Former CDC Head: Surge In Coronavirus Cases Due To New Spread, Not Increased Testing

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Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the recent surge in coronavirus cases across parts of the country is the result of the virus’s spreading, not increased testing, as President Donald Trump has argued.

“As a doctor, a scientist, an epidemiologist, I can tell you with 100% certainty that in most states where you’re seeing an increase, it is a real increase,” Frieden told “Fox News Sunday.”

He added: “It is not more tests. It is more spread of the virus. ... The numbers you’re seeing are just a tip of the iceberg of even more spread.”

Trump said last week that he pushed administration officials to slow down testing to avoid the high numbers of confirmed infections. (White House officials claimed he was joking, but the president told reporters days later that he doesn’t “kid.”)

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/former-cdc-director-coronavirus-surge-191501819.html

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1. Sounds About Right

Florida saw positivity rate go from under 9 to over 14 in 8 or 9 days.
The rate is not a dependent function of test volume.
Cases are, but rate isn't.
So, the cases skyrocketed but because testing increased and the positivity increased by almost 60% relative.
Texas & Arizona were similar, but I don't recall the details.
So yes, the cases are being caused by increased spread.