re: Louisiana COVID-19 - July 1, 2020 Update: 60,178 cases - 3,130 deaths - 752,088 tested

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But I just think the case count is driving the negatives and the hysteria.

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I absolutely agree with this, especially on the national level. We are In a mass testing phase which is yielding great data about the virus and how it spreads, but that doesn’t mean the seriousness of the public health emergency is worse. In fact, at least in Louisiana, the outbreak is being well managed. Fortunately Louisiana hasn’t just looked to raw test numbers in setting statewide policy.

But as for the assertion that raw positive test numbers is the measure of the effectiveness of the response, that is intellectually dishonest or uninformed.