COVID-19: Chapter 5 - BACK TO SCHOOL

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@nunnehi

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We’ve seen steady growth in confirmed cases the past few weeks but that’s going to stop next week. We won’t see 70k next week and not 60k either (maybe laaate in the week)

Unless there’s a massive increase in testing and ability to analyze them quickly, I think it will be hard to get above 60k new cases per day and we’re maybe near the max now.

Yesterday, Andy Slavitt claimed tests were no good after 7 days. My sister previously told me it was 9 days. I guarantee you there are a lot of places with large testing in the country that aren’t not getting around to analyzing tests until right around 7 days. The second largest processor in the country said it had hit a ‘wall’ three weeks ago (they were processing the tests from NY, NJ, and one other early hard hit state but I can’t remember which one), so if the 7 day thing is true there are a lot of wasted tests out there just being called ‘negative’. Sigh.

Pennsylvania testing TR:

My gf was tested by University Health Services on June 24. For the past six days, they have told her the test results would likely be coming in tomorrow, and each day nothing. Yesterday they said they would definitely be in today. They didn’t even call her today. She has had low fever, headaches, and bodyaches for over two weeks now but no respiratory symptoms and can’t even see a doctor. Yesterday a 21 year old student at the university here died of covid. Scared and speechless at the incompetence and lack of care.