Nic Lucas writes:
Just remember that where there’s a front, there is a back.
Today I see it reported that there were 206,193 tests and 830 ‘cases’ in NSW.
Not to diminish the stark reality for those in hospital and ICU…
But to provide some uplifting news…
830/206,193 is 0.4% ‘cases’.
But we also need to remember what a case is in this context.
It’s a positive test result for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus, NOT a positive test for Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus in some people.
So if they say 830 cases of ‘Covid’, they’re taking a linguistic shortcut.
Covid is a clinical diagnosis, accompanied by symptoms and a positive test result, and is made by a doctor.
So the great news is that out of 206,193 people, 99.6%, or 205,363 of them don’t have Covid and didn’t even test positive for SARS-CoV-2… …and that’s WITH delta.
I think that’s worth celebrating.
In addition to this, I see it reported that since June 16, 2021 (current outbreak) there have been 71 deaths and 12,217 positive tests.
71/12,217 = 0.58%
This is also worth celebrating because that means of all 12,217 who have tested positive to SARS-CoV-2 (delta) since June, 99.42% have survived and made it out alive, so far.
Let’s hope we keep this up here in Australia.
Breathe.
Peace.