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rgrip33 t1_j4c08fk wrote

Reply to comment by tbs222 in NYC Issues Plea as ‘Most Transmissible Form of COVID-19 We Know of to Date' Spreads by brooklynlad

Case rates are inaccurate since everyone is using home tests. And there can still be adverse affects that don’t involve hospitalization or death. Being sick (and losing income from days off at work) sucks.

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tbs222 t1_j4c1e2e wrote

The data set does not include home tests, yes, but I don't understand your point. The recent historical data from the past two months also does not include home tests. This is a representative sample of data.

Also, hospitalizations and fatalities and are still a reliable indicator of trends regardless of how people are testing.

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rgrip33 t1_j4c6qbs wrote

The point is that it’s appropriate for the city to advise caution, even if rates for hospitalizations and deaths aren’t necessarily surging.

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