1/ You're going to see this story a lot on social media today, as evidence that somehow the COVID19 stats are being juiced in order to make us all AFRAID and subject to CONTROL losing our FREEDOMS, etc.
2/ But here's an important point: Whatever her doctor may have told her about her infection status (it sounds like the guy may have been overzealous in diagnosis, read the story and form your own opinion) this woman's case is *not* a part of the @DHSWI DHS "positive" statistics.
3/ However, she *is* a part of the negative statistics. This image is taken directly from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services page about coronavirus cases. It is unambiguous that patients must have a laboratory-confirmed test diagnosing COVID19 to be counted by the state.
4/ So when you see this story pop up on your feeds, remind your #maskhole friends that the disease is real, hundreds of people in WI have died from it, and one story like this, that is part of the statistics only on the negative side of the ledger, does not prove any conspiracy.
5/5 The @DHSWI page where I took the screenshot: dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/cases…
6/5 Apparently, this family is known for stirring up controversy--a fact left out of the original news story: ktvq.com/news/2018/05/0…
h/t @cometstarmoon
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