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(08-02-2020, 02:18 PM)fredtoast Wrote: There are actually more cases now than when we originally shut down most businesses.  But everyone knew shutting down would not make it go away.  The goal was just to slow it down so that or medical facilities would not be overwhelmed i.e. "flatten the curve".

So the question is if things are getting better or worse.  It seems it is getting worse in some places but levelling out and even decreasing in others.

Hopefully if it spikes again people will take it seriously this time.  That was the problem when we re-opened.  Too many people ignored sound medical advice and failed to take proper precautions.

Back in April, when well over 2,000 people a day were dying, they were averaging 30,000 cases/day or so.  I don't believe that the number of confirmed infections really tells the true story.  The number of dead is something that can at least be measured with some degree of certainty and I believe is in direct correlation to detected/undetected infections. 
And while I'm no Trump lover, it is true when he says that more testing = more cases.  In April, there were probably more like 100,000+ cases per day but they simply went undetected due to many being asymptomatic and lack of available test kits.

I'm from one of the last free states out there (South Dakota) and there are few restrictions here.  We haven't seen much of a rise at all in cases in the past few months and all the tourists are here now (it's packed like I've never seen before.)  Most outbreaks are in assisted living facilities who are under the most stringent lockdown rules.

There is Sturgis motorcycle rally coming up next week with 250,000 people showing up.  That should be a true test of what will happen from a mass gathering.  I can't say I support this, but it could offer a glimpse into what could or could not happen at NFL games.

**P.S. - For the record, I don't buy into any of that government conspiracy nonsense. Good grief. What a waste of energy trying to connect those dots!