Since a lot of the world's population is in places where testing is very limited or nonexistent, this distinction might not mean very much. Probably more usefu

Since a lot of the world's population is in places where testing is very limited or nonexistent, this distinction might not mean very much. Probably more useful is to watch the death count. Even there, though, many will not necessarily be correctly attributed to the virus, given that hotspots can be overwhelmed and politics in general.