[bob47]

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.

[dewilson58]

Google is your friend.

[bob47]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Google is your friend.

According to various sources on Google, there is more than one way to calculate positivity rate. And there is no reference as to how it predicts what percent of the population has an active case of Covid. Not everyone with Covid gets themselves tested. Some people without Covid get tested more than once. And it matters whether that rate is reporting for one day or a rolling average for several days.

Maybe an MD can weigh in on this.

[Bogie Shooter]

And when we know……..then what do we do?
Kind of like chasing rainbows………….."

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by bob47

According to various sources on Google, there is more than one way to calculate positivity rate. And there is no reference as to how it predicts what percent of the population has an active case of Covid. Not everyone with Covid gets themselves tested. Some people without Covid get tested more than once. And it matters whether that rate is reporting for one day or a rolling average for several days.

It's a rate............historical rate, no prediction.

Go to the CDC site and educate yourself............once accomplished, then what??

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by bob47

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.

Why do you think that some random old retired doctor on a community forum will know more about "positivity rate" than the currently employed specialists who update the masses on the CDC website?

[billethkid]

None of the reported rates address the issue of the same individual with multiple tests reporting positive results.

For example someone who has tested positive and retests to see if still positive. Hence one person generates multiple infections......when it is not the case....inflating infections, infection rates, positivity rates, new cases, etc.......

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

It's a rate............historical rate, no prediction.

You spelled "hysterical" wrong...

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by bob47

Capiche?

Not sure why you are nasty, but let me help you anyway.

The positivity rate is just a relationship of how many are positive out of those tested.

Nothing to do with the entire population.

Hope your day improves.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Why do you think that some random old retired doctor on a community forum will know more about "positivity rate" than the currently employed specialists who update the masses on the CDC website?

Old Bob jus doesn't get it.
It's just a rate based on tests given.
A Positivity Rate as nothing to do with the total population.

It's like asking why he can't get mustard out of a catsup bottle.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Why do you think that some random old retired doctor on a community forum will know more about "positivity rate" than the currently employed specialists who update the masses on the CDC website?

Well..........you'd be surprised

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Well..........you'd be surprised

I'd never consider you to be "random"...

[Luggage]

Our national expert dr. Fauci as flip-flopped many many times so how can you trust a national expert. What the op was asking was is a valid question.

Most people will tell you it's the percentage of people that have been tested in a certain time. That are positive in other words they have certain symptoms of The Big C or it's just a regular cold it's rather a meaningless statistic that governments love to gather. In my mind I would much rather know how full the hospitals are and when will monoclonal treatments be effective against the new or various variance as well as when we will get a shot created 4 future variants

[Waltdisney4life]

Oh yes the old are the numbers true? good luck on this one guys it’s been debated for the past 2 1/2 years! I no longer care!!!

[nick demis]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

It's a rate............historical rate, no prediction.

Go to the CDC site and educate yourself............once accomplished, then what??

"Go to the CDC site and EDUCATE yourself"? Is that a joke?