That's why the headline says "MAY serve to sharply drive up case numbers."
How does it not say what the headline says it says?
Also, can you truthfully state that you think multiple positive tests for the same patient WON'T be used in this way? After all you've seen over the past weeks?
Whilst it doesn't imply that, there is no reason to count this way. Unique people tested per day for each test (up to 3 to confirm totally free from Wu Flu) just double reports people.
If 500 people show up for a retest tomorrow and 1000 people for their first test instead of reporting 1000 people being tested they say 1500 people.
This does not say what the headline implies it says.
Not out of the realm of possibility no, but it doesn’t explicitly say they’re changing how they’re counting positive tests. It’s a game of semantics.
That's why the headline says "MAY serve to sharply drive up case numbers."
How does it not say what the headline says it says?
Also, can you truthfully state that you think multiple positive tests for the same patient WON'T be used in this way? After all you've seen over the past weeks?
Wrong.
Whilst it doesn't imply that, there is no reason to count this way. Unique people tested per day for each test (up to 3 to confirm totally free from Wu Flu) just double reports people.
If 500 people show up for a retest tomorrow and 1000 people for their first test instead of reporting 1000 people being tested they say 1500 people.