Although states have been able to confirm more new cases as testing capacity has increased from the early months of the outbreak, testing nationwide has remained short of goals set by health experts. ADADIn states that recorded higher infection rates in the initial months of the outbreak, including Illinois, Michigan, New York and Washington, cases continue to decline. Jha said he looks at testing rates, hospitalizations, total cases and the death toll to assess how the nation is managing the pandemic and what might explain the spike in cases. AD“How much of that can be explained by testing?” Jha said on NBC’s “Today” show Thursday. ADArizona, which has had one of the worst surges in cases, has averaged more than 1,000 new confirmed cases every day this week.

Source: Washington Post June 11, 2020 23:44 UTC