tbs222 t1_j4c1e2e wrote on January 14, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Reply to comment by rgrip33 in NYC Issues Plea as ‘Most Transmissible Form of COVID-19 We Know of to Date' Spreads by brooklynlad

The data set does not include home tests, yes, but I don't understand your point. The recent historical data from the past two months also does not include home tests. This is a representative sample of data.

Also, hospitalizations and fatalities and are still a reliable indicator of trends regardless of how people are testing.

rgrip33 t1_j4c6qbs wrote on January 14, 2023 at 5:55 PM

The point is that it’s appropriate for the city to advise caution, even if rates for hospitalizations and deaths aren’t necessarily surging.