22% of Florida's counties are showing ZERO cases of COVID-19...hmm.....

[steve2470]

67 total counties
15 counties which each show ZERO cases, per https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429

That's 22.3% (rounded down to 22)

Truly no infections, or, more likely, lack of testing ? Funny they are all red counties, except for Jefferson which I think goes blue along with Leon County (Tallahassee). eta: Gadsden is blue also.

1 Calhoun
2 Dixie
3 Franklin
4 Gadsden
5 Gilchrist
6 Gulf
7 Hamilton
8 Hardee
9 Jefferson
10 Lafayette
11 Liberty
12 Madison
13 Okeechobee
14 Taylor
15 Union

[dem4decades]

1. Wait till all the people from Miami run to all those "safe" countries to ride out the pandemic.

[flying_wahini]

2. Same story in Texas. No tests, not a problem. Until it is.

[ScratchCat]

3. Its because they are rural

and have no remote connection to international travel, people who have traveled or Covid-19 period. This is just like the bulk of America! There is no reason anyone in those areas would have it because there is nobody with it to spread it to them in those areas. That's science and math.

[steve2470]

4. zero cases ? sorry, I call bullshit

People drive trucks for a living. People have to travel.

[ScratchCat]

6. Sure there are truck drivers

But that doesn't result in one getting the virus. These counties are really "back woods". People don't get away much.

Think about this for a second:

Right now in Florida, we are testing people based upon CDC guidelines. That means they have a doctor's referral. These are the people who need to be tested the most because they have either had contact with someone who tested positive, traveled overseas or have symptoms. But the positive test rate is under 10%!! 90% of people who a doctor thought there was a good chance had it, didn't have it!! What does that mean? Likely that it doesn't transmit as easy as some are making it out to be, because if it did, we would have a MUCH higher positive test rate than 10%. Again.. THINK. We are testing people who have been "exposed", and 90% didn't get the virus!!

[Phoenix61]

8. There's over 5,700 people in Florida

with confirmed covid. Based on your data that would mean over 57,000 people have been tested. I’m curious where you got your data from.

[CaptainTruth]

11. The Florida COVID-19 Dashboard is a good source.

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429

[radical noodle]

26. As of tonight

69,265 people have been tested and 7559 were positive and 60,356 were negative. They are apparently waiting for results of 1350, because the numbers don't add up if all the tests are back.

[CaptainTruth]

10. Unfortunately those guidelines only allow testing of people 65 & older...

...at all the drive-thru testing sites throughout the state. Meanwhile, those under 65 are turned away, even if they have all the symptoms.

From what I'm seeing, lots of under-65 folks with symptoms being refused tests, Florida has far more cases than the official number.

[ScratchCat]

13. No

People under 65 are not being turned away from testing. That is 100% untrue. Nobody is being "refused a test". That's internet fiction.

[JenniferJuniper]

18. Did you hear the Montana governor yesterday?

"We don't have an adequate number of tests".

To which Trumpsie responded, "first I've heard of that".

[radical noodle]

27. Trump is sending DeSantis

everything he asks for because "Florida is important to the President's reelection."

[CaptainTruth]

21. So the Orange Country Sheriff's Office is lying?

This is a tweet from the Orange County Sheriff's Office account on March 25:

IMPORTANT: Many people are being turned away from the testing site at the Orange County Convention Center because they don't meet the criteria. You must be 65 or older AND have a fever or other #coronavirus symptoms OR be a health worker or first responder. #COVID19 https://t.co/2C24i4mfjf

Link to tweet

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[CaptainTruth]

22. For those not on Twitter, this is what the Orange County Sheriff has been tweeting.

This refers to drive-thru testing at the Orange County Convention Center, & I believe all drive-thru testing centers throughout Florida.

Link to tweet

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[JenniferJuniper]

12. Read up on 1918

People in rural areas were not immune to the flu and many rural communities were completely devastated.

Granted, those in rural areas probably had fewer natural immunities than those living in urban areas, but today no one is really isolated. And if you feel immune because you live in a podunk town, you are far less likely to exercise necessary cautions. So if one or two people get it, the whole area may get it.

[BigmanPigman]

24. Yep, I read that a tiny community in Alaska lost most of its population

during the Spanish Flu. It goes EVERYWHERE! The doctor need a tissue sample from a victim of 1918 and he was able to dig up a frozen and preserved woman and her lungs were intact with the influenza still in them. The town gave him permission and they did a ceremony to show respect.

[mitch96]

5. It would be interesting to call the hospitals in those counties and ask.. nt

[patricia92243]

7. They don't have people living there - orange orchards - but

basically just a few people. I live next to a couple of these counties and know what I am talking about.

[steve2470]

16. I have lived in this state for 61 years, so yea I know how they are

zero cases ? Give me good testing and then we'll talk... until then.... I call BS

[defacto7]

19. I'm guessing you're right but if we had a map of

population density for each of those counties it might tell us the story in b&w. I think we could guess from that how they are treating the epidemic.

[Darwin2019]

9. The northern counties did not have spring breakers here

I am in Tallahassee. FSU, FAMU and Tallahassee Community College all shut down fairly early so kids did not return here from spring break. The areas hardest hit are the tourist areas in the south. Not that hard to understand.

[steve2470]

17. Zero cases ? Give me good testing and then we'll talk.. West Virginia was like this too

Until we get better testing in those counties, I call BS.

Not that hard to understand ? That was a rather gratuitous comment.....

[Cetacea]

29. The areas hit hardest are blue counties/states with some exceptions

But they are generally much more populated.

[OrlandoDem2]

14. Gadsden is blue. Regardless, we are way under testing in FL because DeSatan

[steve2470]

15. oh did not know that about Gadsden, thanks nt

[OrlandoDem2]

23. It's a bedroom of Leon County and heavily African American.

[Sancho]

20. I think the Florida Covid reports are like the weather for tourists..

completely chamber of commerce edited. In Pinellas Baycare set up 5 drive through test sites. They were out of tests in one day.

[csziggy]

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

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.

[Vinnie From Indy]

28. Covid-19 is immune to lying.

Florida will have the highest death rate in the USA when this is all over.