Among the states with the largest disparities between new coronavirus cases and testing is Florida, which has seen a recent 1,061 percent increase in cases and only a 141 percent increase in testing. Other states with a major gap between growth and testing are coronavirus hotspots Texas, South Carolina, and Nevada.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb While this data does indicate a major increase in the availability and administration of coronavirus tests, it also makes another alarming truth apparent: that new cases are increasing faster than testing capabilities. So what does this mean in terms of the pandemic’s longevity? According to Axios, which charted the COVID Tracking Project’s data, a good measure of an outbreak being under control is when testing is growing faster than new cases; while this has occurred in the District of Columbia and New York, it points to a largely out-of-control epidemic in many other states. RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. “The numbers we should be looking at [are] the percent of positives versus the total number of people tested,” Ashok Rai, MD, president and CEO of Prevea Health, explained to WBAY. “If that rate is increasing…and the amount of testing you’re doing is increasing, but not increasing at that same rate, it actually means you’re not testing enough.” Until the growth of testing aligns with the growth of cases throughout the country, the spike in cases shouldn’t be considered a good sign—but only time will tell how long it will take other states to catch up. “The reality is that states like Arizona, Florida, and Texas are struggling to meet the demand for coronavirus tests, meaning the pandemic is already outpacing those states’ ability to respond to it,” according to Axios. And for more insight into where coronavirus cases are rising, Dr. Fauci Has This Alarming Message About Future State Lockdowns.
