next day. Remember the date because it is the last billing for the Bar Hut!

Another benefit of flattening the curve ~ at least I hope ~ is to give docs more time to understand this disease. When we first started, ventilators were everything. Now the shift is focusing to blood disturbances causing lung problems.

Those of us who get sick later may have better outcomes because knowledge has grown.

Unfortunately, another fairly new development with some patients fighting this virus is also kidney damage/failure.

[bilcon]

Everyone is ready to condem The Villages, but the truth is that for a community this size with a high risk population, we have had few cases compared to other places in the world. Go pick on NY for waiting too long to stop the gathering activities.

[prntxpresn]

I know of a neighborhood whose residents go in each others' houses & rider in cars. Virus slows down in summer & will be reevoked this winter.

[Pinellas0311]

Based on newspaper articles, I have had a number of friends invite me to come up north to stay with them and "be safer."

Let me say that the statistics of infections and deaths in The Villages area are not as bad as the numbers can be made to seem. There is no question that because of the older average age, the "rate of deaths per case" is higher than most other areas. 11 deaths out of 114 cases is 9.6% which is very high compared to many areas.

The positive view of the numbers come from looking at the infection rates in total. Think about it. Out of 120,000 people, only 114 have been infected. That's .09%, only one in 1,111. The overall Florida average is 22,082 out of 20,598,139. That's one out of every 935. The infection rate in The Villages is less than the rate for the entire state.

So yes, catching the virus in The Villages is, on average, more dangerous than in other areas, because of the average age. However, the risk of catching it is less than the average for the state.

I am as safe here as anywhere, as being somewhere else wouldn't change my age.