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Re:Hundreds of thousands in L.A. may have been infected with... by TheBlight on Monday April 20, 2020 @05:30PM (#22928797)
50% means every other person would have to have been infected. That seems a bit unlikely to me but I suppose it's possible.
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Re:Hundreds of thousands in L.A. may have been infected with... by babesh on Monday April 20, 2020 @05:39PM (#22928907)
It seems very improbable since the positive rate for tests in general are around 10% (at least in San Mateo county).
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Re:Hundreds of thousands in L.A. may have been infected with... by CydeWeys on Monday April 20, 2020 @05:44PM (#22928966)
It doesn't seem that unlikely to me (I live here). I know so many people, me included, who had it but aren't included in any official count for lack of testing, and so many others who must have had it (e.g. my cohabiting SO) who were asymptomatic.
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