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Testing is rising extremely quickly in the US. Over 27,000 in the last 24 hours: https://covidtracking.com/us-daily/ https://covidtracking.com/us-daily/

by pwned1 7y ago

m0zg 7y ago
IMO it's a mistake to bring it up so quickly. Most people (and especially those downvoting this post :-) aren't very bright even under the normal circumstances, let alone in a full blown panic, they'll think that this is how many infections we're getting, whereas in fact those infections were already out there, we just couldn't confirm them. Some will conclude (likely incorrectly) that the current distancing measurements aren't doing jack shit.
- whatshisface 7y ago
  Sure, so the solution to idiots misinterpreting the data is that we need to make it impossible for experts to record the data. /s
- dublinben 7y ago
  It sounds like we should be doing more education, rather than less testing.
- luke0016 7y ago
  What's the alternative? Wallow in ignorance some more? I prefer to know what's actually going on.
MiroF 7y ago
What's interesting is that the rate of negative results seems to be roughly constant. I would expect that with an expansion of testing we would see many more negative results as a proportion (if we were allocating tests early only to the most likely cases and are now expanding the reach of testing)
- deelowe 7y ago
  My guess is that we're still short on tests, so only people who most likely have the virus are getting tested.
cwojno 7y ago
Pence promised 4 million last week. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-10/millions-of-coronavirus-test-kits-available-soon-pence-says-as-us-cases-top-700 https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-10/...
- pwned1 7y ago
  There's a difference between distributed and utilized. Is that confusing?
  - objectivetruth 7y ago
    No. Is it confusing to you that the parent was pointing out a multiple-order-of-magnitude difference in what the US gov promised vs. what the US gov delivered? Is it confusing to you that a "distributed test" sitting in a closet is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine? And that "utilized" tests are the key metric that we care about? Sorry to be a jerk but I think your "Is that confusing?" snark was pretty crappy.

Testing is rising extremely quickly in the US. Over 27,000 in the last 24 hours: https://covidtracking.com/us-daily/ https://covidtracking.com/us-daily/

by pwned1 7y ago

Testing is rising extremely quickly in the US. Over 27,000 in the last 24 hours: https://covidtracking.com/us-daily/ https://covidtracking.com/us-daily/

m0zg 7y ago

IMO it's a mistake to bring it up so quickly. Most people (and especially those downvoting this post :-) aren't very bright even under the normal circumstances, let alone in a full blown panic, they'll think that this is how many infections we're getting, whereas in fact those infections were already out there, we just couldn't confirm them. Some will conclude (likely incorrectly) that the current distancing measurements aren't doing jack shit.

whatshisface 7y ago
Sure, so the solution to idiots misinterpreting the data is that we need to make it impossible for experts to record the data. /s
dublinben 7y ago
It sounds like we should be doing more education, rather than less testing.
luke0016 7y ago
What's the alternative? Wallow in ignorance some more? I prefer to know what's actually going on.

MiroF 7y ago

What's interesting is that the rate of negative results seems to be roughly constant. I would expect that with an expansion of testing we would see many more negative results as a proportion (if we were allocating tests early only to the most likely cases and are now expanding the reach of testing)

deelowe 7y ago
My guess is that we're still short on tests, so only people who most likely have the virus are getting tested.

cwojno 7y ago

Pence promised 4 million last week. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-10/millions-of-coronavirus-test-kits-available-soon-pence-says-as-us-cases-top-700 https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-10/...

pwned1 7y ago
There's a difference between distributed and utilized. Is that confusing?
- objectivetruth 7y ago
  No. Is it confusing to you that the parent was pointing out a multiple-order-of-magnitude difference in what the US gov promised vs. what the US gov delivered? Is it confusing to you that a "distributed test" sitting in a closet is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine? And that "utilized" tests are the key metric that we care about? Sorry to be a jerk but I think your "Is that confusing?" snark was pretty crappy.