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"Confirmed Cases" should represent individuals infected, not simply number of positive test results.
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I totally agree and have posted several comments about this since May 8th. Combining serology / antibody tests with PCR test results make new daily case numbers LESS useful information. Positive antibody / serology tests are NOT indicative of new infections and tell us nothing about whether NEW cases are increasing or decreasing.
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Jessica you are absolutely correct. The separate numbers for PCR and antibody / serology tests show up on the drop down options, and the total new daily case numbers confirm the two types of tests are being combined. Especially looking at counties with fewer total cases, you can see by the percent positives that they are being combined. I've posted and commented on this a number of times since May 8. New positive antibody / serology tests do NOT show new infection, so total new daily case numbers in the state and within individual counties have therefore been giving no information about trends of COVID-19 in Arizona or whether mitigation measures have had any effect. Especially as antibody testing continues to increase, new total daily case numbers will continually go up even when new infections decline.