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steve2470

(37,468 posts) Sun Sep 13, 2020, 08:25 PM Sep 2020

Total COVID-19 deaths for Polk County: 488....Orange County: 408

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

One more data point: total deaths for Hillsborough County is 586.

Just amazing. Orange County is a MUCH bigger county than Polk, but has 80 fewer deaths (as far as we know).

Hillsborough County is a very large county, and it is only 98 deaths "ahead" of Polk.

Population figures (2010 census)

Hillsborough: 1,229,226
Orange: 1,145,956
Polk: 602,095

Is it because Polk has so many older retirees ?

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Total COVID-19 deaths for Polk County: 488....Orange County: 408 (Original Post) steve2470 Sep 2020 OP

Polk County is a VERY red county csziggy Sep 2020 #1

csziggy

(34,189 posts)

1. Polk County is a VERY red county

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Sep 13, 2020, 11:00 PM

Sep 2020

With a lot of uneducated idiots that live there. Note - I grew up in the county seat of Polk County though I left for a much bluer Leon County as soon as I could. Yes, I am biased against the county.

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