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csziggy

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25. It may be that many of those counties no longer have hospitals

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 11:55 PM

Apr 2020

So any testing of people from them is done in other counties and is counted there.

For instance, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, and Franklin counties all use the hospitals in Leon County for most serious medical needs. Madison, Hamilton, and Taylor can go to either Tallahassee or Jacksonville. Dixie, Lafayette, and Gilchrist go to Alachua County where the University of Florida has a hospital. Calhoun probably goes to Bay County.

Yes, they are mostly poor rural counties. Many used to have local medical facilities but do not any longer. So either the people are going to other counties or not being tested or treated at all.

It's not "funny that they are all red counties" it is tragic that they have less access to health care.

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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