Over the weekend, the total number of tests on Vermont's its COVID-19 dashboard *dropped* by about 1,500, from 23,205 to 22,276.
Why? @healthvermont
says those totals used to include serology testing; they no longer do.
#covid19vt
vcgi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashbo…
Why? @healthvermont
says those totals used to include serology testing; they no longer do.
#covid19vt
vcgi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashbo…
Why does that make sense? Because if you test positive for antibodies, you don't get counted as an active case, but prior to May 16th, your test *would* have gotten counted in the total number of tests.
Here’s a food-based analogy (my favorite kind of analogy) from @healthvermont 
Today's numbers are now up on the state's dashboard. 1,633 new tests over the weekend, and there's now a note about the methodology change:
healthvermont.gov/response/coron…
healthvermont.gov/response/coron…
