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Originally Posted by suzzer99
I have no faith in the # of cases in the US because we're still barely testing. If it shoots up fast it's probably just because more states are testing more. Unless you have a baseline of consistent testing for a few days - the trends are all over the place.
The only for sure metric to me in the US is if/when the hospitals start getting overrun. Can't really fudge your way out of that one by not testing (although you can still try as SAUTO's post shows).
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Using that is not smart. Hospitals can, are or will get overrun because people are panicking and not being smart. Meaning people will just run to the doctor or ER instead of calling first. That is happening.
Some people think they have symptoms or are just overly cautious and run off to the ER instead of calling ahead. That takes its toll on resources whether you are really sick or not.