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re: Louisiana COVID-19 - 3/26/20 12PM CT Update: 2,305 Cases - 18,029 tested - 83 dead
Posted on 3/26/20 at 1:08 pm to MiloDanglers
Posted on 3/26/20 at 1:08 pm to MiloDanglers
The test results are a lagging indicator. To make an analogy- you know how when you look up at night and see the stars you are seeing what was there thousand of light years ago and not what is there today? That’s what these numbers are. They are a snapshot not if the current number of cases. They are a snapshot of the number of cases at the time the test was conducted, which could be more than a week ago.
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Posted on 3/26/20 at 1:11 pm to Wiseguy
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The test results are a lagging indicator. To make an analogy- you know how when you look up at night and see the stars you are seeing what was there thousand of light years ago and not what is there today? That’s what these numbers are. They are a snapshot not if the current number of cases. They are a snapshot of the number of cases at the time the test was conducted, which could be more than a week ago.
Except that you are also missing the fact that many people have been refused to be given tests due to not having the appropriate symptoms and many more people are asymptomatic. Therefore again, we are only testing a small portion of the population that even has it.
Posted on 3/26/20 at 1:12 pm to Wiseguy
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when you look up at night and see the stars you are seeing what was there thousand of light years ago and not what is there today?
I was about to post this exact same thing. Right on the money. Today’s numbers are last week’s situation. The situation today is very different.
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