02-16-2021, 07:42 PM
(02-16-2021, 06:52 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: They rank below both California and Illinois in deaths despite these two states (like New York) being very agressive in their approach to restrictions. How is that possible?
There are lots of factors. Poor air quality (pollution) increases the transmission rate. More population in high density cities increases the transmission rate. New York City has over 8 times as many citizens as the largest city in Florida (Jacksonville). Chicago has three times as many. The fourth largest city in California (San Jose) has more citizens than Jacksonville. Plus due to the high traffic of tourism many of the cases contracted in Florida were counted in the states were the visitors lived instead of in Florida.
Not sure how much all of these factors effect the numbers. All I know is that Florida has not done "great" when it comes to controlling Covid.
