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Old 02-01-2022, 08:17 AM
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Default Positivity Rate

Can somebody explain the meaning and significance of "positivity rate"? Is the the percent of people tested during some specific time period who have Covid? Is it the percent of people who ever had Covid? Is it something else?

The real question is, how does it relate to the percent of the population who at this instant in time have an active case of Covid? It seems to me that's the important thing to know.