07-20-2021, 11:17 PM
I have no faith in the COVID counts: (1) DOH takes 48-72 hours (or more) to "verify" (massage) the data; (2) counts now include "probable" cases.
Not sure, but I also believe the deaths are "any death with COVID" even where COVID is not the primary cause, eg, when someone dies in car crash and tests positive for COVID, their death is counted towards the total.
Both "probable cases" and "any death including COVID" are a way to inflate the numbers. Ironically, today's news announces that previous tiers of restrictions will not be reinstated. Schools will reopen next month, UH classes will be in-person, and the eviction moratorium will be lifted ("because vaccination").. However, we are keeping the Safe Travels checkpoints, almost as if they're not really about COVID.
Not sure, but I also believe the deaths are "any death with COVID" even where COVID is not the primary cause, eg, when someone dies in car crash and tests positive for COVID, their death is counted towards the total.
Both "probable cases" and "any death including COVID" are a way to inflate the numbers. Ironically, today's news announces that previous tiers of restrictions will not be reinstated. Schools will reopen next month, UH classes will be in-person, and the eviction moratorium will be lifted ("because vaccination").. However, we are keeping the Safe Travels checkpoints, almost as if they're not really about COVID.