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spinbaby

(15,090 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:11 AM Jul 2020

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Today's Florida COVID-19 stats

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Cases are down a bit, but deaths are up. 22.7% positivity is frightening.

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Today's Florida COVID-19 stats (Original Post) spinbaby Jul 2020 OP

Not surprising deaths are up Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #1

Only one very minor positive from today's numbers Roland99 Jul 2020 #2

Updated my graphs.... Roland99 Jul 2020 #3

That rather suggests fewer test spinbaby Jul 2020 #4

Yeah..# of tests went down. And we had cast previews the last two days Roland99 Jul 2020 #5

Sanity Claws

(21,849 posts)

1. Not surprising deaths are up

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:14 AM

Jul 2020

They will continue to go up as the persons with the disease get sicker.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

2. Only one very minor positive from today's numbers

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:18 AM

Jul 2020

the 7-day trend for new cases dropped by about 170 cases/day. First drop in the 7-day trend since May 27!

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

3. Updated my graphs....

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:30 AM

Jul 2020

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spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

4. That rather suggests fewer test

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 11:45 AM

Jul 2020

If positivity is up, the only way I can think of to get fewer cases is to run fewer tests.

On a side note, I have a friend in Florida who went to Disney World yesterday as part of some kind of preview ahead of opening. She said she felt safer there than in any other public place because they enforced masks and distancing.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

5. Yeah..# of tests went down. And we had cast previews the last two days

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 12:11 PM

Jul 2020

My wife and daughter went yesterday (colleague had a couple extra passes)

My wife said she felt MUCH more comfortable there than, say, going to Target. Everyone was wearing masks. Lots of hand sanitizing and washing stations. Physical distancing going on.

And, it's largely outdoors or only inside for a few moments on a moving vehicle. That's not conducive to virus spread. . Indoors, more people, no masks, shared air, etc. is much more conducive to the spreading of the virus.

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