Which is a big problem then.
If all positive tests are not being counted, then how are we to access our ability to phase in a resumption to normality.
Local Sheriffs in deep Trump country have nothing to gain from inflating numbers. The curve in Jackson Parish (for example) should be tracked independently of the country or state. The virus doesn’t know or care what country or state it is in.
These are all local outbreaks on a neighborhood level. Even in places like NYC, but especially in places like Jonesboro Lousiana, where all 8,000 people probably touch the same Circke K door handle on a weekly basis.
300 people on ventilators Jackson, Lincoln, and Bienville parishes combined is just as debilitating to the system as thousands in Jefferson parish.
Social distancing has not been taken seriously everywhere, even if states with responsible stay at home areas.
Our tracking needs to be accurate and precise.