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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When is testing (and therefore, I assume, the number of cases) going to pick up in the US?  I've been watching https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

While yes, the total cases per day in the US has been increasing, it's been by very few each day. I'm worried there will be an explosion of cases when doctors everywhere finally have access to tests. Especially since so many people aren't taking this seriously because the "numbers" are so small.[/quote]

I don’t know the answer to your question, but as you probably know the numbers will also explode at some point because the rate of spread is exponential. [/quote]

Yes. But they are currently ticking up more slowly than expected the past few days. The rate of increase has actually dropped (the total has gone up obviously), with today on track for an even lower rate of increase and/or no increase at all. The number of cases reported doesn't even seem to capture the increase we'd expect to see at this point, based on the number of cases we have (especially since no big efforts to contain have been made by any level of government).[/quote]

I would have much more faith in a statement that the rate of increase has slowed if we were actually testing people.[/quote]

Exactly!! People are literally trying to get tested on doctors orders and they’re getting denied a test. [/quote]

I’m the one who posted above (the original one quoted + the response that starts with “yes”) and that’s exactly my point. Numbers feel manipulated. There’s no way I buy that the rate of increase has slowed. Very worried for the numbers once there is widespread testing.[/quote]

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