This is alarming -- I am hoping that are numbers have risen so quickly because we have testing sites now throughout the state. However, I saw an interview of a woman who was tested is still waiting on results after 2 weeks. So ... I wonder what the figures are going to look like once the results are known. At these rates we could easily replace NY as the epicenter.
Florida coronavirus cases are growing fast. Here’s what that means.Experts say the epidemic in Florida is already past the point of easy containment.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Florida is doubling every three days, putting the state on a trajectory to see tens of thousands of infections in the coming weeks, a Tampa Bay Times analysis shows.
No rigorous model has been calculated for Florida to predict the disease’s spread in detail. Those usually take months to create.
“We do understand the math and the models well enough to say with great confidence that Florida is going to have a huge public health crisis,†Hladish said. “And we are just at the beginning of it right now.â€
By 11 a.m. Saturday, Florida had reported more than 3,700 cases — an increase of nearly 1,000 in 24 hours.
Florida remains one of the few states with a large outbreak not to issue a statewide order to keep residents at home. Several counties across the state, including Hillsborough and Pinellas, issued “safer at home†orders in the last week..........
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/03/28/florida-coronavirus-cases-are-growing-fast-heres-what-that-means/