Florida's rate of positive tests has also been trending up. That's the better indicator than total number of positives. So if we're strictly looking at the numbers saying it's because of increased testing doesn't hold much weight. The death rate in the state is also trending up but possibly starting to flatten.
Omitting CA from my post has nothing to do with politics. I know that's unpopular here. Positive test rate there are pretty flat and deaths are going down. Both good signs.
I'm not arguing the severity of the virus since I have no medical background but I don't think the argument was ever over the concern of young healthy adults and minors. There is a percentage of the population where there reason to worry. No surprise that there are some misreported numbers but call me skeptical that it's as large scale as you would think by reading this site.
Real data (again) comparing seasonal flu deaths in Texas in 2017-2018, & 2018-2019, to C19 deaths in 2020 (data from Texas Dept of Health): 2019 flu data https://dshs.state.tx.us/IDCU/disease/influenza/surveillance/2019/19Wk39Oct04.pdf… ; 2018 flu data https://dshs.state.tx.us/IDCU/disease/influenza/surveillance/2017-2018-Texas-Influenza-Surveillance-Activity-Report/18Wk39Oct05.pdf… 2020 C19 data as of 7/14/20 https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83…;
