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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Fri Jul 24, 2020, 08:57 PM Jul 2020

In Florida, someone dies of Covid-19 every 8 minutes.

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In Florida, someone dies of Covid-19 every 8 minutes. (Original Post) soothsayer Jul 2020 OP

And to think we are ranked 8th in total deaths jimfields33 Jul 2020 #1

The numbers are complicated. For Illinois we spiked earlier (we might be spiking again soon) mucifer Jul 2020 #2

The thing that bugs me is we are not keeping track of recoveries adequately jimfields33 Jul 2020 #3

jimfields33

(15,789 posts)

1. And to think we are ranked 8th in total deaths

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 08:59 PM

Jul 2020

I shutter to think what the numbers are for the other 7 states. Where’s the tweets?

mucifer

(23,540 posts)

2. The numbers are complicated. For Illinois we spiked earlier (we might be spiking again soon)

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 09:07 PM

Jul 2020

We have more deaths. But, Florida has twice as many cases.

I think part of it is that months ago we had less information about how to treat the virus in the ICUs. They put people on ventilators less now, they are putting people in different positions in bed now. They are administering Decadron more now.

So now more people are surviving it. But, there are long term chronic issues more people will suffer through.

jimfields33

(15,789 posts)

3. The thing that bugs me is we are not keeping track of recoveries adequately

Reply to mucifer (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 09:09 PM

Jul 2020

Out of 400,000 cases in Florida, I’m sure a good many have recovered.

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