Comments on: Leon County Cases Flatten, Positivity Rate Trending Down

By: Cynical

Cynical — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:47:36 +0000

Can’t wait for flu season when we can hear the daily breathless reports of positive cases, hospitalizations, deaths , mask mandates, school closures, teacher union demands and social & business restrictions, just like last year…right??

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:55:53 +0000

The spread of the virus will continue untill a vaccine is available.
Untill then, it is up to us as a community to protect ourselves and others.
I wear a mask to protect YOU.
Please do the same for me and my family.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 13:55:30 +0000

In reply to Dudley. Seek help before you hurt yourself, or God forbid, someone else. What ever happened to “My Body; My Choice”?... or does that only count when killing babies.

By: Dudley

Dudley — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 22:38:31 +0000

I absolutely insist on my right to be hard-headed and endanger my family and fellow citizens by not undergoing the intolerable inconvenience of wearing a mask for brief periods of time when I enter a public place, therefore prolonging this nightmare because the evil scientists and politicians have conspired to take away my rights.
Really people?

By: Tango247

Tango247 — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 21:48:58 +0000

In reply to Curious.

I asked a similar question of Commissioner Desloge a four weeks ago. His reply was:

We are working closely with the Department of Health and our hospitals on this matter. You have a very valid question however, I cannot give you a definitive answer at this time–we will consider removing the mandate when our positivity rate drops and remains at a low rate. We are currently experiencing a spike which, as you can imagine, has us all concerned. We are following the advice of our health professionals and doing all we can to keep our community safe. Thank you for reaching out and please stay safe.

Bryan Desloge
Leon County Commissioner
District 4
850-606-5364

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:49:30 +0000

Wearing a mask to protect against a viral infection, is like wearing a t-shirt to protect against a bullet. Wear them if you choose, but don’t expect miracles, and stop,pretending it matters. People have been locked-down, social distancing, and wearing masks for months… yet the politicians and Media PACs keep telling you that the “cases” keep rising and we’re all going to die. The very same politicians and Media PAC members who haven’t lost a dime throughout all of this.

This left any true concern for health and well being a long time ago… this is now all about the campaign to damage and destroy America… in an effort to take down a President and gain ideological power.

By: Marty Milner

Marty Milner — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:35:52 +0000

International medical standards to safely reopen: 1. Curve dropping for 3 weeks. 2. Adequate testing that is accurate for 10% of the population within a recent time period. 3. Adequate PPE for medical and civilian demand. 4. No new cases in medical ER staff 5. Majority consensus on importance of mask wearing. 6. Power of enforcement in place and being implemented. 7. Contact tracing in place and being used. There are more but try to get these done. It is not about politics it is about medicine and science. Have we learned nothing in the past 100 years? Where is educated leadership? Rhode Island can do it and Florida can’t? How many need to for in the reinvention of pandemic response for amateurs?

By: Publius

Publius — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 08:24:50 +0000

Two best graphs are still the number of hospitalizations and weekly deaths.

By: aaa

aaa — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 23:43:54 +0000

Why not include data from the last 11 days?

By: Debra Davis

Debra Davis — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 22:28:03 +0000

The masks are doing such a great job stopping the spread of the virus…. then there is NO reason to close ANY Business.