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ScratchCat

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6. Sure there are truck drivers

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 12:15 PM

Mar 2020

But that doesn't result in one getting the virus. These counties are really "back woods". People don't get away much.

Think about this for a second:

Right now in Florida, we are testing people based upon CDC guidelines. That means they have a doctor's referral. These are the people who need to be tested the most because they have either had contact with someone who tested positive, traveled overseas or have symptoms. But the positive test rate is under 10%!! 90% of people who a doctor thought there was a good chance had it, didn't have it!! What does that mean? Likely that it doesn't transmit as easy as some are making it out to be, because if it did, we would have a MUCH higher positive test rate than 10%. Again.. THINK. We are testing people who have been "exposed", and 90% didn't get the virus!!

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22% of Florida's counties are showing ZERO cases of COVID-19...hmm..... [View all] steve2470 Mar 2020 OP

Wait till all the people from Miami run to all those "safe" countries to ride out the pandemic. dem4decades Mar 2020 #1

Same story in Texas. No tests, not a problem. Until it is. flying_wahini Mar 2020 #2

Its because they are rural ScratchCat Mar 2020 #3

zero cases ? sorry, I call bullshit steve2470 Mar 2020 #4

Sure there are truck drivers ScratchCat Mar 2020 #6

There's over 5,700 people in Florida Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #8

The Florida COVID-19 Dashboard is a good source. CaptainTruth Mar 2020 #11

As of tonight radical noodle Apr 2020 #26

Unfortunately those guidelines only allow testing of people 65 & older... CaptainTruth Mar 2020 #10

No ScratchCat Mar 2020 #13

Did you hear the Montana governor yesterday? JenniferJuniper Mar 2020 #18

Trump is sending DeSantis radical noodle Apr 2020 #27

So the Orange Country Sheriff's Office is lying? CaptainTruth Mar 2020 #21

For those not on Twitter, this is what the Orange County Sheriff has been tweeting. CaptainTruth Mar 2020 #22

Read up on 1918 JenniferJuniper Mar 2020 #12

Yep, I read that a tiny community in Alaska lost most of its population BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #24

It would be interesting to call the hospitals in those counties and ask.. nt mitch96 Mar 2020 #5

They don't have people living there - orange orchards - but patricia92243 Mar 2020 #7

I have lived in this state for 61 years, so yea I know how they are steve2470 Mar 2020 #16

I'm guessing you're right but if we had a map of defacto7 Mar 2020 #19

The northern counties did not have spring breakers here Darwin2019 Mar 2020 #9

Zero cases ? Give me good testing and then we'll talk.. West Virginia was like this too steve2470 Mar 2020 #17

The areas hit hardest are blue counties/states with some exceptions Cetacea Apr 2020 #29

Gadsden is blue. Regardless, we are way under testing in FL because DeSatan OrlandoDem2 Mar 2020 #14

oh did not know that about Gadsden, thanks nt steve2470 Mar 2020 #15

It's a bedroom of Leon County and heavily African American. OrlandoDem2 Mar 2020 #23

I think the Florida Covid reports are like the weather for tourists.. Sancho Mar 2020 #20

It may be that many of those counties no longer have hospitals csziggy Apr 2020 #25

Covid-19 is immune to lying. Vinnie From Indy Apr 2020 #28