'Dramatic decline' in average age of Florida coronavirus patients

Re:'Dramatic decline' in average age of Florida coronavirus ... by goalieca on Saturday June 20, 2020 @09:19PM (#23588873)

Patients in this article refer to positive tests and no hospitalizations. The article also mentions that they are currently not showing symptoms or only mild symptoms. This is expected based on our understanding of the disease. Media editorializing the headlines to be misleading to the general public is also expected based on the past few months.

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Re:'Dramatic decline' in average age of Florida coronavirus ... by RickJWagner on Saturday June 20, 2020 @09:26PM (#23588921)

I agree. I think it would be a more factually accurate title if it said something like "Dramatic decline in average age of COVID-bearers" or something like that.

"Patients" implies hospitalization, I think.

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Re:'Dramatic decline' in average age of Florida coronavirus ... by nkozyra on Saturday June 20, 2020 @09:24PM (#23588908)

Huh? How is the headline editorialized? It's factual and includes a quote from the governor.

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Re:'Dramatic decline' in average age of Florida coronavirus ... by thu2111 on Sunday June 21, 2020 @10:20AM (#23592154)

Because someone becomes a patient when they're being treated by a doctor, not when they simply test positive but have no apparent problems.

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Re:'Dramatic decline' in average age of Florida coronavirus ... by xlm1717 on Saturday June 20, 2020 @11:05PM (#23589404)

Using "average" and "median" interchangeably seems editorialized to me.

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