{"id":20771,"date":"2020-07-17T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=20771"},"modified":"2020-07-17T11:36:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:36:00","slug":"heres-how-florida-is-grossly-inflating-the-covid-19-infection-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=20771","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how Florida is grossly inflating the COVID-19 infection rates."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>FOX 35 Investigation Reveals Inflated Florida Coronavirus Numbers<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%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%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->ROBERT KRAYCHIK<br \/>\nBreitbart.com<\/p>\n<h3>A FOX 35 investigation released on Monday discovered an inflation of coronavirus cases by the Florida Department of Health. The Sunshine State\u2019s health authorities misreported the number of persons testing positive for coronavirus in its aggregation and publication of test results from laboratories.<\/h3>\n<p>FOX 35 anchor Charles Billi explained the impetus for the investigation. He said, \u201cWe found numerous labs that are only reporting positive test results, so they show a 100-percent positivity rate. That got our attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest publication of statewide test results from the Florida Department of Health,\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/ww11.doh.state.fl.us\/comm\/_partners\/covid19_report_archive\/serology_latest.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\">published<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, several testing facilities\u2019 positivity rates for coronavirus tests were 27.66, 33.33, 37.10, 40, 43.13, 44.44, 50, 55, 57.14, 59.23, 60, 87.5, 91.18, and 100.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-two labs reported 100-percent positivity rates. Two labs reported 91.18-percent positivity rates.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Department of Health\u2019s stated positivity rates and associated volume of coronavirus cases does not match claims made by the testing facilities, reported FOX 35:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Countless labs have reported a 100 percent positivity rate, which means every single person tested was positive. Other labs had very high positivity rates. FOX 35 found that testing sites\u00a0like\u00a0Centra Care reported that 83 people were tested and all tested positive. Then,\u00a0NCF Diagnostics\u00a0in Alachua reported 88 percent of tests were positive.<\/p>\n<p>How could that be? FOX 35 News\u00a0investigated these astronomical numbers, contacting every local location mentioned in the report.<\/p>\n<p>The report showed that Orlando Health had a 98 percent positivity rate. However, when FOX 35 News contacted the hospital, they confirmed errors in the report. Orlando Health\u2019s\u00a0positivity rate is\u00a0only 9.4 percent, not 98 percent\u00a0as in the report.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe report also showed that the Orlando Veteran\u2019s\u00a0Medical Center had\u00a0a positivity rate of 76 percent,\u201d added FOX 35. \u201cA spokesperson for the VA told FOX 35 News on Tuesday\u00a0that this does not reflect their numbers and that the positivity rate for the center is actually 6 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFOX 35 News went on to speak with the Florida Department of Health on Tuesday. They confirmed that although private and public laboratories are required to report\u00a0positive and negative results to the state immediately, some have not. Specifically, they\u00a0said that some smaller, private labs were not reporting negative test result data to the state.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>FOX 35\u2019s Robert Guaderrama is awaiting a response from state officials regarding the health department\u2019s errors:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two major hospital systems in Orlando confirm errors on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HealthyFla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HealthyFla<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> report. I am asking the State to explain what happened. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Florida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Florida<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fox35orlando?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fox35orlando<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FOX35?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FOX35<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hPmuQeVSzx\">https:\/\/t.co\/hPmuQeVSzx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Guaderrama (@RobGuaderrama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobGuaderrama\/status\/1283057063833280512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Florida has a statewide positivity rate of 12.5 percent,\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/www.floridahealth.gov\/newsroom\/2020\/07\/071220-1218-covid19.pr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the state\u2019s latest claims of 266,119 \u201cconfirmed cases\u201d among Florida residents against a state population of nearly 21.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2020\/07\/14\/fox-35-investigation-reveals-inflated-florida-covid-19-numbers\/\">https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2020\/07\/14\/fox-35-investigation-reveals-inflated-florida-covid-19-numbers\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOX 35 Investigation Reveals Inflated Florida Coronavirus Numbers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20771\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}