Big Media is going after me and Kyle Lamb, presumably to push a false narrative that any further reopenings in Florida are based on twisting or suppressing data.
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Florida's COVID data reporting is probably the best in the country, which is why we know that nothing catastrophic happened after reopening 6.5 weeks ago.
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Hospitalizations for respiratory viruses are ticking up everywhere, as they do in flu season every year. This year there's no flu, just COVID.
The same thing is happening in states that are locked down with mask mandates.
Masks have not prevented these increases anywhere.
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The "net" is the difference between today's total deaths and yesterday's total deaths, but each day's total is also the sum of additions and removals on that date.
For example, if 2 new deaths are reported on a date, that could be because 3 were added and 1 was removed
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Peaks are 7/30 (235) & 8/4 (237); the 7-day moving average peak is 8/5 (225).
The plateau at the peak between 7/25 and 8/7 has been stable since August 27.
The "net" is the difference between today's total deaths and yesterday's total deaths, but each day's total is also the sum of additions and removals on that date.
For example, if 2 new deaths are reported on a date, that could be because 3 were added and 1 was removed
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Peaks are 7/30 (235) & 8/4 (237); the 7-day moving average peak is 8/5 (225).
The plateau at the peak between 7/25 and 8/7 has been stable since August 27.
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It's been 5 weeks since @GovRonDeSantis moved Florida to Phase 3, abolishing occupancy restrictions at restaurants and bars and making individual penalties unenforceable. Let's see how things are going.
1. Hospitalizations - slight rise but still at a low level(3.9% of capacity)
2. Cases - some increase, but cases are tracking with an increase in testing. Particularly notice that tests are at the same level as early August, but cases are FAR lower.
3. The positivity rate is nearly flat - some data dumps are affecting the 7-day average, but there's only the slightest increase.