I moderate a Facebook page called Kings Point Sun City Center Residents. Today I copied (but I revised slightly) a message posted to Sun City Center Residents facebook page. The person posting said that the Covid-19 numbers in Sun City Center and Kings Point had skyrocketed since last weekend.

Since I am aware of a couple situations where the virus was found I felt safe believing this report. I knew for sure that the virus had been found in my eye doctor’s practice and also in my primary care physician’s office. I also heard of a situation where a lady in a neighborhood I’m very familiar with did not report her positive test results and played pickleball.

So I posted a very non-specific variation of the report which had been on the SCC Facebook page.

Immediately I was asked where I’d acquired the statistics. I said from another website but I included a disclaimer explaining I couldn’t verify them and I was just posting the information in hopes of making folks more aware of the continued risks and I said personally I’d be staying in more.

I finally got so fed up by folks saying no one should post what they can’t prove that I deleted the whole thread. (Hey, in the first line I had said I CAN’T VERIFY this information but it seems wise to be aware and more careful in case it’s true.)

The Covid-19 stats are going up. I’m sure of that! Reminding folks to be more protective seems wise.

It wasn’t worth arguing with folks who wanted PROOF!