GoofGoof
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38 cases a day...the good old daysOn March 16, Florida was averaging ~38 new cases per day. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases-50-states/florida
The situation there then wasn't anywhere near the situation there now. There also wasn't contact tracing being conducted at that time, so while the guy from CA who got sick while in WDW and later died might have been the only case reported in the media that doesn't automatically mean it was the only case that occurred. It's statistically unlikely that he didn't pass the virus on to anyone else between the time he contracted it and the time he passed away. The fact is that we will never know how many people were infected at WDW before they closed, but the odds suggest that it was more than 1. Given that many family trips to WDW include grandparents (plus high-risk locals like seniors and those with medical conditions who like to visit the parks) and it is likely that more than 1 person died from COVID-19 after visiting WDW. Suggesting that March was the "largest part of the outbreak" is blatantly false - especially in Florida.
Disney decides to close theme parks in March with 38 new cases a day...Disney decides to re-open theme parks and the daily average is 100X that number. The good news is there weren’t masks and social distancing back then. Kinda makes you scratch your head that so many are fighting the mask and distancing requirements.