Today was a very encouraging day. Record amount of tests, positivity rate tumbling
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US daily numbers via @COVID19Tracking
:
Newly reported deaths
Today: 839
Yesterday: 1,286
One week ago (5/10): 979
Newly reported cases
T: 21K
Y: 25K
5/10: 22K
Newly reported tests
T: 422K
Y: 357K
5/10: 274K
Positive test rate
T: 5%
Y: 7%
5/10: 8%
via nate silver.
To go from 8% positive rate to 5% in only one week is remarkable imo.
Today was a record setting day of testing, too.
Bitch all you want about the slow start for testing, the rate at which America has ramped up testing is praise-worthy.
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