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> An increase in recorded cases can be attributed to an increase in infection rate only when the increase is not accompanied by more testing I'm not sure it's
by MarkMc 6y ago
> An increase in recorded cases can be attributed to an increase in infection rate only when the increase is not accompanied by more testing
I'm not sure it's that simple. Doesn't the infection rate have an effect on the demand for tests?
I live in Sydney near a testing center. It was empty 2 weeks ago when I drove past, but now that there is a covid outbreak the queue snakes around the block.
- betwixthewires 6y agoWell, if the positive test rate is 15%, most people getting tested aren't getting tested because they have it. If the increase in testing was driven by the infection rate, the percentage of those tested coming back positive would also go up.