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FL sets yet another record with 2700+ new cases yesterday. (Original Post) OrlandoDem2 Jun 2020 OP
In Lake County, we are at 2 percent positive jimfields33 Jun 2020 #1
According to the woman that ran the dashboard many of the tests. gibraltar72 Jun 2020 #2
I did see that. You are right some or a lot might be same person tested jimfields33 Jun 2020 #3
Not sure I understand your question. That number indicates positive tests as far as I know. dameatball Jun 2020 #4
We are at 9.2% positive. That's significant because it means that OrlandoDem2 Jun 2020 #5
Okay thanks. I'll check it out. dameatball Jun 2020 #6
Ignore the numbers Chainfire Jun 2020 #7
If we would stop testing so much... Mazeltov Cocktail Jun 2020 #8

jimfields33

(15,462 posts)
1. In Lake County, we are at 2 percent positive
Tue Jun 16, 2020, 10:58 AM
Jun 2020

23,952 tested 482 positives. 16 deaths. 23,458 negatives.

Not bad consider we have part of the villages and many over 55 communities.

gibraltar72

(7,486 posts)
2. According to the woman that ran the dashboard many of the tests.
Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:11 AM
Jun 2020

are on the same people in repetition. That helps the percentages.

jimfields33

(15,462 posts)
3. I did see that. You are right some or a lot might be same person tested
Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:13 AM
Jun 2020

again and again. I doubt we’ll ever know the true accurate numbers.

OrlandoDem2

(2,064 posts)
5. We are at 9.2% positive. That's significant because it means that
Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:17 AM
Jun 2020

the spike in the number of positive cases is not just from more testing. The percent positive is going back up. See Sentinel article.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-tuesday-june-16-20200616-rpoh6lsntvhmpdatov4fqiajni-story.html

Chainfire

(17,305 posts)
7. Ignore the numbers
Tue Jun 16, 2020, 01:39 PM
Jun 2020

When Deinsaneist says it is over, it is over. Where I live all precautions have been thrown out the windows. I had to go out this morning and I was the only person that I saw wearing a mask.

I have not yet gotten bored with living......

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