Steven Dennis, the original tweeter, is a Bloomberg reporter.
Can we please retire the idea that the recent surge in COVID cases is just a matter of expanded testing? https://t.co/IjDWK919bA— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) June 23, 2020
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
COVID-19 Rising in Arizona Beyond Extra Testing
Here's a retweet of a tweet showing hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Arizona since April 8th. They're rapidly increasing. Presumably you have to have a serious case of COVID-19 to seek hospitalization, not just a slight case that extra testing might pick up. So COVID-19 seems definitely on the rise in Arizona. Just the right time to hold a rally with 3,000 tightly packed, unmasked (in a city were masks were required) people cheering and shouting for a man who clearly does not care less how much damage he inflicts. It's criminal; even treasonous.
Steven Dennis, the original tweeter, is a Bloomberg reporter.
Steven Dennis, the original tweeter, is a Bloomberg reporter.
The 7 day mean of tests/cases has been falling since 2020-06-15. It's now back to where it was on 2020-06-01. Data is available here: https://covid.ourworldindata.org/data/owid-covid-data.xlsx
ReplyDeleteEntropic man suggested the following test:
"if the proportion of people infected falls, then the tests per case ratio will increase, as your graph shows. Good news.
I suggest that you keep this graph going. If the tests per case ratio starts falling, you will know that you are in trouble." - https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=28837843&postID=7102407337624879799
It looks like the growth in cases is now outpacing the growth in testing.
Layzej, I tend to agree that there probably is a real growth in the number of newly infected people. Still, the rise in tests is most impressive. Yesterday's number was 640,465.
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640,465 is impressive, but the 7 day mean of tests/case is now back down to where it was on 5/23. Testing is not keeping pace with the rise in cases.
ReplyDeleteUSA currently has 14.76 tests/case and falling. Canada is at 128.25 and rising.
Wow, Canada has almost 9 times the testing rate of the US.
ReplyDeleteSee, it's just a matter of will, and nothing more. And much of that comes down to political will, and having a leader who makes sane choices.