Checked today and 2 weeks back the average deaths per day in Florida has dropped to around 50. Not great but probably 25% of the average of 200 deaths per day at the peak. In our little tri county area the majority of recent deaths are the old folks in nursing homes with known exposure to other others with the virus.
Are you still planning on snow bird to Florida this coming winter?
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rjk514
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Just go and look at the PCB cams...not many masks...if your older your really rolling the dice...I know where my Dr. lives here in Wisconsin...better control of happenings @ home...just sayin...
Funny that you mention Wisconsin. I was there for 9 days earlier this month. At the resort in Wisc. Dells. Where we stayed there was a pool and hot tub right in front of our villa. At one time I saw as many as 14 people sitting shoulder to shoulder in the hot tub. Not a mask in site. We saw no better or worse concern for masks or social distancing in Wisconsin than we see daily now that we are back in FL. Of course we don't hang out at the beaches or at the bars so we feel as safe here as we would anywhere else.
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This is why we are still planning to head to our house in Florida this winter. Here in Michigan, you can still find plenty of places where people are gathering in large numbers and basically ignoring the social distancing guidelines. Universities are back in session now also, and there have already been a few COVID outbreaks once that happened also, with young people gathering at the taverns and at fraternities, etc.. Florida may have more COVID cases than a lot of states, but it basically comes down to personall behavior, with regard to how much risk you have of contracting the virus. We don't go to bars or the beaches either in Florida (or other places where large numbers of people gather), so we really don't feel like we are putting ourselves at risk by traveling to our Florida house this winter. There is no way I am spending the whole winter in Michigan..........did that for 55+ years of my life, and I'm done with Michigan winters.
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Just thought that I would mention another item to consider. Here in Vermont the covid numbers are really low. There are numerous snowbirds that are Florida residents that normally split their time between Vermont and Florida that plan to spend more time in Vermont and as a result may spoil their Florida residency for tax purposes and have to file as Vermont residents.
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Worldometer is reporting 529,466 active cases in Florida, for a population of 21,477,737. That implies that 2.46% of the population is known to have COVID-19 right now - the highest percentage in the US, by some margin, although AZ and GA are around 2%. 
That wouldn't be so bad if Florida was doing lots of testing and hence finding lots more asymptomatic cases, but it ranks 25th among states for testing per million people. (GA is a little higher, AZ a little lower.)
That wouldn't be so bad if Florida was doing lots of testing and hence finding lots more asymptomatic cases, but it ranks 25th among states for testing per million people. (GA is a little higher, AZ a little lower.)
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What is the Florida positivity rate right now? I wasn’t able to get the Johns Hopkins website to show me the graph.
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It is almost impossible to know what is going on in Florida as they continue to change how they collect and/or release the data. It's like comparing apples and oranges from a couple of months ago and now.
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Florida Dashboard reports 5.6% as of yesterday for new cases. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429
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Well that is a big improvement! I hope Texas is below 10%. I noticed Texas Rt.live number had gotten down to 0.83 which is way lower than it has ever been. In fact it’s the lowest of all states at the moment.
I did get the Johns Hopkins graphs working again and it shows Florida 7 day average positivity rate at 14% which is far higher than yours.* Texas 7 day average positivity is slowly dropping now 9.7%.
*I only saw 13.5% stated as positivity rate on the Florida state site.
I did get the Johns Hopkins graphs working again and it shows Florida 7 day average positivity rate at 14% which is far higher than yours.* Texas 7 day average positivity is slowly dropping now 9.7%.
*I only saw 13.5% stated as positivity rate on the Florida state site.
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Food for thought....being that most snowbirds are of a somewhat advanced age..the effect on them is markedly worse than the younger folks...so ...are you willing to take that risk...if you just wait this winter out, ea. day we learn more..hopefully a vaccine comes soon ...simply not worth the risk...
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My biggest issue with going back to FL (my primary residence) is that there seems to be so many rabid anti-maskers and naysayers. It could make for some pretty unpleasant encounters. I don't know if this is over and above the "normal" Florida man stuff or not, but it just seems like there's a lot of angry acting out going on.
Down where I live (part time) there's a company called Seed to Table where the owner thinks the whole Covid thing is a hoax, and is doing everything he can to counter the recommended activities (masks, social distancing, etc). I know that in the age of the internet there is an overabundance of focus on the attention whores, but there just seems to be too much going on down there for us to return this year.
I wish it was different, because cold weather sucks. But it is what it is.
Down where I live (part time) there's a company called Seed to Table where the owner thinks the whole Covid thing is a hoax, and is doing everything he can to counter the recommended activities (masks, social distancing, etc). I know that in the age of the internet there is an overabundance of focus on the attention whores, but there just seems to be too much going on down there for us to return this year.
I wish it was different, because cold weather sucks. But it is what it is.
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harley, I don't blame you. California, Texas, and FLORIDA are in the lead and so many people just don't care.
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That kind of attitude is certainly not unique to Florida - you can find people all across the country that think COVID is a hoax. I'm not even sure there are a higher percentage of people like that in Florida. There are plenty here in the Midwest, too. If I am aware of a business like the one you described, I simply avoid going there.
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harlee, you and I have had several discussions about this virus, YOU must react to the perceived risk that YOU have. The virus is real, people are dying, but to that vendor in FL and myself, the hand wringing, the panic, the nonstop "scores" on the news is the hoax.
Every life is precious and contributes to everyone else's life every day. But if the current population of the US is 328 million, then 200k deaths is less than 1%, at this point. Yes, it may claim more lives, but it is not as deadly as we once thought it was. But it is deadly, especially to those who have comorbidities. I wear a mask to church, or if I go to any retailer in my area, but it is off as soon as I am in the parking lot with social distancing. I cannot comprehend the fear I see in folks when they are driving down the road with their windows up, AC on, and wearing a mask. YMMV
Once again, please see the rules for posting in the COVID forum. Let’s please leave debates about masks and hoaxes to our public health officials.
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