DrafterX wrote:has testing increased in other states..?? Did Pence specifically say testing increased in Florida or was he speaking about the country..??
I have no idea, but you could have looked that question up.
Testing has increased. But the increase in positive cases attributed to "increased testing" is not the whole story. If you're testing more people and your % positive decreases, that would suggest you are not seeing an increase in infection rate (I'm sure there's more to it, as testing is not a random sampling, but rather people who believe either due to how they feel, or who they interacted with that they are positive).... However our % positive rate stopped decreasing around Jun 14, and has been increasing since then.
If all else holds equal, including sample makeup, and you just increase your testing, you should see your % positive hold steady.
If all else holds equal, but you are testing from a pool where your sick, or contact traced people get priority and you increase your testing, your % positive should go down.
I'm sure there's more sophistication to the actual calculations.... but our trend right now is significantly upward. Nationwide our % positives on testing went from 4.4% to 6% over the course of less than 2 weeks.