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Originally Posted by chet2020
Per the WSJ, 3,200 Minneapolis protesters tested, 1.8% positive = 48 cases. Boston, 1,288 tested, 1.08% positive = 14 cases.
Sixteen women celebrating a birthday on June 6 go to a bar in Jacksonville FL, all 16 test positive = 16 cases.
It's fair to say the protests contributed to an uptick, but it does not appear they the main component of the surge in new cases.
Early Data Show No Uptick in Covid-19 Transmission From Protests - WSJ |
They tested a small sample of the protesters, not every protester. If every one of the millions who have protested how many positives would that 1.8% rate generate?
And how many did those positive protesters infect before getting tested?
16 women getting infected in a Jacksonville eatery is a spit in the bucket and you conclude that this proves protests are not a major component of the uptick?
Maybe one of the 7 waiters and bartenders who also tested positive was a super spreader. That happened on June 6, there were protests in Jacksonville May 30 and 31. Maybe one or more of those waiters and bartenders went to the protests.