The Truth About COVID-19: Better than you think
By Spencer Cadavero
As the media turns its attention back to COVID-19, there is a renewed push to shut down the economy. Some states have even begun to scale back reopening plans for their economies; others continue to delay opening. It is essential to look past their catastrophizing and focus on the facts of COVID-19.
One fact to consider: while testing has risen 23 percent, the rate of positive results has only risen 1.3 percentage points to 6.2 percent. Even as alarmists point to the rise in cases, they admit that the boost in testing has played a role in the rise in the total number of known cases. Therefore, the total number of positive cases is not of much use, as it only paints a partial picture.
The rate of increase in total positive cases is a more meaningful measure, and it has barely increased. Even more important is who is getting infected. The data show that recent cases are primarily younger people. But that’s a good thing; these are precisely the people that are key to building herd immunity, which is the only long-term solution for fighting COVID-19 and is inevitable anyway.
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from MuskogeePolitico.com
