Originally posted by: siwst852
I would disagree with deaths being the best way. You can get a farily accurate data from the FL web site. It not only gives information by zip code but also lists by gender, race/nationality. Best of all it list total cases and Total NEW cases tested by percentage. It lists nursing homes deaths and infection and also the staff numbers at those homes.
It is interesting to see that sometimes the percentage the new cases tested is almost 1/2 the total number of total cases tested. That to me proves that total cases can be very easily misunderstood .Total tests include people who being tested several times before getting a negative for the virus. One person being tested 3 times before getting a negative should not count as 3 cases.
The problem with many other states if they give out not enough information.
Maybe not. As of two days ago:
"The state of Florida is hiding information about coronavirus deaths from citizens. Under the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Health (DOH), the state has consistently refused to inform the public about deaths and infections in Florida nursing homes, prisons and now, coronavirus deaths as documented by public medical examiners.
As fatalities from the virus continue to increase daily, never in recent historical memory has there been a more unsettling display of Florida government’s dark impulses to conceal the truth from its own citizens. These citizens should be outraged."
Coronavirus Florida: Editorial: Gov. DeSantis still hiding crucial data on COVID-19 deaths from the public
