We’re Testing the Wrong People

Re:We’re Testing the Wrong People by Trasmatta on Thursday April 23, 2020 @11:52AM (#22957280)

I would say the number of hospitalizations is reliable as well. Those are the only two numbers I've really been paying attention to, because the number of total cases is really just a factor of testing, and doesn't yet give us an accurate picture of the situation.

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Re:We’re Testing the Wrong People by explorigin on Thursday April 23, 2020 @11:58AM (#22957355)

I disagree. In order for a hospitalization to count, they have to have a positive test. First, we have to factor in test inaccuracy and then the fact that doctors are still triaging tests even if a patient has symptoms. These numbers can't be considered accurate until we have enough tests to test everyone in the waiting room indiscriminately.

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Re:We’re Testing the Wrong People by Retric on Thursday April 23, 2020 @12:21PM (#22957638)

We have enough tests to cover people who are candidates for ventilators or have similarly severe symptoms. That’s still a lagging indicator, but not nearly as delayed as deaths.

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