[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by RosemarySoso

Well Mr Vintage, the NY license plates that are here infiltrating your sanitary bubble are those who pay their taxes, pay their amenity fees and support the clubs and restaurants and are stuck here, unable to head north.

So, everybody else does too.

[DianeM]

Life is good when you discover the “ignore” button

[DianeM]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I also replied to that post and it was REMOVED!!!! Not happy about that.

Yours was probably removed because it mentioned an item that would have set them off

[600th Photo Sq]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

My doctor said the curve is still rising but I think we will be alright in several weeks assuming we practice social distancing.

My prediction is May 15th for all of Florida.

But then, what do I know? We can only hope for the best.

My prediction is May 16th only because I like an even number plus I had a dream.

It was a peaceful dream and when I woke up I hollered out is this the 16th of May.

The reply came back " Not Yet " . So I went back to sleep

[charlieboy]

Dream on.

[spieka1912]

Took exercise bike ride Sat - 19:00 to Sumter Square.
12+ golf carts having drinking party in front of City Fire. Looked like fun.
Here's the problem, I thought we were supposed to only be out for esential errands and exercise.
Here's the next problem, Sumter County car 13-13 stopped, looked, turned a blind eye and drove away.
This is so screwed up, this is the wild west all over, no rules.

[msilagy]

I agree that the amount of infected that is known is low but the deaths is about 9% of those people. That's an indication of what could happen if it blew up in TV. Stated in the media TV had the highest % death rate in Florida. So glad that the incidence so far is low.

[CaVillager]

I thought it was Chris Berman who said, "He could go all the way"!

[blueash]

Originally Posted by jenistaf

Quarantines are 14 days. Governor's order was April 1. It is April 18. People who were careless in March already got sick if they were going to. Anyone who has been careful since April 1 is gonna be fine - provided they stay careful. No surge.

The new data from the Florida dashboard has 24 new cases in Sumter today. That is the biggest single day report and hopefully is not part of a trend. Here is the curve of Sumter cases with the last 24 hours added. One way to understand this is to see that 1/6 of all cases since the beginning were reported in the last 24 hours. Do not relax your precautions.

[pcacace]

That would be so nice! It’s like a ghost town right now. Bought a home 2 months ago and have not taken advantage of any of the amenities. My kids even cancelled their visit! 😞

[Koapaka]

Originally Posted by jenistaf

Quarantines are 14 days. Governor's order was April 1. It is April 18. People who were careless in March already got sick if they were going to. Anyone who has been careful since April 1 is gonna be fine - provided they stay careful. No surge.

I PRAY you are right, but think you are incorrect. My medical experience has taught me just when you THINK you are out of the woods, complacency proves otherwise. I said it before and will say it again, we need to readdress this 2-3 weeks down the road, and IF I am wrong (and I pray I am truly) I will eat crow willingly and happily. Issue is people do NOT take into account the number asymptomatic that continue to infect those that will suffer...unwittingly, but none the less, creating a domino effect. With aging into the geriatrics group, you are much more likely to be suffering from compromised immunities and underlying medical issues both known and unknown, making the risk for our age groups MUCH more vulnerable to catastrophic outcomes should you contract this virus.

[Mendy]

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.

Most of the reports include number of cases, tested, recovered, deaths, etc. Even though I don't believe the reliability of a lot of the numbers, this report is updated all the time and appears to be one of the most consistent (I posted this a few weeks ago as well).

United States Coronavirus: 738,830 Cases and 39,014 Deaths - Worldometer

[Kim Fowler]

Originally Posted by john352

It is more meaningful to state the number of cases per 100,000 population rather than just the totals.

As of the early Saturday (4/18) morning, here are the number of cases per 100,000 population:

215 USA
1,203 New York State
108 Florida
89 Sumter County
56 The Villages (73 cases & 130,000 population)

It’s much more meaningful to look at cases per 100,000 people rather than just raw numbers of cases. Wish the media did this. Thank you!

[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.

[DianeM]

I read with interest the percentages of deaths in The Villages from 10% down to 2.36%. Anyone take into consideration that we are older and many could have passed of natural causes like “advanced maturity”? The loss of any life is sad but every older person is not dying from covid-19 in TV.