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Isn’t it a bit difficult to compare case numbers between countries when the approach to testing is so different? For example, in the UK we are only really testi
by jpxw 7y ago
Isn’t it a bit difficult to compare case numbers between countries when the approach to testing is so different? For example, in the UK we are only really testing people with respiratory issues in hospitals. So our number may be some number of thousands, but in reality we probably have 5-10 times that number.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y agoFrom the friendly article FAQ: Q: Different countries are testing at different rates. How can you compare the data? So long as the fraction of actual cases being detected does not change, this does not affect any inference we can make about the growth rate. 35% growth is still 35% growth, whether we measure 100% of the cases or 50%.