aTm2004 said:
They're referencing those attending the game and celebrations.
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Hillsborough also saw a slight uptick in its positivity rate, or the percentage of people testing positive for the virus, in the weeks following the Super Bowl, Wiese said. During the department's Super Bowl surveillance period, which ran from Jan. 22 to Feb. 23, Hillsborough's rate was 7.9 percent compared to the statewide rate of 7.3 percent.
He credited that to spread at unofficial events related to the big game, like family gatherings, house parties and packed bars and restaurants.
"The true number of COVID cases related to this community-wide event is likely much higher," the report said. "Pictures and videos from the community gatherings and post-game celebrations show significant and large crowds that further support this conclusion."
The department found that 21 of the people who tested positive most likely attended official Super Bowl festivities during their potential infectious period. Twenty-five are thought to have been exposed at the events, the report said. Twenty-eight reported not having participated any group settings other than the Super Bowl and related activities, while 17 said they had.
The four non-Florida residents known to have tested positive attended official Super Bowl events, with three attending the game itself, the health department found. Two of those three were in their mid-50s and traveled to Tampa having already contracted COVID-19.
A total of 280,000 people took part in official Super Bowl events, he said. That included 24,835 fans and 12,000 event staff and members of the media at the game, as well as more than 240,000 people who attended the Super Bowl Experience in downtown Tampa.
Correct. The specific number of cases are related to the Super Bowl events, and the county-wide increase in positivity rates most likely related to home gatherings.
This further supports the rationale that closing bars and forcing people indoors is WORSE the open-air bars and restaurants. That's also why DeSantis wanted to allow tailgating: people are going to party, and tailgating gives them a venue outdoors.
