Comments on: Saturday Report: One Additional COVID-19 Death, 211 New Cases In Escambia County

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:52:54 +0000

It’s amazing at how many of you geniuses complain about a very few percentage points, or how numbers are reported, but are too ignorant and uncaring about everyone around you by not wearing a mask when you venture out of your caves. I suppose you figure if you stick your fingers in your ears and hum long enough it’ll magically disappear, just like your joke of a president believes. Well the truth is numbers are steadily climbing and multiplying more and more every day, and no matter how much you and the soon to be former president say it’s over, the fact is we’re a long way from this being over. What’s worse is the numbers could be going down instead of up had you actually listened to the scientists who said wear masks and follow social distancing. Thanks alot, this time it’s NOT the Chinese to blame, but you and your “stable genius” president.

By: William Reynolds

William Reynolds — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 02:05:20 +0000

>>I meant no disrespect, I’m aware that you are not the one posting those numbers. I was just curious as to why they’re never right. If the state is doing them in a midnight to midnight period they should post their numbers as such.

Agree. But the data is in two different reports they do two different ways. We pulled information in this daily update from at least five different reports. It’s not all in one place.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 00:45:48 +0000

CONSIDERING:
Here’s some math
“Total % deaths of persons with Covid in Escambia county. 56/ 318,316=.017%.”

“Total % deaths of non long care citizens in Escambia county 16/318,316=.005%”

That is indeed math.

The problem with the math is that it is meaningless. It takes those who have died of the infection and divides it by those who have never been infected and those who have recently been infected and those who were infected since the beginning.

Those who have never been infected may be infected in the future. Most of those who were infected a while ago have gotten well or died; some are still sick months later but we have hope they will survive. Those who were infected within the past two weeks are most up in the air as to their outcomes.

The fact that the numbers keep rising SHOULD get across the fact that it is not over. One number we don’t have is how many were infected without us knowing because they weren’t showing symptoms. That would require tests the federal government has kept in short supply. It may be many. It may be few.

Without it the actual fatality rate can’t be calculated.

David for math competence

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 00:03:35 +0000

I meant no disrespect, I’m aware that you are not the one posting those numbers. I was just curious as to why they’re never right. If the state is doing them in a midnight to midnight period they should post their numbers as such.

By: Thanks for the math

Thanks for the math — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 21:42:52 +0000

Finally someone that gets the real math. You must not be a journalist.

By: SP

SP — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 21:24:39 +0000

@ “MATH”

Current infection rates in Florida are extremely high with a AVERAGE of 14.2 percent tests positive for new infections over the past two weeks.

By: Here’s some math

Here’s some math — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 20:27:11 +0000

Escambia county Florida population. 313,316

Total Covid cases. 5,557

% infected with Covid. 5557 / 313,316 = 1.7 %

Total % deaths of persons Positive with Covid. 56/ 5557= 1 %

Total % deaths of persons with Covid in Escambia county. 56/ 318,316=.017%.

Total % deaths of non long care citizens in Escambia county 16/318,316=.005%

By: William Reynolds

William Reynolds — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 18:59:51 +0000

>>Has anyone else noticed that their math never seems to be correct

It’s not that math….it’s time periods.

211 positives in the Saturday report….the report from the state comes out 10-11 a.m. and include the previous 24 hours.

“Of the 1,170 tests results returned on Friday, 14.2% were positive in Escambia County…..”

(So that would be 194, not 211)

That’s because Friday is the 24 period midnight to midnight. That’s the difference.

(It’s not us…it’s how the state reports.)

By: Henry Coe

Henry Coe — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 18:52:59 +0000

It might be that when it gets to the point that it is that blatantly obvious, it may be to late with too much spread to be able to contain the spread like we were on the right track in doing in April?

By: Wear a mask please

Wear a mask please — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 18:15:37 +0000

We are heading toward a depression if we not not do our civic duty and wear a mask. We cannot afford to keep shutting down. Our economy depends on us doing our duty to wear a mask.