According to Johns Hopkins cases are increasing worldwide.
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center- New Cases
And especially in this country and even in areas not previously seriously infected. Many states have seen their numbers go up since summer and some state and local healthcare getting close to dangerous numbers. Remember, facilities have to be available for standard medical and emergency medical.
6.5% times the testing total gives you increased cases as the testing numbers continue to go up. That's not a surge, that is simple math.
Tell it to them in Utah. Here in TN, we are pretty well geared up.
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Tell it to them in Iowa.
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Utah has 614 deaths in 116,510 cases for a .5% mortality rate what's your point? Iowa has 1738 deaths in 132,052 cases for a 1.3% mortality. Hospitalizing early cases is nothing new but trying to read the propaganda about two states handling the virus well is stupid.
Read the news from those states. I am in Tenn. We have our own problems with it, but appears to be leveling as we started earlier. Those are not liberal states. They are just trying to look out for their citizens. You complaint is with them, not me. I simply pointed out the top two news releases from them, on 12 minutes old and the other 3 days old. They got to do, what they think they got to do and I commend them for voicing their concern to their citizens. Rent you some ad time on their markets and calm their fears. Doubt this message board is going to be effective as the main subject here is politics, not reality or best practices in areas of surge.
I am not complaining, I am showing you statistical facts. Increased cases means nothing by itself, simple math. Nothing wrong with warning citizens or taking some precautions if you feel it is necessary, i am simply pointing out what is fact and what is misleading propaganda.
Not propaganda. Not fake news. In many places it is indeed serious. In many others, worthy of caution, but not serious. Think of it, like when all the right wing people were talking about massive unrest and violence across the country, when it was just, maybe 10 cities and the vast, vast majority of us do not live in those cities, and it wasn't even in the largest part of any of the cities where it occurred. I was still interested to know, but knew to check their local news stations, look out my front door and pay attention to the news outlets actually in my state.