In less than a week span, cases of coronavirus variant double in Florida

[left-of-center2012]

Florida, which was already the country's hardest-hit state for two kinds of coronavirus variants, more than doubled its tally of the variants in a report released Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control. Florida had reported 1,075 variant cases through Thursday. Sunday's report added another 1,255 cases, bringing the state to 2,330.

Michigan, the country's second-highest state for variants, reported another 254 cases since Thursday and 625 cases in the last week, bringing its total to 1,242.

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2021/03/28/florida-coronavirus-variant-variants-double-covid-vaccine-test-cases-sequencing/7039978002/

[SergeStorms]

1. Florida's department of health....

under the direction of Gov. DeSatan, reported just two cases of the Corona variant, and it's reported that the cases were no more severe than the average hiccups. Florida is open for business and it's doing fine. Bring grandma and grandpa, aunts and uncles, the kids and even the family pets. Nothing but good times in Florida, no matter what the CDC has to say. Just trust Trump and DeSatan, and spend your COVID relief checks in the sunshine state.

[torius]

2. The MAGA variant

more lethal, smellier, causes compulsive lying until spontaneous combustion occurw

[OhioChick]

3. I wish we could just cut off FL from the rest of the US n/t

[onethatcares]

8. uh, I live here.

maybe you should come on down and count the number of ohio registered vehicles that are blocking our highways. Then do a comparison of florida registered vehicles on the highways of ohio.

Maybe all the tourists should stay home.

I've been here 44 years and have yet to hear anyone sitting around planning a trip to Ohio. BTW, who was Ken Blackwell?

[helpisontheway]

9. We almost moved there when my husband retired from the military

We wanted to avoid state taxes on his retirement. Thank God we changed our mind. Insane taxes here in VA but it is a blue state. The politics in Florida would drive me insane. Desantis for governor? Scott for Senator? Stand your ground? Y’all have beautiful weather plus Disney in Florida. However, I will settle for Busch Gardens Williamsburg and visit Florida once Covid is under control there.

[onethatcares]

11. I'm good with all that, but

there are a lot of folks who move here to avoid state taxes which in turn causes the politics to swirl the drain into rightwing policies.

The weather sucks anymore, Hotter than hell, 86 degrees here today along the coast. Tornados, hurricanes, heavy thunderstorms, and hundreds of thousand idiots behind the wheel that don't know where they're going, along with alligators and floriduhmans(womans)

Is best to avoid Florida and if you're leaving to go back where everything is "better", take a friend with ya.

Yeah, I'm tired of the overcrowding

[Blue_true]

24. Looks like we are into the hot/humid weather phase.

Not every day yet, but I am seeing the early morning “fog” again, after months of not seeing it at all. That means hit/humid weather and big thunder storms soon.

[onethatcares]

26. watch the gulf of Mexico

water temps, It's 78 degrees today off of the Pinellas County peninsula. Usual for today would be 70-72. Kingfish would just have started running . Big thunderstorms on their way with tornados following.

Good luck.

[Blue_true]

31. For some reason, I am getting the feeling that this year will be bad for Florida

weather wise. The pollen drop this year seems off the charts to me, and I am seeing plants that normally thrive this time of year being affected by hotter temps.

[obamanut2012]

14. Thank you

Like being lambasted for the Spring Break stuff -- we aren't the ones going to MIami Beach.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. Well, we took a family trip once, because my son loved rollercoasters

and Cedar Point is the bomb.

[OhioChick]

19. I meant due to DeathSantis, he's worse than DeWine

I think you already knew what I meant.

[onethatcares]

20. he's worse than our last gov

and that would be hard to be... Look at our last 4

If one were to read about what ken blackwell did in ohio they might tie a few things together.

But hey, let's work toward the betterment of our country/nation. We deserve it....

[OhioChick]

22. I agree with you

We both have awful "R" run States.

If it were possible to cut off Ohio, I wouldn't be offended, I'd move. (Which I intend on doing once this pandemic is over)

[Tommy Carcetti]

17. Yeah, no. nt

[Blue_true]

23. There are idiots all over the country.

The major influx of people into the state temporarily is from other states. If those people did not come, DeSantis would be forced to change his tune.

[OhioChick]

29. Yes there are idiots all over the Country...

DeathSantis shouldn't have done a shout-out for being "Open for Business."

[Blue_true]

32. He shouted and idiots came. If people didn't come, he would not shout. nt

[OhioChick]

34. DeathSantis should be in jail....

After his cover-up of cases and raiding the woman's house who was keeping track.

To me, "Open for Business" is no different than a shout out to "Liberate Michigan."

[NJCher]

4. One jerk

Putting the lives of an entire nation at risk, quite possibly wasting the efforts of the vaccine developers.

Republicanism at its finest.

[secondwind]

5. It should be considered a crime.

[Blue_true]

27. A lot of people here are helping him among the general public.

I am Black, after all the news about higher risk for some Black people from SARS-COV-2, I am absolutely demoralized by the number of Black people that are running around without masks being properly worn.

My robust health statistics and caution toward dealing with the virus appears to have landed me in a very low risk category, but, even with that, there is no way that I come close to another person (even family) without a mask on and them having a mask on properly, and I shake hands with NO ONE.

[modrepub]

6. Happening in Most States

People are fed up and have a false sense of security because either they've been vaccinated or think those vaccinated are going to some how keep the the unvaccinated "safe". Anyone who's been paying attention knows that people are letting their guards down. The bars and restaurants I drive by are packed with people. The virus is spreading just about everywhere. New strains are being propagated or are given a chance to form. Best hope is to keep rolling the vaccine out and hope herd immunity kicks in before a more virulent form develops.

I'd let the anti-vac folks suffer their fate if not for the chance that they will breed a new killer. Morally it's wrong to not make some effort to get them vaccinated but they aren't endearing themselves much of my sympathy.

[Silver Gaia]

7. Yup. That's right about where I've settled on this, too.

They endanger us all with their arrogant ignorance.

[sop]

10. "They endanger us all with their arrogant ignorance."

The same thing could be said about guns, climate change and a few other pressing issues.

[Silver Gaia]

12. Very true.

[dalton99a]

18. They are walking petri dishes for incubating new strains

[Chainfire]

13. In my part of Florida the virus is over

We must be down to the 40% range of people who wear masks. In some of the small towns I have visited, you see almost no one wearing a mask. In many stores, you get a bad case of stink-eye, if you walk in with a mask. We have our leadership to thank.

It is just politically intolerable to admit that the virus is really an issue.

[Blue_true]

28. I wear a properly mask period. I don't give one shit about who doesn't like that. nt

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Fucking De Santis.

Until his Republicans cronies start falling because of the variants, he won't budge.

[Blue_true]

21. I believe that DeSantis is cooking the books on Covid statistics.

That is why he went after the data scientists so hard, he doesn’t want to get exposed as a pure corrupt liar.

[onethatcares]

25. he really is

the last guys mini me..to the point of bullshit press conferences, taking credit for others work, and being an asshole.

and he is angling for a pres nomination...........with pricksnott also wanting it.

think they'll shake hands and come out kissing or swinging? Imagine that ticket.........

[Blue_true]

30. The thing is, many voters get easily confused.

Once President Biden wrenches the country totally back onto the right track, people like DeSantis will take credit, Fox News will be tooting horns for people like DeSantis, and many voters will forget how bad things were when President Biden took office. That is why we must all vote and mentally prepare ourselves for a hard struggle.

[sarcasmo]

33. Spring Break 2021, WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!