Things are obviously horrible re COVID
Our 7-day moving avg # of infections now 130K, 11.2% positivity, 60k hospitalizations 1050 deaths
But two of our largest states are still keeping things under control
NY and CA
And if they lose control, things will get much worse
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Our 7-day moving avg # of infections now 130K, 11.2% positivity, 60k hospitalizations 1050 deaths
But two of our largest states are still keeping things under control
NY and CA
And if they lose control, things will get much worse
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NY and California combined represent 58 Million People
18% of US population
But they are doing 26% of all tests and rising
Have only 8% of all cases
8% of all hospitalizations
and 6% of all deaths
How are they doing it?
18% of US population
But they are doing 26% of all tests and rising
Have only 8% of all cases
8% of all hospitalizations
and 6% of all deaths
How are they doing it?
They have similar approaches
On per capita basis, they are, combined, doing about 60% more testing than rest of nation
Both states use data to drive local actions:
When cases rise, they curtail activities locally
Not perfect (hello NYC indoor dining??) but largely works
3/4
On per capita basis, they are, combined, doing about 60% more testing than rest of nation
Both states use data to drive local actions:
When cases rise, they curtail activities locally
Not perfect (hello NYC indoor dining??) but largely works
3/4
Neither NY nor CA immune from national trend of rising infections
And both could be more aggressive
But they are models for how we curtail COVID through the surge
Test a lot
Act early and often
Fine-tune policies based on local conditions
We can all learn from this
Fin
And both could be more aggressive
But they are models for how we curtail COVID through the surge
Test a lot
Act early and often
Fine-tune policies based on local conditions
We can all learn from this
Fin
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