Florida Has Beaten the ‘Surge’
American Spectator,
by
Robert Stacy McCain
Original Article
Posted By: Garnet,
4/15/2020 10:33:53 AM
Less than two weeks ago, the number of new coronavirus cases reported in Florida hit a one-day peak, a key metric that has since declined by about 20 percent. The third-most-populous state in America has reported a cumulative total of about 21,000 cases of COVID-19, which means the Sunshine State’s per-capita infection rate is about 90 percent lower than New York’s. For some reason, however, the good news from Florida hasn’t been reported in the national media, nor has it gotten significant coverage in the local press.
Here are the crucial data points: On Friday, April 3, Florida reported 1,597 positive tests for coronavirus.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 4/15/2020 10:40:35 AM (No. 380316)
And DeSantis did it without going full FluStapo like RAT governors.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Shells 4/15/2020 11:02:40 AM (No. 380360)
As a, now, Florida resident I’ve been watching these numbers closely, questioning my sanity. It is not being reported anywhere. Not locally and not nationally.
But I guess between DeSantis and Trump, why would they report it?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
poliposter 4/15/2020 11:06:10 AM (No. 380365)
In my "hotspot" state, every day we see the numbers of new deaths, but no graphs, no report of how many the day before for comparison, nothing. Information is being withheld.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
EQKimball 4/15/2020 11:29:09 AM (No. 380384)
As of today, 571 people in Florida have died of coronavirus, or approximately one out of 38,000 Floridians. In California the death toll is 725 or one death per 55,000 Californians. Mexico has a population of 126 million. So far there have been 406 deaths in Mexico, or one corona death per every 310,000 Mexicans. What do Florida, California and Mexico all have in common besides relatively few deaths from coronavirus? It isn't advanced medicine. It isn't social distancing, about which Mexicans have been both reportedly lax and is difficult in any event because of the smaller physical space per household. It is warmer weather. Perhaps in the future, in order to mitigate against viral pandemics we all need to increase our carbon footprints.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
mc squared 4/15/2020 12:50:43 PM (No. 380486)
We have arguably the oldest population in the country. What's up with that?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
DVC 4/15/2020 1:00:34 PM (No. 380498)
The overwhelming majority of Florida's cases were directly imported to Broward and Dade counties "direct from New York".
The county my relative live in, one small city and a dozen small towns, has 35 cases, a couple of deaths.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 4/15/2020 1:23:52 PM (No. 380522)
What does Florida have that most of the rest of the country hasn't had recently? HEAT! It's currently 50 degrees here in the DC area. In Central Florida where my parents live, it's forecasted to hit 90 today. I recall some folks speculating a few weeks back that warmer temps would stifle the virus. Looks like they may be right. Perhaps it's time for leftist scientist to pull their heads out of their butts and quit blindly pushing a political agenda and instead follow the data. Funny how the left calls conservatives "science deniers' yet themselves ignore science when the data contradicts their agenda. Hypocrites!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 4/15/2020 1:51:34 PM (No. 380542)
"This change in the IHME model’s projection seems illogical, given Florida’s declining trend in new cases since April 3. "
Sounds similar to global warming models. The models don't match reality but the media keeps hyping the obviously inaccurate models. When real world good data is found, they pull out the models to "prove" how bad things really are. Then they claim that to dispute the models, that are incorrect, is to "deny" science.
I get the feeling if a liberal reporter were to pull up in front of a broken stoplight that is stuck on red, they would never move.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
HotRod 4/15/2020 2:59:32 PM (No. 380616)
Good news is not news to the big media. They are pushing a narrative, and good news doesn't fit. How can people be made to be in fear, unless the news is doom and gloom?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
worried 4/15/2020 3:10:59 PM (No. 380622)
We probably have, overall, the largest percentage of elder persons than any state. So in comparison, our rate is very low. While we are more susceptible because of our age group, we d know enough to take some precautions. As one poster stated, the majority of cases are from Broward and Dade counties. ( New York?)
This morning I met a fellow lock-in riding in his golf cart. He remarked "29 days and still no divorce!" Most seniors haven't lost their sense of humor.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
lakerman1 4/15/2020 5:14:25 PM (No. 380760)
I'd like to see a breakdown on deaths by age, race/ethnicity, sex, related risk factors, for NYC and Florida.
something was going on in NYC, that was different than Florida and elsewhere, and I can't quite put my finger on it.
there is a sub text yet undiscovered, my actor/bartender son would say .
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Rep Demings put her two cents in today and we must stay indoors forever. Probably til December.
If we removed the foreigners and NYers, we wouldn't have hardly any.
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