Archive for July 27th, 2020

Why is COVID testing still so haphazard?

July 27, 2020

Test results come too late for therapeutic decisions … and “the science” still can’t answer basic questions.
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Let’s dig into some numbers today…

Based on some back-of-the envelop arithmetic, I estimate that about 13 million Covid tests have been administered in the 3 weeks ending July 13

Note: The time period is strictly arbitrary.  And, since I don’t have all of the daily data series, I just derived rough estimates off the charts. I doubt conclusions would change much with a different time period or more precise numbers 

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Now, let’s drill down on those numbers….

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July 27: C-19 Data Dashboard

July 27, 2020

149,849  Deaths-to-Date Worldometer

451 Daily New Deaths Worldometer
> 7-day average 93&2

56,130 New Cases Worldometer
> 7-day average    68,341

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Data Source: Worldometer 
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Details below…

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