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In reply to the discussion: Florida cases highest since pandemic began, deaths unexplainably dipped to lowest since beginning [View all]BornADemocrat
(8,168 posts)33. But the sudden drop from 100+ deaths on average 1/10th of that is odd
It's a statistical anomaly I'm raising.
FL cases have been running at least 15% of all cases in the USA on average for weeks.
FL deaths were skyrocketing - as expected following the spike in cases. Now they're 0.8% of all deaths in the USA.
15% of new cases.
0.8% on new deaths.
Daily cases - highest since pandemic began:
Daily deaths - tracked new cases, then suddenly fell to lowest since pandemic began:
Not odd to you?
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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
They're not reporting deaths . Every day on Worldometers they're the only state with new
JoanofArgh
Aug 2021
#4
They went from 129 Aug 5th, tapering to 7 yesterday all while cases continued to spike
BornADemocrat
Aug 2021
#19
Update: Florida COVID update: 901 added deaths, largest single-day increase in pandemic history
BornADemocrat
Aug 2021
#36