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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Find a chart showing testing rates. Almost invariably, the states with lower infection rates also have lower testing rates. They likely have much wider infections than they understand but prefer to keep their heads in the sand.
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While testing rates are a good metric to assess a state's vigilance, it would seem to me that infection rate is determined by number of positive results/number of tests given.  This is the best indicator as to how a state is faring wrt infections, especially since those that are showing symptoms are the most likely to be tested.[/quote]

Infection rate I was using as "rate of infection per 100k people."

But positive test rate is a useful metric as well. Two nations with 10 million people - one has 100 positive cases and 10,000 tests, the other has 10,000 positive cases and 50,000 tests. Which do you think is ahead of the virus?

TX has had some isolated rural breakouts. Even a dozen Rapid City sized outbreaks would make it up to 27,000 or so and barely be noticed as long as Austin/Dallas/San Antonio/Houston remain relatively virus-free. Now enough food plant outbreaks and we will have some problems. [/quote]

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