Originally Posted by
OcalaBrave
For what it is worth, Florida reopened Phase 1 May 18. At that time:
Tests per day: 24,620
New Cases per day:(7-day moving average) 780
Deaths per day:(7-day moving average) 38
Phase II began June 5. At that time:
Tests per day: 27,897
New Cases per day: 999
Deaths per day: 36
July 1's numbers:
Tests per day: 35,359
New Cases per day: 7,141
Deaths per day: 38
The numbers indicate absolutely no uptick in deaths on a 7 day average between the reopening and July 1. That's about 45 days for a disease that has a far shorter incubation period. In Florida there are now more cases per day, based upon more testing and a higher rate of positive tests in Florida, but thankfully, we aren't seeing an increase in deaths or a drastic upswing in hospitalizations. For comparison, Cuomo placed NY on lock down March 20. NY lost more than 48 people per day every day from March 24 - June 19. To date Florida (population 21.5 million) has seen a total of 3,778 CV-19 deaths. NY (population 19.4 million) has seen 32,362 CV-19 deaths. Clearly the answer to CV-19 isn't simply shutting down an economy. If it were, NY's numbers should be well ahead of Florida's. Adding insult to injury, latest estimates are NY has seen emigration of 500,000 middle income residents because of the shut down of the economy.
Georgia, who reopened first, has never reached 48 deaths per day peaking at 41 on June 15. The 7 day average of deaths has consistently fallen and as of July 1 stood at 19.
Perhaps you believe it is cold to see 48 deaths per day as something acceptable. In 2017, Florida lost about 130 people per day to heart disease and about that same number to cancer. Meanwhile, Florida has 8.5 million employees that rely on their jobs to support themselves and their families.