https://twitter.com/CNNnewsroom/status/1282720925683798017
More context for Florida. The faux outrage concerning their record number of positives cases on Saturday was accompanied by a record number of overall tests....over 147,000. They still need to work on their positivity rate.
It's interesting that the conversation has shifted from deaths to positive cases as of late. And by the way, Colorado opened at the same time as Florida and Georgia, but haven't seen the spikes. Is it just those evil red states?....but still that doesn't explain states like Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. All of whom have seen increases as of late, but nothing like the spikes occurring in other places, yet all of whom shut down briefly and opened back up to a degree.
Having said that, I do have a theory on Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Arizona....although Arizona is having spike issues at their border counties with undocumented folks coming across likely contributing to their issues. I think it is so damn hot outside that people in those states (when they do go out) are cramming into air-conditioned places of business and in certain locations, not complying with appropriate guidelines. Whereas in the climates that aren't as sweltering (say Colorado), maybe people are staying outside longer and thus the spread is mitigated to some degree. There is absolutely no science behind this....just a thought.
A few months back, I was also curious as to whether the warmer weather would have an effect on the virus, but if you really aren't staying outside, then I don't know how you can draw a conclusion one way or the other. And yet, we simply still don't know all that much unfortunately.
