Florida Hits 7-Day COVID-19 Positivity Rate Below 5%
Florida’s coronavirus cases decreased 84% since August 2021, and the positivity rate reached one of the state health officials’ goals. At last, Florida hits a 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate below 5 percent.
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What Does This Mean?
Orange County, Florida’s mayor, Jerry Demings, stated that when the positivity rate is below 5 percent for a certain time frame, then he would end the state of emergency. Orange County has been under a state of emergency since July 28, 2021.
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COVID-19 metrics in Florida have gone down, including the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. In fact, Florida has not had a coronavirus positivity rate under 5 percent for three months.
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Data scientist Dr. Eric Solomon said, “We are doing a good job in the state of pushing the delta variant out. The positivity rates are pretty even across all counties and they’re all dropping.”
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How Did The Decrease Occur?
According to health officials, a positivity rate below 5 percent for a significant amount of time displays a control of the virus. However, Jerry Demings wants Orange County to have a positivity rate below 5 percent for at least fourteen days.
A 4th day at 5%. @OrangeCoFL would like to see us at 14 consecutive days at or below 5% before no longer encouraging masks indoors. https://t.co/Xkp0KLDPtU
— Lauren Brennecke (Seabrook) (@LaurenSeabrook_) October 15, 2021
So, you may be wondering how Florida hit a 7-day positivity rate below 5 percent. Also, how did they make such a decrease in the number of cases?
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Dr. Solomon believes, “There’s been a lot of vaccinations that have been performed, and a lot of people have contracted the virus. You see less because there are fewer individuals available for the virus to infect.”
Article Information: www.wftv.com
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