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
2/7
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.
I don't expect Florida's COVID deaths to trend toward zero any time soon; we will probably see at least 40-50/day (similar to a normal FL flu season).
When every person in LTC is tested every 2 weeks, the probability of getting a false positive increases with time.
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As the months go on and the number of tests increases, that probability gets VERY high, and it only takes one positive.
It's clear from reviewing death certificates that any previous positive test goes on the cert, and those are counted as COVID deaths.
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Examples from Florida:
- 57M, PART 1: a. Coronary artery disease, PART 2: asymptomatic COVID-19 positive swab
- 92F, PART 1: a. Sequelae of femoral neck fracture b. Blunt impact to extremity, PART 2: Asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, hypertensive heart disease
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