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Update, as of May 17:

Friday, April 24
Confirmed new cases: 809
7-day average: 746.6
NOTE: The Apr. 24 numbers changed by less than 2% compared to what was reported on the GA state website May 10.

Friday, May 8
Confirmed new cases: 507
7-day average: 502.7
NOTE: The May 8 numbers changed by about 900% compared to what was reported May 10.

Friday, May 15
Confirmed new cases: 222
7-day average: 369.1
NOTE: As of May 17

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We'll need more time to see what the trend is post-reopening.

Georgia allowed gyms, barber shops and bowling alleys, among other businesses, to re-open April 24.

Limited dine-in restaurant service was allowed to begin April 27. (It should be noted that many restaurants decided against re-opening on this date.)

I'm curious to know if Georgia is doing as much testing as previously, or finding fewer cases because not testing as much. I believe the White House now believes if you don't test there will be fewer cases. Of course, the idiocy of this is obvious, so not even going to bother pointing it out.

Testing has continually increased, even in Georgia.  It might be that some things we've assumed about the virus are wrong.  It might be that opening or not opening doesn't make much of a difference because everyone who can social distance is social distancing, or it may be that somewhere down the line we will see an outbreak, but that these things respond slowly to policy changes.  Whatever it is, however, it does seem clear that Georgia, along with most other states in the US, are seeing a declining number of cases (and of deaths), and this is undoubtably a good thing.

BC

[BostonCard]

Update, as of May 17:

Friday, April 24
Confirmed new cases: 809
7-day average: 746.6
NOTE: The Apr. 24 numbers changed by less than 2% compared to what was reported on the GA state website May 10.

Friday, May 8
Confirmed new cases: 507
7-day average: 502.7
NOTE: The May 8 numbers changed by about 900% compared to what was reported May 10.

Friday, May 15
Confirmed new cases: 222
7-day average: 369.1
NOTE: As of May 17

+++

We'll need more time to see what the trend is post-reopening.

Georgia allowed gyms, barber shops and bowling alleys, among other businesses, to re-open April 24.

Limited dine-in restaurant service was allowed to begin April 27. (It should be noted that many restaurants decided against re-opening on this date.)

I'm curious to know if Georgia is doing as much testing as previously, or finding fewer cases because not testing as much. I believe the White House now believes if you don't test there will be fewer cases. Of course, the idiocy of this is obvious, so not even going to bother pointing it out.

Testing has continually increased, even in Georgia.  It might be that some things we've assumed about the virus are wrong.  It might be that opening or not opening doesn't make much of a difference because everyone who can social distance is social distancing, or it may be that somewhere down the line we will see an outbreak, but that these things respond slowly to policy changes.  Whatever it is, however, it does seem clear that Georgia, along with most other states in the US, are seeing a declining number of cases (and of deaths), and this is undoubtably a good thing.

BC