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As much as the world is still firmly in the thickness of thecoronavirus pandemicIt may seem like a good news is rare. But even if the number of state cases continues to increase, Florida has found a silver lining:Shark attacks are down compared to previous years.

WKMG News 6 reported Tuesday that the international shark attack file of the University of Florida (FIA) has published updated statistics on "Unauthorized shark bites. "Between the first of the year and June 18, only 18 attacks have been reported around the world. This exceeds 24 shark bites not susceptible to the same period in 2019 and 28 in 2018. According to ISAF, seven This year's attacks took place. In the United States, and only two of them took place in Florida. The attacks that took place in Florida only provoked minor injuries, according to WKMG News 6.

"There were not many silver liners with respect to this virus, but there is one and it is particularly true if you spend a lot of time on the banks of central Florida," said a Anchor at WKMG News 6. "We will take positive news that we can get," replied his host.

According to its website, the ISAF is "only the only complete database of the scientifically documented world of allKnown shark attacks"And it is based on the Florida Museum of Natural History. Researchers say on the official website that 2019 has also shown an" unusual decrease in punctures ". The total for the year marked a fall of 22% of the previous five-year average. But 2020 represents another drop, that the ISAF poses is due toFewer people being on the beaches and in water with locking and other coronavirus concerns. However, ISAF ManagerTyler Bowlingsaid that "there could be other factors" contributing to low numbers (although it does not specify what they could be).

The global figures that falling are particularly significant for Florida than the annual records of the stateThe bites of most sharks any place all over the world. ISAF notes that 236 of the 794 shark bites reported between 2010 and 2019 at the global level of Florida. Only one of these attacks was fatal.

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But Florida is not yet out of the wood. WKMG News 6 noted that the number of attacks normally increases in July. And with many beaches now open, other swimmers will endanger. Nevertheless, the chances of being bitten by a shark are extremely low overall. (The fiaseTips for keeping safe Include to stay away from fish schools, not swimming at dawn or dusk and do not wear jewelry in the water.)

For now, Covid-19 is always the greatest danger in the summer, withFlorida connecting thousands of new cases daily. And for more than that, here is here7 stupons where coronavirus numbers are going up right now.