Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

One can imagine, for instance, that tests conducted at hospitals have a higher positive test % than walk-in clinics. (That seems to be true in Florida.) So if hospitals happen to make up a larger share of test reporting one day, that state's numbers may fluctuate accordingly. — PolitiTweet.org

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Incidentally it's worth noting how much positive test rates vary from clinic to clinic (from 3% to 24% in major FL clinics, for example). When you see random-seeming fluctuations in a state's positive rate, it may reflect the mix of sites that happened to report on a certain day. https://t.co/LP2oOpGAw9 — PolitiTweet.org

This likely does *not* affect the statewide numbers that much, in other words. And there's probably degree of thi… https://t.co/hJBjCL1Ew7

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US daily numbers via @COVID19Tracking Newly reported deaths Today: 775* (736 + 39) Yesterday: 327 One week ago (7/7): 922 Newly reported cases T: 63K Y: 58K 7/7: 52K Newly reported tests T: 760K Y: 722K 7/7: 633K Positive test rate: T: 8.3% Y: 8.1% 7/7: 8.2% — PolitiTweet.org

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