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Because we are testing more. The testing positive rate is less than half of what it was a month ago. I said this elsewhere but this is something health offici
by blhack 6y ago
Because we are testing more. The testing positive rate is less than half of what it was a month ago.
I said this elsewhere but this is something health officials have specifically warned against. Yes case counts are going up, but that is because testing is increasing. The metric that matters is the testing positive rate.
- simmanian 6y agoMore tests would reveal more carriers, yes. But at the same time, the curve would be more accurate, no? If the curve isn't going down DESPITE more tests being done, wouldn't that indicate that the problem is not getting better at all?
- ksdale 6y agoThe curve is more accurate going forward for sure, but it's possible to record an increase in new cases each day simply by doing more tests, even as the number of new cases per capita declines. This effect theoretically wouldn't stop until you were testing basically everyone, at which point the new cases per capita and the new cases would be the same.
- eggsnbacon1 6y agoyou are right, the testing page shows half the positive rate and far higher testing. I was wrong here, its likely that AZ cases are dropping