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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 01:35 PM Aug 2020

Gov Cuomo: 82,737 tests -- the highest number of tests ever conducted in a single day in the state.

Here’s how it’s done


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Today's update on the numbers:

Of the 82,737 tests conducted yesterday, 753 were positive (0.91% of total).

Total hospitalizations are at 581.

Sadly, there were 4 COVID fatalities yesterday.
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Gov Cuomo: 82,737 tests -- the highest number of tests ever conducted in a single day in the state. (Original Post) soothsayer Aug 2020 OP
huh...more testing, less cases? stillcool Aug 2020 #1
Oh, that can't be true. Trump said more tests lead to more infections. Blue_true Aug 2020 #2
he was almost right.. stillcool Aug 2020 #10
Trump always get the answer in an ass backward fashion. Errrr, not really relative to the right Blue_true Aug 2020 #12
Could we hire him as POTUS until January? Frustratedlady Aug 2020 #3
Make him the entire coronavirus task force soothsayer Aug 2020 #5
Agreed! Wouldn't that piss off Trump? Frustratedlady Aug 2020 #6
Please! onecaliberal Aug 2020 #7
But but but if you stop testing the cases will be zero. Oh wait... onecaliberal Aug 2020 #4
If it's under 1%, that's good, right? When there are lots of tests? dawg day Aug 2020 #8
Ha yes it's good soothsayer Aug 2020 #9
This level of success could have been achieved nationwide. crickets Aug 2020 #11

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
12. Trump always get the answer in an ass backward fashion. Errrr, not really relative to the right
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 11:18 PM
Aug 2020

answer, but the ass-backward part is Trumpian.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
8. If it's under 1%, that's good, right? When there are lots of tests?
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 02:23 PM
Aug 2020

It's no longer breaking out in the general population?

I got a (gift) C in statistics, can you tell?

crickets

(25,983 posts)
11. This level of success could have been achieved nationwide.
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 04:01 PM
Aug 2020

If not this, at least something close to it. It shows the criminal negligence of the federal response.

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