From what I hear, someone who tests positive multiple times will be counted as multiple cases.
That’s not true.
Source? A family member who tested positive 3 times was basically told this on a call from the CDC. If the people the CDC is hiring believe this is the case, it's highly probable that it is true.
Reviving this,1st hand.. Someone I know had low sats for a few days but tested negative, today after feeling much better tested positive twice....
Quotes in a signature is annoying, as it comes across as an independent post.
So (s)he has COVID now. What is your point? They need to isolate for at least 10 days from onset of symptoms or positive test
I think u get my point, #'s are skewed. The thread title says the point of post.
Not sure how the numbers are skewed. They are positive and now have a positive test counting towards the stats. Are you saying the case numbers are deflated from false negatives?
I think he's saying they're double counting his 2 positives. Anecdotally, it seems to be quite common for people who are positive to get tested twice.
But on what basis? What about people who tested negative 25 times?
Do you really think they counted both of your tests as 1 positive?Testing negative multiple times doesn't affect case numbers, it only affects positivity rates.
Anecdotally, it seems to be quite common for people to get tested twice or more.
From what I remember from a while back, positive tests are counted only once per person.
Why would you think they count two tests from the same person as two separate positives? If they do, what part of this story teaches us anything anyway?FTFYAre you saying people who are negative don’t get tested often as well?
I have yet to see any evidence of a possible system that can weed out duplicates.