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Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases
Associated Press via Yahoo ^ | July 31st, 2021 | MIKE SCHNEIDER

Posted on 07/31/2021 6:29:37 PM PDT by Mariner

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking visitors to wear masks indoors.

The state has become the new national epicenter for the virus, accounting for around a fifth of all new cases in the U.S. as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has resisted mandatory mask mandates and vaccine requirements, and along with the state Legislature, has limited local officials’ ability to impose restrictions meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. DeSantis on Friday barred school districts from requiring students to wear masks when classes resume next month.

The latest numbers were recorded on Friday and released on Saturday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website. The figures show how quickly the number of cases is rising in the Sunshine State: only a day earlier, Florida reported 17,093 new daily cases. The previous peak in Florida had been 19,334 cases reported on Jan. 7, before the availability of vaccinations became widespread.

The state reported 409 deaths this week, bringing the total to more than 39,000 since its first in March 2020. The state’s peak happened in mid-August 2020, when 1,266 people died over a seven-day period. Deaths usually follow increases in hospitalizations by a few weeks.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: fakenews; fearporn; hideunderyourbed; juststop; omgwereallgonnadie
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To: Mariner

How many illegal who are positive for covid did Biden dump in Florida late at night at small airports and buses releasing them to walk around in the general population. Midterms are coming. Democrats are sweating.


21 posted on 07/31/2021 6:43:04 PM PDT by DOC44
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To: Mariner

Are these cases of the election infection or the midterm variant?


22 posted on 07/31/2021 6:43:09 PM PDT by shoff (Vote Democrat it beats thinking!)
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To: Mariner

The bused in several loads of illegals into Florida.


23 posted on 07/31/2021 6:43:25 PM PDT by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: cableguymn

And they are dumped for a reason.

Lots of sick people infected by illegals. As a result, lots of jabs sold making the big pharma guys and inside politicians rich.

Mail-in ballots to prevent the spread (should be joke there somewhere) resulting in dims stealing the next election.

How could it be better?


24 posted on 07/31/2021 6:43:58 PM PDT by old curmudgeon
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To: Aut Pax Aut Bellum

They are trying like mad to make Florida look bad in order to get at DeSantis.

I also heard from someone that they are hospitalizing people for the sort of thing that would normally be “go home, take 2 aspirin and call me in the mooring.”

One of the big hospitals in Jax actually had to apologize and send out a correction assuring people that there’d been a misunderstanding, they really weren’t overwhelmed and, yes, if you were having a heart attack you could go to the ER. Crazy, but of course the hospitals benefit from overstating their covid numbers too.


25 posted on 07/31/2021 6:46:21 PM PDT by livius
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Forget it, Jake. it’s YahooTown.


26 posted on 07/31/2021 6:47:41 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Whatever you do, do 100% . . . unless you're donating blood.)
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To: Aut Pax Aut Bellum

“”I just read about the data dump that spiked the numbers. Not accurate.”
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I always ignore the “daily” counts and pay attention to the 7-day moving averages of COVID-19 “cases” (and deaths, hospitalizations, etc.) which largely smooths out and eliminates the reporting anomalies. Florida should surpass its previous peak 7-day average for “cases” in the next day or two. But NOT FOR DEATHS!

Look for BeauBo’s daily SITREP.


27 posted on 07/31/2021 6:48:18 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: Mariner
One Lockdown From Disaster
28 posted on 07/31/2021 6:55:11 PM PDT by blam
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To: Mariner

How many of these new cases are from those persons who are vaccinated?

And why don’t these so-called doctors give these patients hydoxychloroquine or invermectin in order to tamp down the virus?

I’m surprised these doctors aren’t sued by angry family members.


29 posted on 07/31/2021 7:00:31 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (No masks necessary? I guess voting by mail will be eliminated for 2022 and 2024. Yippee!)
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To: Mariner

Is it Possible these areas
are being “Seeded?”
.
Asking for a FRiend.


30 posted on 07/31/2021 7:01:10 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Be Still and Know that I Am God. Rev 19)
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To: moovova
"How many infections were hand-delivered by bussed-in illegal aliens?"

Very good question. Our national government is now an enemy force working to destroy the country.

31 posted on 07/31/2021 7:07:32 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: Mariner

I see the MSM is busy causing havoc again.


32 posted on 07/31/2021 7:07:35 PM PDT by dforest (huh)
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To: colorado tanker

Another relevant statistic would be how many tests were done in the given period. Then that could be compared to states with lower “case” numbers against their number of tests and number of positive test results.

Even with that drawing conclusions would be sketchy without numerous other factors accounted for.

This hoax has no end of permutations all ripe for exploitation and our political betters are exploiting as many as they can.


33 posted on 07/31/2021 7:09:05 PM PDT by TigersEye (Who shot Ashli Babbitt?)
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To: Mariner

Just took my daughter there on vacation. Two more days and I will know how well natural immunity works.


34 posted on 07/31/2021 7:09:35 PM PDT by packagingguy (Kit)
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To: Captain Peter Blood
This article is from Yahoo , forget it.

Worse, it was written by the AP (Associated Propagandists)

35 posted on 07/31/2021 7:11:27 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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To: moovova

This.🤔


36 posted on 07/31/2021 7:14:09 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Skywise

AP cheers? No. I think the people around here who provide highly misleading information on the vaccines and other issues minimizing virus are the ones cheering on the virus. I sure hope the people on this board glorifying this virus become a tiny minority in this country.


37 posted on 07/31/2021 7:17:46 PM PDT by hawkaw
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To: Mariner
The state’s peak happened in mid-August 2020, when 1,266 people died over a seven-day period.

There appears to be about 1% mortality with 20,000 cases a day. So 200 deaths a day is in the tea leaves. However the wild card is Delta. In the UK the deaths from Delta are 1 in 500. UK is 99% Delta. Florida was 63% Delta a couple of days ago: https://news.miami.edu/stories/2021/07/new-evidence-shows-the-covid-19-delta-variant-rapidly-rising.html That article says “It’s obvious to me we will be at 80 to 90 percent Delta by next week,” said Andrews, who is also vice chief of pathology for Jackson Health System."

Let's hope so, and that it goes further, to 99% like the UK.

38 posted on 07/31/2021 7:19:33 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: Big Red Badger
If they are seeded, they are seeded with Brazilian because that is a lot more lethal than Delta. Now, about those "asylum seekers"....
39 posted on 07/31/2021 7:21:20 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: Mariner

Needs to raise the numbers? Just ship in more infected border jumpers.


40 posted on 07/31/2021 7:22:34 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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