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> Importantly, Utah’s success also shows up in health data. Utah’s cumulative case fatality rate—arguably the most important measure of pandemic success—measure

> Importantly, Utah’s success also shows up in health data. Utah’s cumulative case fatality rate—arguably the most important measure of pandemic success—measures 0.63 percent (compared to the national rate of 2.87 percent) and ranks lowest in the nation (as of this writing in October 2020). What in the world is this saying? That somehow Utahns are less likely to die once they have contracted the virus and that this has something to do with their economic prowess? Utah currently has a raging pandemic with a test positivity rate of 22% and an ever growing 2000+ people a day being picked up by testing. ICU and hospitalization rates are skyrocketing: https://cv19.report/UT https://cv19.report/UT Utah even sent out a text message to all residents warning them about the problem: https://coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-will-deploy-a-single-wireless-emergency-alert-statewide-due-to-rising-case-counts/ https://coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-will-deploy-a-single-wirel... This doesn’t look like much to brag about.

howlgarnish 6y ago
Fatality rates go down when people are tested early and hospitalized early. It seems quite plausible that income equality encourages both, since if you're poor and/or uninsured, going to the hospital or even the doctor is an absolute last resort.
frostburg 6y ago
Apparently the average age in Utah is 30, while nationally it's 38 (I assume due to prolific Mormon families?); this probably helps.
- protomyth 6y ago
  Probably true as far as Utah, but a bad assumption to make elsewhere. A high death rate will make that stat true also.
zwily 6y ago
I don’t see a date on the article - maybe it was written before Utah got into its latest surge in cases.
redis_mlc 6y ago
> Utah currently has a raging pandemic with a test positivity rate of 22% That's awesome, because herd immunity is 40% - 60%. So half way there. > This doesn’t look like much to brag about. You have no clue what you're talking about. Corona is a highly-contagious disease that is not preventable. There's a mass delusion in the US regarding fixation on various corona statistics, illustrated by your ignorant comment. We're all getting corona.

howlgarnish 6y ago

Fatality rates go down when people are tested early and hospitalized early. It seems quite plausible that income equality encourages both, since if you're poor and/or uninsured, going to the hospital or even the doctor is an absolute last resort.

frostburg 6y ago

Apparently the average age in Utah is 30, while nationally it's 38 (I assume due to prolific Mormon families?); this probably helps.

protomyth 6y ago
Probably true as far as Utah, but a bad assumption to make elsewhere. A high death rate will make that stat true also.

zwily 6y ago

I don’t see a date on the article - maybe it was written before Utah got into its latest surge in cases.

redis_mlc 6y ago

> Utah currently has a raging pandemic with a test positivity rate of 22% That's awesome, because herd immunity is 40% - 60%. So half way there. > This doesn’t look like much to brag about. You have no clue what you're talking about. Corona is a highly-contagious disease that is not preventable. There's a mass delusion in the US regarding fixation on various corona statistics, illustrated by your ignorant comment. We're all getting corona.