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If all you're worried about is total deaths, then of course, you stay locked down for as long as possible.  You naturally should get better "numbers" from that approach.  That appears to be what our person has opted to do.

I'm not a resident of Santa Clara County, but I'm pretty sure you are not locked down, and as a newly-minted member of the "orange" tier, I am fairly certain that you now have fewer restrictions than I do in San Mateo county (currently in "red").  And yet, I can, if I want, walk freely around my neighborhood, use outdoor recreational facilities, visit my barbershop (as long as some modifications are met), shop (as long as the shop is at  50% of capacity), visit shopping centers (again, with some modifications), visit museums, zoos, or acquariums (with indoor activities limited to 25% of capacity), visit my place of worship (as long as there are 99 or fewer other people in there and it is at 25% of capacity), and even visit a movie theater.  There's a big difference between a lockdown and restrictions designed to minimize superspreader events.

BC

[BostonCard]

If all you're worried about is total deaths, then of course, you stay locked down for as long as possible.  You naturally should get better "numbers" from that approach.  That appears to be what our person has opted to do.

I'm not a resident of Santa Clara County, but I'm pretty sure you are not locked down, and as a newly-minted member of the "orange" tier, I am fairly certain that you now have fewer restrictions than I do in San Mateo county (currently in "red").  And yet, I can, if I want, walk freely around my neighborhood, use outdoor recreational facilities, visit my barbershop (as long as some modifications are met), shop (as long as the shop is at  50% of capacity), visit shopping centers (again, with some modifications), visit museums, zoos, or acquariums (with indoor activities limited to 25% of capacity), visit my place of worship (as long as there are 99 or fewer other people in there and it is at 25% of capacity), and even visit a movie theater.  There's a big difference between a lockdown and restrictions designed to minimize superspreader events.

BC