This state has just broken its coronavirus record
The new data turned out nerves but there may be a good explanation.
As states are trying to return "return to normal" after months of self-isolation because of the coronavirus, all eyes are on the states that have reopened the earliest. Will there be more epidemics of COVID-19? The number of cases confirmed throughout the country, which will come exceeded 2 million, will remain up? Although some regions have seen a reduction in key statistics such as hospitalizations, a state has just broken a different type record. Thursday, Florida recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in one day since the pandemic has begun, with 1,698 additional cases of coronavirus. The overall state of the state is now 69,069 confirmed cases.
This beats the previous highest daily number of newly confirmed cases. Who was back on June 4, when 1,419 cases were announced. In addition, on Thursday, there were 47 new deaths announced, raising the toll of the state at 2,848.
30,000 tests a day
The state has begun to lift restrictions on May 4, resulting in people heading for beaches and sitting in cafes along the South Beach. On 5 June, the theme parks, bars and other suspension spots are reopened. "Some health experts fear the reopinitions and, later, the manifestations of George Floyd's death of the Minneapolis police guard can lead to an increase in infections", reports theNY POST. "The other states, including Texas and Arizona, were also struck with a second weekly wave of weeks after reopening."
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis attributes the increase in the event of an increase in the tests. "As you are tested more, you will find more cases and most cases are subclinical cases, and we expected from the beginning," he said in a press conference on Thursday. "We make more than 30,000 tests a day, in terms of average results ... We also have epidemics in the Communities of Agriculture."
In fact, among the agricultural workers of Necklace, Martin and Palm Beach, more than 50% are positive tested. Because they are young, "Good news is low-risk workers in terms of health, so the clinical consequences are very small," said desantis.
Why are the tests increased
The governor then explained why the tests increased: "We make 30,000 tests a day in terms of average outcomes," he saidABC 10. "While people returned to work, I think the employers told the people you should be tested, so we start to see on our test sites a much younger demographics. You see 98% negative test but You see case ... generally no clinical consequences. "
University of Florida Epidemiology Professor Cindy Prins saysWlrnthat there is still a certain disease on which is tested. "Let's talk about people who are tested because they have symptoms?" she asked. "Let's talk about people tested because now suddenly, they have access, and they can go through the tests of the Drive-Thru and know if they are or not positive, even if they have no symptoms."
We will continue to look at the state to see if the main metrics - namely hospitalizations and deaths are increasing as a result of a reopening. As for yourself: go through this pandemic at your healthier, do not miss theseThings you should never do during the pandemic coronavirus.