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My @'s are full of people telling me that hospitalizations (which often aren't reported as well) aren't up, so there's no reason to worry.
Hospitalizations are a lagging indicator. Deaths even more so. You get concerned BEFORE hospitalizations.
Hospitalizations are a lagging indicator. Deaths even more so. You get concerned BEFORE hospitalizations.
Further, I'm not asking for LOCKDOWNS!
I'm asking for the governments in these states to get concerned and start advocating forcefully that everyone take this seriously. Mask up, distance, limit discretionary activities, wash hands, etc. Lead by example as well.
I'm asking for the governments in these states to get concerned and start advocating forcefully that everyone take this seriously. Mask up, distance, limit discretionary activities, wash hands, etc. Lead by example as well.
Finally, increased cases would not be as concerning if we were seeing massively increased testing and falling positivity rates.
In these states, positivity rates are increasing.
In these states, positivity rates are increasing.
One more - some states are doing better! That's great! I'm focusing on the states not doing well, and if you can't differentiate between them, we've got a real problem.
