[Goose]

If I read the numbers correctly for Santa Clara County, 43% of those who get a positive test identify NO close contacts.
We are still somewhat shutdown, but, really?



If that were correct, it is both good (that's why we don't spread as fast as elsewhere) and bad (how they heck did they get sick in the first place?)..



I might suspect the question is "Since you took your test, how many people have you spent more than 15 minutes with, withing 6 feet, and without a mask:?"   (Which would be a (IMO) stupid way to look for such information.  I hope that is NOT what they ask)

I think you read the numbers correctly. However, what I think it means is that 43% of those who get a positive test refuse to cooperate. They name nobody (and probably do not isolate). It doesn't matter how you ask the question if that is the case. There is also the 15% who test positive and SCC Health can't reach them (for whatever reason). Those two numbers add up to 58% of the positive cases naming no contacts at all. It is interesting IMHO that the number of cases who are NOT "contacts to a case" in SCC parlance is 58.9%. Wonder why that is?

[Goose]

If I read the numbers correctly for Santa Clara County, 43% of those who get a positive test identify NO close contacts.
We are still somewhat shutdown, but, really?



If that were correct, it is both good (that's why we don't spread as fast as elsewhere) and bad (how they heck did they get sick in the first place?)..



I might suspect the question is "Since you took your test, how many people have you spent more than 15 minutes with, withing 6 feet, and without a mask:?"   (Which would be a (IMO) stupid way to look for such information.  I hope that is NOT what they ask)

I think you read the numbers correctly. However, what I think it means is that 43% of those who get a positive test refuse to cooperate. They name nobody (and probably do not isolate). It doesn't matter how you ask the question if that is the case. There is also the 15% who test positive and SCC Health can't reach them (for whatever reason). Those two numbers add up to 58% of the positive cases naming no contacts at all. It is interesting IMHO that the number of cases who are NOT "contacts to a case" in SCC parlance is 58.9%. Wonder why that is?