Today is the first day since the start of the epidemic in the USA that fewer than 5% of the tests taken came back positive. Some of that is due to the huge number of tests (well over 420,000) in just one day. Some is due to the low level of new cases found (around 21,000). With all the states that have reopened around May 1, the fact that the number of new cases has declined even as the number of tests has soared is a very good indicator that reopening has NOT led to a surge in new infections.
This trend has to continue for a while longer before we can be sure that there won't be a surge, but it sure looks like it right now.
This is great news.
This trend has to continue for a while longer before we can be sure that there won't be a surge, but it sure looks like it right now.
This is great news.
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