We are not going to get complete numbers until more testing is done. However, my tracker shows about thirteen cases so far and one dead.


You can click on the red dots on Florida in the live interactive map. That will give you the location and stats.

https://www.trackcorona.live/map

It will help us determine where we should concentrate our limited resources.

In a news release dated March 10th they say there's a new confirmed case of Covid in a 69 yo female in Broward County.

See: http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2020/03/031020-florida-department-of-health-announces-new-positive-covid19-case-florida.pr.html

Also here's a link to another FDH website that gives the specifics: Age, gender, county, etc ...
All 14 cases are over 50 with the exception of one (who has traveled overseas).

See: http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/COVID-19/index.html


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I don't always understand it, but I do love it. That said, I was reading an interview the other day with a pandemic math person, and his analysis and speculation pretty much mirrored my own, which was somewhat gratifying - I wasn't missing as much as I thought I might.

In any case, the Johns Hopkins site showed a 2% worldwide increase in cases from last night to this morning.

And the US portion of that site showed a 7.3% increase in cases over night.

That site doesn't always show specific locations, and that's frustrating. I think you can probably find more info by googling for updated news, not only data.

The value of all this data would be improved with more widespread testing, though I have a gut feeling that this just won't happen, and if it does happen it won't be reported. And that's unfortunate, because without more information people will be inclined to draw their own conclusions. Right now, for example, the conclusion would be that the mortality rate in the US is 3.5%. That may be accurate, and if so it's terrifying. But if it's lower, and closer to the mortality rate for the good ol' regular flu, then all those people stocking up on toilet paper and pancake mix might feel a little silly.

The other factor will be the number in the recovery column. That number has been at 8 for the US for about a week. Given the recovery time (when patients don't otherwise die), there is likely to always be a lag time in this information.

Following the movement of the cases to plan my day. Is it bunker down time or can I move around taking reasonable precautions? That is what I’m thinking.

Not a problem, but my comment applies overall.

I have to say, I've been surprised at the hoarding and panic buying. It turns out there's a book about this: The Psychology of Pandemics. It's not at my library, so I haven't seen it yet.

My state has only a few cases, and they are not near me. I'm not panic buying or hoarding. I don't see the need to hunker down. The only part of my daily life that puts me in contact with people is when I shop at the grocery store. My office is in a quiet building, and we don't really encounter each other much, much less have any contact. I do volunteer at a shelter, so there's a risk, but I'm not going to stop going. But I don't go to sporting events or political rallies, so there's that. And I don't have much contact with my neighbors, who are quite a distance from me (rural area). I don't mean to sound like a fatalist, but whatever happens, happens.

I'm concerned about my adult children, but I assume they are being reasonable. One works out of his house, and the other travels a lot, so that bothers me. And at home she has roommates, so there's that. But no travel, no work. No work, no money. It's a pretty simple equation. I can only hope she's sensible, though we haven't talked about it.

So. No panic buying. No hoarding. No hunkering. Being sensible (mostly). Pretty much as always. That said, I'm following the progress of the virus and will adjust as necessary.

What I don't appreciate are the stories of people walking in and cleaning the store out of items that everybody needs, like Purell and face masks. You know they are going to sell it later at a gouging rate.