Back in the day, they didn't even test everyone suffocating in the ICU. Now they're testing people who aren't even sick, so the case numbers would hopefully go up.
The problem that the naysayers are trying to ignore is that the percentage of tests that come back positive is also increasing. That's bad. If it were a nothingburger like the deniers claim, then increased testing would lead to increased cases, yes, but the percentage of positive results would be dropping. But the opposite is happening.
Sadly for Florida...
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“Look, your test numbers are going up, but the number of people testing positive are going up faster. You’re getting a much higher positivity rate. That means more widespread infection and not just more testing.”
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It's bad enough that even DeSantis is starting to admit it:
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“Even with the testing increasing or being flat, the number of people testing positive is accelerating faster than that,” DeSantis said. “You know that’s evidence that there’s transmission within those communities.”
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And then there's Texas:
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Abbott said last week the state was averaging more than 3,500 new cases per day after averaging 1,500 per day in May. He noted that hospitalizations set a record 10 days straight and are now at more than 3,400 and that the positivity index was hovering just under 9% after being below 5% for much of last month.
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A higher percentage of positive test results can't be explained away as simply the result of increased testing. If we're lucky, it's leading to earlier hospitalizations and better results.
I happily take more vitamins and unhappily wear a mask, where appropriate. I've been really enjoying spending more time at home: no driving the kids everywhere, spending fun time in the yard.