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Patients in this article refer to positive tests and no hospitalizations. The article also mentions that they are currently not showing symptoms or only mild sy

Patients in this article refer to positive tests and no hospitalizations. The article also mentions that they are currently not showing symptoms or only mild symptoms. This is expected based on our understanding of the disease. Media editorializing the headlines to be misleading to the general public is also expected based on the past few months.

nkozyra 6y ago
Huh? How is the headline editorialized? It's factual and includes a quote from the governor.
- xlm1717 6y ago
  Using "average" and "median" interchangeably seems editorialized to me.
- thu2111 6y ago
  Because someone becomes a patient when they're being treated by a doctor, not when they simply test positive but have no apparent problems.
RickJWagner 6y ago
I agree. I think it would be a more factually accurate title if it said something like "Dramatic decline in average age of COVID-bearers" or something like that. "Patients" implies hospitalization, I think.