Holy shit. We need to talk about this deliberately misleading graph from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
It’s hard to figure out how they got this desired shape, because the explanation below sounds nonsensical.
They’re basically back-dating almost *all* new cases.
It’s hard to figure out how they got this desired shape, because the explanation below sounds nonsensical.
They’re basically back-dating almost *all* new cases.
Instead of graphing new cases when they are reported, they guesstimate when the onset of symptoms happened or when the test was taken.
That constantly pushes up the area under the arch, but almost guarantees the “new” cases remain near zero.
That constantly pushes up the area under the arch, but almost guarantees the “new” cases remain near zero.
Yesterday Georgia reported over 1000 new cases. But instead of graphing those as April 30 cases they spread them out earlier in the curve so that the curve *always looks like it’s approaching zero.*
This is just nuts. It’s hard to find the words to explain how crazy this is.
This is just nuts. It’s hard to find the words to explain how crazy this is.
Of course, over time the point we are in the graph will go up. But the end of the line will stay near zero, exactly as Brian Kemp would like it so he can lie to his constituents over and over and over again.
He’s trying to get more people killed. This dude is a mad man.
He’s trying to get more people killed. This dude is a mad man.
