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Conversely, my jurisdiction (Alberta) has been testing a lot of symptomatic people, and ~98% of people with COVID-19 symptoms have tested negative.
by Marsymars 7y ago
Conversely, my jurisdiction (Alberta) has been testing a lot of symptomatic people, and ~98% of people with COVID-19 symptoms have tested negative.
- rwmurrayVT 7y agoIn VA we've done 30,645 tests and have 3,645 confirmed cases. That tells me that 88% of people tested were negative. Either they're spreading a whole lot of "potentially" exposed people or there are a lot of people with symptoms who actually have something else.
- marvin 7y agoNorwegian numbers are similar. Mostly only healthcare providers with symptoms, or close contacts with confirmed cases, have been tested. 95% of the tests are negative.