Current Events > Are there twice as many daily corona cases because theres twice as much testing?

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Coloradough 07/09/20 8:37:28 AM #1:	Honest question, I don't really follow this thing We went from 30k a day in early April to 60k yesterday, but in April we had some of the worst testing infrastructure of all of the western nations --- Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, even to those who are perverse - The Holy Bible <cite>Coloradough posted [p:941877914] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>Honest question, I don't really follow this thing We went from 30k a day in early April to 60k yesterday, but in April we had some of the worst testing infrastructure of all of the western nations </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 07/09/20 8:42:51 AM #2:	It's important to differentiate between reported case and actual cases. There's definitely more reported cases because we are testing more. The number of actual cases is harder to pin down, but hospitalizations were going up last I checked so it's likely actual cases are rising as well. It should in no wonder be interpreted that it means the US is in good condition. Just that we were in much worse condition previously than we had thought. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:941878036] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>It's important to differentiate between reported case and actual cases. There's definitely more reported cases because we are testing more. The number of actual cases is harder to pin down, but hospitalizations were going up last I checked so it's likely actual cases are rising as well. It should in no wonder be interpreted that it means the US is in good condition. Just that we were in much worse condition previously than we had thought. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 07/09/20 8:49:30 AM #3:	No. The positive rate of tests is up. It had been around 5 percent and is now 9 percent nationwide, with much higher marks in the states being hit hardest. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:941878180] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>No. The positive rate of tests is up. It had been around 5 percent and is now 9 percent nationwide, with much higher marks in the states being hit hardest.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 07/09/20 8:51:29 AM #4:	If you have coronavirus you have it whether or not you get tested. This isnt Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle where the status of the person is in question until you observe them. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:941878229] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>If you have coronavirus you have it whether or not you get tested. This isnt Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle where the status of the person is in question until you observe them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coloradough 07/09/20 9:31:24 AM #5:	divot1338 posted... If you have coronavirus you have it whether or not you get tested. This isnt Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle where the status of the person is in question until you observe them. But they can't report them if they don't know they exist... Not sure what you're getting at. Don't you think millions have had it and many are asymptomatic? They don't report millions --- Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, even to those who are perverse - The Holy Bible <cite>Coloradough posted [p:941879235] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>If you have coronavirus you have it whether or not you get tested. This isnt Heisenbergs Uncertainty Principle where the status of the person is in question until you observe them.</quote> But they can't report them if they don't know they exist... Not sure what you're getting at. Don't you think millions have had it and many are asymptomatic? They don't report millions </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
yemmy 07/09/20 9:38:00 AM #6:	Coloradough posted... Not sure what you're getting at. Don't you think millions have had it and many are asymptomatic? They don't report millions Maybe not millions are asymptomatic but I'd bet money the majority of people infected are asymptomatic (or very mild symptoms) just based on what my primary care doctor said. --- p226 <cite>yemmy posted [p:941879384] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>Coloradough posted... </cite> <quote>Not sure what you're getting at. Don't you think millions have had it and many are asymptomatic? They don't report millions</quote> Maybe not millions are asymptomatic but I'd bet money the majority of people infected are asymptomatic (or very mild symptoms) just based on what my primary care doctor said. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 07/09/20 9:39:52 AM #7:	Its not due to more testing, no. Its more actual cases: https://www.propublica.org/article/state-coronavirus-data-doesnt-support-trumps-misleading-testing-claims --- No Venezuelan fishermen ever called me a Bernie Bro. <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:941879426] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>Its not due to more testing, no. Its more actual cases: https://www.propublica.org/article/state-coronavirus-data-doesnt-support-trumps-misleading-testing-claims </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/09/20 9:41:48 AM #8:	there are more people getting tested because more people are sick --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:941879481] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>there are more people getting tested because more people are sick </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DuneMan 07/09/20 9:49:23 AM #9:	If you're confused you can always look at a different stat like hospitalization. More testing wouldn't lead to double the hospitalization, for example. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao <cite>DuneMan posted [p:941879677] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>If you're confused you can always look at a different stat like hospitalization. More testing wouldn't lead to double the hospitalization, for example. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Annihilated 07/09/20 9:50:42 AM #10:	Coloradough posted... Honest question, I don't really follow this thing We went from 30k a day in early April to 60k yesterday, but in April we had some of the worst testing infrastructure of all of the western nations In early April back when I thought about getting tested the CDC recommended only that people showing symptoms get tested, and many clinics would not make appointments with you unless you had symptoms. So it's possible the actual infection rate was much higher before and we just didn't know it. <cite>Annihilated posted [p:941879718] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>Coloradough posted... </cite> <quote>Honest question, I don't really follow this thing We went from 30k a day in early April to 60k yesterday, but in April we had some of the worst testing infrastructure of all of the western nations</quote> In early April back when I thought about getting tested the CDC recommended only that people showing symptoms get tested, and many clinics would not make appointments with you unless you had symptoms. So it's possible the actual infection rate was much higher before and we just didn't know it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
soulunison2 07/09/20 9:52:10 AM #11:	Annihilated posted... In early April back when I thought about getting tested the CDC recommended only that people showing symptoms get tested, and many clinics would not make appointments with you unless you had symptoms. So it's possible the actual infection rate was much higher before and we just didn't know it. they say the estimate is actually 10X whatever is currently reported as a rule of thumb <cite>soulunison2 posted [p:941879765] in Are there ... [t:78834839]...</cite> <quote>Annihilated posted... </cite> <quote>In early April back when I thought about getting tested the CDC recommended only that people showing symptoms get tested, and many clinics would not make appointments with you unless you had symptoms. So it's possible the actual infection rate was much higher before and we just didn't know it.</quote> they say the estimate is actually 10X whatever is currently reported as a rule of thumb </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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