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BornADemocrat

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12. New cases and active cases track

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 18, 2021, 12:55 PM

Aug 2021

They were heading up following the recent spike over the past several weeks, then suddenly the cases started dipping for no reason whatsoever. Please go look for yourself before doubting what's different than every other state that I've looked at.

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Florida cases highest since pandemic began, deaths unexplainably dipped to lowest since beginning [View all] BornADemocrat Aug 2021 OP

From the start he has manipulated the death numbers and have not jived with infection #'s. LizBeth Aug 2021 #1

Maybe he's listing them as suicides or Bettie Aug 2021 #2

Because sure they are. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #3

They're not reporting deaths . Every day on Worldometers they're the only state with new JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #4

Deaths lag reported cases by 1-2 weeks. Ocelot II Aug 2021 #5

What is the source for this graph? LisaL Aug 2021 #6

Worldometer BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #8

The deaths in Fl are going up. LisaL Aug 2021 #10

I think you're right Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #16

My guess there is delay in reporting. LisaL Aug 2021 #20

Almost 16,000 hospitalizations Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2021 #7

Deaths lag cases by several weeks. Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #9

New cases and active cases track BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #12

Give it time. BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #11

Using the google graphs, it seems deaths are not reported every day, ExciteBike66 Aug 2021 #13

They went from 129 Aug 5th, tapering to 7 yesterday all while cases continued to spike BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #19

I even heard, not confirmed, gab13by13 Aug 2021 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2021 #18

Other states are following the same general pattern. former9thward Aug 2021 #15

Those states are far behind FL in cases in this recent surge BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #17

They don't have the population FL has. former9thward Aug 2021 #24

That's not really even a close comparison BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #27

You seem to imply there is a CT behind this. former9thward Aug 2021 #29

Thus the use of question marks BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #30

I think the explanation is this is not a one size fits all disease. former9thward Aug 2021 #32

But the sudden drop from 100+ deaths on average 1/10th of that is odd BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #33

Deathsentence is Bagdad Bob. He's numbers are worthless. kairos12 Aug 2021 #21

Seems so BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #22

Isn't this evidence the vaccines are working? Tomconroy Aug 2021 #25

Deaths fell by 18x 129-7 in the past 13 days BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #26

You want a real head scratcher? Look at Nebraska. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #28

I just checked - they did to a "makeup call" of 17 deaths yesterday BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #31

sh*it in, sh*t out -- a lot of the data is just very raw and inconsistent cadoman Aug 2021 #34

To quote George W Bush, "Fuzzy math." marmar Aug 2021 #35

Update: Florida COVID update: 901 added deaths, largest single-day increase in pandemic history BornADemocrat Aug 2021 #36