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If true that would apply much more to the US data, where I understand the amount of testing has been extremely low. In any case the data is surely of confirmed
by throwaway_pdp09 7y ago
If true that would apply much more to the US data, where I understand the amount of testing has been extremely low.
In any case the data is surely of confirmed cases, so these have got past the testing, no? And I'm not sure if that would produce a flatter-than-exponential curve, which seems to be what it is.
- maxerickson 7y agoIt depends on how many tests are needed. If they are running 13,000 and need 50,000, the growth will look flat. And then for the US, if most places are doing a high percentage of the needed tests, then the test results should reflect the real growth. Given the limitations on testing, we likely won't have a good understanding of this for weeks to come (people on the internet saying they should have been tested is only worth so much).