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    DeSantis, Social Media Posts Mislead on COVID-19’s Toll in Florida

    by Brea Jones Nov 05, 2021 4 minutes

    SciCheck Digest

    Florida’s total COVID-19 case rate is higher than the national rate and 10th highest in the U.S. But social media posts and the state’s governor point to a recent decline in daily cases as evidence of Florida’s success in handling COVID-19, while ignoring the full impact of the pandemic’s toll on the state.

    How lethal is COVID-19?

    It’s difficult to know exactly how deadly COVID-19 is, but as the World Health Organization has written, studies estimate that the infection fatality ratio, or percentage of deaths out of all infections, is between 0.5% and 1%. The true rate isn’t clear, since the pandemic is ongoing and not all infections have been diagnosed.

    The case fatality rate, or percentage of.

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