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Johnny2X2X

(18,972 posts)
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:47 AM Jul 2021

Hardest hit Covid states no longer reporting cases daily

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-iowa-south-dakota-scale-back-covid-19-reporting-cases-surge-1612831

So the daily national metrics we've been following for so long are no longer worth following as closely. Too much bas publicity, so FL, SD, and IA are only reporting once a week now. My own state of Michigan went to twice a week reporting, but we're not in a surge.

I think this is awful, we need up to date data as citizens to make informed decisions, and now we don't have it.
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Hardest hit Covid states no longer reporting cases daily (Original Post) Johnny2X2X Jul 2021 OP
Republican logic Cyrano Jul 2021 #1
"Slow the testing down, please." zuul Jul 2021 #6
Florida must be up to around 20,000 new cases a day by now. nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Jul 2021 #2
Oklahoma plcdude Jul 2021 #3
They should be ashamed. spanone Jul 2021 #4
One of my favorite lines from the Simpsons: thucythucy Jul 2021 #5

zuul

(14,624 posts)
6. "Slow the testing down, please."
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 09:33 AM
Jul 2021

I seem to remember that a certain orange serial killer made that statement.

plcdude

(5,309 posts)
3. Oklahoma
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 09:00 AM
Jul 2021

Went to once a week awhile back and quite frankly I have less confidence in their numbers now.

thucythucy

(8,038 posts)
5. One of my favorite lines from the Simpsons:
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 09:23 AM
Jul 2021

This in response to the earth narrowly escaping being hit by a world ending asteroid-

"Let's burn down the observatory so this never happens again!"

Perfect summation of the GQP mindset.

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